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Introduced
10/28/2025
10/28/2025
In Committee
01/27/2026
01/27/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Creates the Mobile Panic Alert System Act. Provides that the Act may be referred to as Alyssa's Law. Requires, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, each public school to implement a mobile panic alert system capable of connecting diverse emergency services technologies to ensure real-time coordination between multiple first responder agencies. Allows a school district to implement additional strategies or systems to ensure real-time coordination between multiple first responder agencies in a school security emergency. Sets forth provisions requiring a competitive contract solicitation. Subject to appropriation, requires the State Board of Education to establish and administer a Mobile Panic Alert System Grant Program for the purpose of issuing grants to reimburse school districts for the cost of mobile panic alert systems from moneys appropriated from the Mobile Panic Alert System Grant Fund. Amends the State Finance Act and the School Code to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026.
AI Summary
This bill creates the Mobile Panic Alert System Act, also known as Alyssa's Law, which requires public schools, including charter schools, to implement a mobile panic alert system starting in the 2026-2027 school year. The system, called "Alyssa's Alert", must be capable of connecting various emergency services technologies to ensure real-time coordination between first responder agencies and integrate with local 911 infrastructure. The State Board of Education will be responsible for issuing a competitive solicitation to contract for a mobile panic alert system and will establish a grant program to reimburse school districts for the costs of implementing these systems. The bill creates a special Mobile Panic Alert System Grant Fund to support these efforts, and schools that have already implemented comparable systems prior to July 1, 2026, will be exempt from the new requirements. Additionally, the bill amends existing education laws to include the Mobile Panic Alert System Act as a mandatory requirement for charter schools, ensuring that all public schools in Illinois will be equipped with this emergency communication technology.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
To Safety (on 02/24/2026)
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