Updating emergency response systems in public schools including panic or alert buttons.



ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5004

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Torres, Christian, Dozier, Harris, Krishnadasan, McCune, Salomon, Schoesler, and J. Wilson)

READ FIRST TIME 01/31/25.

AN ACT Relating to emergency response systems in public schools including panic or alert buttons; amending RCW 28A.320.126 ; and creating a new section.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 28A.320.126 and 2019 c 333 s 16 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) School districts must work collaboratively with local law enforcement agencies , public safety answering points, and (( school security personnel )) safety and security staff as defined in RCW 28A.320.124 to develop an emergency response system using evolving technology to expedite the response and arrival of law enforcement in the event of a threat or emergency at a school. (( School districts are encouraged to use the model policies developed by the school safety center in the office of the superintendent of public instruction as a resource. )) "Emergency response system" includes at least one of the following: