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HB 592 Enacted

Public schools; wearable panic alarm systems.

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Alyssa's Law; public schools; wearable panic alarm systems permitted. Permits any school board to provide any school board employee in a public elementary or secondary school building in the local school division with a wearable panic alarm system, defined in the bill as a security system that is capable of being worn on the body of the user and by which the user manually activates a device that sends (i) a signal to the local 9-1-1 public safety answering point that indicates a school security emergency that requires immediate response and assistance from such public safety answering point and (ii) a multisensory schoolwide school security emergency notification, when appropriate.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last action
Apr 2, 2026 — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0045)
Session
2026
Momentum
92 · Very high