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This bill, known as "Alyssa's Act of 2025," aims to enhance school safety by expanding the Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Evidence-Based Practices, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security. The bill mandates the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct public education efforts on avoiding and responding to school emergencies, including school shootings, and to provide training and technical assistance to schools on evidence-based safety practices. It also directs the Secretary to develop, test, and evaluate panic alarm technology for schools to improve emergency response times and mitigation efforts, and to establish a National School Safety Data Center to collect and analyze data on school safety issues, including the frequency and causes of school emergencies, injuries, deaths, and property losses. Furthermore, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds for emergency response maps that do not meet specific digital, interoperability, and data ownership requirements, and requires the Secretary to develop a strategy for procuring and distributing such maps for federal facilities. Finally, the bill mandates annual reports on the establishment and effectiveness of "master plans" for school shooting prevention and response across the United States, which are comprehensive plans developed by states and local entities to address school safety needs.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6809/all-info