Connecticut2026Passed Legislature

SB00375

School Mapping Data Grant Program

Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 6:19 AM

In one sentence

This law creates a grant program for towns and police departments to buy detailed, compatible maps of schools for emergency responders.

Creates a grant program run by the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection starting July 1, 2026.
Allows municipalities and municipal police departments to apply for money to pay for school mapping services.
Requires that maps work with existing software used by schools and emergency agencies without requiring extra purchases or fees to view them.
Sets rules that maps must include accurate floor plans, aerial images, room labels, hazard locations, utility spots, first aid equipment, and grid coordinates.
Mandates that map creators walk through the school buildings and grounds to check accuracy before finishing the data.
Requires the department to post application details online by October 1, 2026, and send an annual report on grants given starting in January 2028.

The law only provides grants if there is money available in the budget for those fiscal years.
The specific rules for who can apply and when applications are due will be decided later by the department.
The text does not state how much total funding has been set aside for this program.

Plain language

Grant program: A system where the government gives money to specific groups for a set purpose, funded only if budget money is available.
School mapping data: Detailed digital and printable maps of school buildings and grounds that show rooms, hazards, emergency equipment locations, and grid coordinates.

Official record

Validated

To establish a school mapping data grant program.

Official activity