42.746 Statewide planning and mapping system for public buildings.
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(1)To the extent funds are made available, the Commonwealth Office of Technology
shall establish a statewide planning and mapping system for public buildings in this
state for use by response agencies who are called to respond to an act of terrorism or
an emergency.
(2)The statewide planning and mapping system for public buildings shall include:
(a)Floor plans, fire protection information, building evacuation plans, utility
information, known hazards, and information on how to contact emergency
personnel;
(b)The manner by which the information required by paragraph
(a)of this
subsection shall be transferred to the system from state agencies and the local
political subdivisions who participate in the system;
(c)Standards for the software that shall be used by state agencies and local
political subdivisions that participate in the system;
(d)Conditions for use of the system by response agencies;
(e)Guidelines for:
1. The accessibility and confidentiality of information contained within the
system; and
2. The incorporation, in connection with the use of the system, of the items
described in subsection (3)(b) of this section;
(f)In accordance with information obtained by the Kentucky Office of Homeland
Security, a priority for the distribution of any money that may be available for
state agencies and political subdivisions to participate in the system; and
(g)Guidelines recommended by the Division of Emergency Management for the
training of persons employed by the response agencies concerning the use of
the system.
(3)To the extent money is available, state agencies and political subdivisions shall:
(a)Participate in the statewide planning and mapping system; and
(b)Incorporate into their use of the system, without limitation:
1. Evacuation routes and strategies for evacuation;
2. Alarms and other signals or means of notification;
3. Plans for remaining inside a building, room, structure, or other location
during an emergency when egress may be impossible or when egress
may present a more substantial risk than remaining inside; and
4. Training and strategies for prevention in connection with attacks
involving violence.
If a state agency or political subdivision uses its own planning and mapping system
before the Commonwealth Office of Technology 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.
(4)The Commonwealth Office of Technology:
(a)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 state agencies and
political subdivisions that participate in the system; and
(b)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.
(5)Each state agency and political subdivision that participates in the system shall, on
or before July 1, 2007, and on or before July 1 of each year thereafter, submit to the
Commonwealth Office of Technology a progress report setting forth, in accordance
with regulations promulgated by the Commonwealth Office of Technology, the
experience of the agency or political subdivision with respect to its participation in
the system. The Commonwealth Office of Technology shall receive and process the
progress reports, and provide a summarized overview of the system to the