What is School mapping mandate?
A school mapping mandate is a state law that requires schools to provide accurate site and floor maps of their campuses to law enforcement and emergency first responders for use during a critical incident.
For example, Texas Education Code Section 37.117, added by House Bill 3 of the 88th Texas Legislature in 2023, requires each district and open-enrollment charter school to provide the Department of Public Safety, local law enforcement agencies, and emergency first responders an accurate map of each district campus and school building, plus an opportunity to conduct a walk-through of each district campus and school building using the provided maps. These laws have been enacted or proposed in multiple states and are sometimes paired with school-safety funding programs. They are distinct from panic-alert laws such as Alyssa's Law, which concern silent alarms rather than facility maps.
Defined from authoritative sources
This definition is drawn from the sources below, last verified 2026-06-23. How we verify.
- Texas School Safety Center: School Safety Law Toolkit, House Bill 3 (Texas Education Code 37.117) verified 2026-06-23
- Texas Education Code, Chapter 37 (official Texas statutes) verified 2026-06-23
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