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Committee approves bill requiring panic-alert systems and interior mapping for schools
Summary
Senate Bill 17 (Ricky and Alyssa's Law) would require mobile panic-alert systems in schools and structured property/floor mapping to aid emergency responders. Sponsor and committee members said many districts already use alert systems; committee approved the measure by voice vote.
Senate Bill 17, named in testimony as Ricky and Alyssa's Law, would require schools to implement mobile panic-alert systems (referred to in testimony as Alyssa's alert or similar) and to maintain interior floor-plan mapping to aid first responders during emergencies.
The sponsor said the bill is intended to reduce…
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