South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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H. 3272

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General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. J.E. Smith
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5070cm07.doc

Introduced in the House on January 17, 2007
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Planning and mapping system for public buildings

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/17/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-8
   1/17/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-8

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1/17/2007

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 12 TO CHAPTER 6, TITLE 23 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SHALL ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE PLANNING AND MAPPING SYSTEM FOR THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN THE STATE FOR USE BY RESPONSE AGENCIES THAT ARE CALLED UPON TO RESPOND TO AN ACT OF TERRORISM OR A RELATED EMERGENCY.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Chapter 6, Title 23 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Article 12

Critical Incident Planning and Mapping System

Section 23-6-600.    (A)    To the extent funds are made available, the Department of Public Safety shall establish a statewide planning and mapping system for the public buildings in this State for use by response agencies that are called to respond to an act of terrorism or related emergency.

(B)    The statewide planning and mapping system must include:

(1)    the type of information that must be included within the software program that comprises the system, including, without limitations, floor plans, fire protection information, building evacuation plans, utility information, known hazards, and information on how to contact emergency personnel;

(2)    the manner by which the information prescribed pursuant to subitem (1) of this subsection must be transferred to the system from the state agencies and the political subdivisions that participate in the system;

(3)    standards for the software that must be used by the state agencies and political subdivisions that participate in the system;

(4)    conditions for use of the system by response agencies;

(5)    guidelines for:

(a)    the accessibility and confidentiality of information contained within the system; and

(b)    the incorporation, in connection with the use of the system, of the items described in subitem (2) of subsection (C);

(6)    in accordance with information obtained by the department, to determine the priority for distribution of any money that may be available for the state agencies and political subdivisions to participate in the system; and

(7)    guidelines recommended by the department for the training of persons employed by response agencies concerning the use of the system.

(C)    To the extent money is made available, the state agencies and political subdivisions shall:

(1)    participate in the statewide planning and mapping system; and

(2)    incorporate into their use of the system:

(a)    evacuation routes and strategies for evacuation;

(b)    alarms and other signals or means of notification;

(c)    plans for sheltering; and

(d)    training and strategies for prevention in connection with attacks involving violence.

(D)    If a state agency or a political subdivision uses its own planning and mapping system before the department establishes a statewide planning and mapping system, the state agency or political subdivision may continue to use its system unless money is made available for the state agency or political subdivision to update or modify its system as necessary for inclusion in the statewide system.

(E)    The department:

(1)    shall pursue any money that may be available from the federal government for the development and operation of a statewide planning and mapping system for public buildings and for the distribution of grants to the state agencies and political subdivisions that participate in the system; and

(2)    may accept gifts, grants, and contributions for the development and operation of a statewide planning and mapping system and for the distribution of grants to the state agencies and political subdivisions that participate in the system.

(F)    Each state agency and political subdivision that participates in the system shall, on or before July 1, 2007, and on or before July first of each year thereafter, submit to the department a progress report setting forth, in accordance with regulations adopted by the department, the experience of the agency or political subdivision, as applicable, with respect to its participation in the system. The department shall receive and process the progress reports and provide to the General Assembly a summarized overview of the system on or before October 1, 2007, and on or before October first of each year thereafter.

(G)    After the statewide mapping system is established pursuant to this section, each state agency and political subdivision that participates in the system shall submit to the department any initial or final plan for a public work."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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