West Virginia legislation · 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia HB3166: Requirements for School Safety Mapping Data
Status: Passed both chambers, April 12, 2025
The purpose of this bill is to require standardized school safety mapping data.
What the bill says
An act to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section designated §18-9F-10a, relating to requiring county boards to create standardized school safety mapping data; setting forth requirements for mapping data; setting forth the dissemination; requiring consultation and agreement of local enforcement; sets forth and cost parameters of data; sets an effective date; and exempting data from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. §18-9F-10a. Standardized school safety mapping data. (a) In addition to other requirements contained in this article, the C.
From the enrolled text, April 12, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section designated §18-9F-10a, relating to requiring county boards to create standardized school safety mapping data; setting forth requirements for mapping data; setting forth the dissemination; requiring consultation and agreement of local enforcement; sets forth and cost parameters of data; sets an effective date; and exempting data from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. §18-9F-10a. Standardized school safety mapping data. (a) In addition to other requirements contained in this article, the Crisis Response Plan required by §18-9F-9 of this code, or the safety program required by §18-9F-10 of this code, each county board of education shall create standardized school safety mapping data that, at a minimum, requires that mapping data: (1) Be in formats that conform to, integrate with, and are accessible within software platforms used in local public safety answering points and by the city, county, state, and federal public safety agencies that could provide emergency services at the school without requiring the purchase of additional software or payment of fees to access the data; (2) Be in formats capable of being printed, shared electronically, and, if requested, digitally integrated into interactive mobile platforms in use; (3) Be viewable and printable from open-source document or image viewers; (4) Be oriented to true …