Title 16 — Title 16

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the School Security Act. History: (Act 2024-356, §1.)

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ALEA. The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. (2) BOARD. The State Board of Education, in consultation with the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency and the State Fire Marshal. (3) DEPARTMENT…

(a)(1) There is established the School Security Program. The board shall adopt rules to implement and administer the program pursuant to this chapter. (2) The board shall require that at least once every five years, the school facilities under the jurisdiction of each local board…

(a) A School Mapping Data Program is established within ALEA to provide accurate maps of each school in the state for use in the case of an emergency. ALEA shall adopt rules to implement and administer the program pursuant to this chapter. (b)(1) ALEA shall collaborate with local…

(a) Each local board of education shall designate an employee in the school district’s central office as the district safety coordinator. Each district safety coordinator must have direct access to the local superintendent of education and must have prior experience in crisis res…

(a) School security rubric ratings and school mapping data, including any information or records used to determine a rating or develop mapping data, are confidential and shall not be considered public records under Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 36. (b) This chapter may not be …