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Committee approves law to allow mobile panic-alert systems in schools, shifts training to vendors
Summary
A House committee adopted an amendment and reported favorably on H3258 to enable mobile panic alert systems in public schools, move mandatory training to vendors, and direct the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division to identify eligible vendors by Jan. 1, 2026.
A South Carolina House committee voted to advance H3258, legislation that would enable the use of mobile panic-alert systems in public schools and require coordination among law enforcement and first responders. The committee adopted a department-requested amendment that moves mandatory user training from the state Department of Education to the vendor and says the vendor must provide training; it also preserves the department’s authority to promulgate regulations. The amendment passed 16–0 with two members absent.
The bill directs the South…
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