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Alyssa’s Law wearable-panic proposal draws lengthy debate; sponsor to pull bill for amendments on funding and procurement
Summary
HB 1492 (Alyssa’s Law) prompted lengthy committee debate over wearable panic devices for educators, vendor interoperability, resiliency and ongoing costs; the sponsor said he would pull the bill to develop procurement and funding language.
Representative Gramlich introduced HB 1492, commonly described as Alyssa's Law in testimony, which would require districts to offer teachers wearable panic devices that can trigger campus-wide notifications and, on an escalated sequence of presses, notify 911/PSAPs and mass-notify staff. Laurie Alhadeff (Make Our Schools Safe) testified about her daughter Alyssa, who was killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, and urged wearable panic devices to save seconds in active threats.
Committee members extensively…
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