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Committee hears ‘Alyssa’s Law’ to add wearable panic alerts and bolster school emergency response
Summary
Representatives of students, families and vendors testified March 3 in favor of House Bill 3,083, commonly called Alyssa’s Law, which would require public K–12 schools to consider adding emergency alert devices that connect directly to 911 and strengthen school emergency procedures.
Representatives of students, families and vendors testified March 3 in favor of House Bill 3,083, commonly called Alyssa’s Law, which would require public K–12 schools to consider adding emergency alert devices that connect directly to 911 and strengthen school emergency procedures.
Representative Levy introduced the bill as a funded nonmandate and said the Student Success Act and existing school-safety budgets could support per-school allocations; she and others said an amendment would clarify that devices which connect directly to 911 with geolocation qualify for funding. Senator Broadman also voiced support, saying the proposal builds on…
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