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HB1327: School Key Box Installation
This bill requires public and private elementary and secondary schools in Georgia to install key boxes at each building, with locations chosen together with local law enforcement and emergency management agencies.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the local board of education or governing body of every school to install a key box on each school building.
- Mandates that the location for these boxes be decided in collaboration with local law enforcement and emergency management agencies.
- Sets rules regarding the purpose, contents, and minimum standards for the key boxes.
- Establishes policies and procedures schools must follow concerning these boxes.
- Provides immunity from civil liability related to the installation or use of these key boxes.
Who It Names or Affects
- Local boards of education for public elementary and secondary schools
- Governing bodies of private elementary and secondary schools
- Local law enforcement agencies
- Emergency management agencies
Terms To Know
- Key box
- A secure container holding keys to a building, placed in a specific spot for emergency access.
- Immunity from civil liability
- Legal protection that prevents people or groups from being sued over actions taken under this law regarding the key boxes.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text does not state when these rules will officially start.
- It does not specify how much money schools must spend to buy and install these boxes.
- The exact details of what goes inside each key box are set by future policies, as the bill only mentions providing for content standards.