Bill > HB643

This bill, known as Alyssa's Law, allows school districts to implement a wearable panic alert system, which is a silent security device that sends a non-audible signal to 911 and emergency responders indicating a school security emergency requiring immediate assistance. These systems must connect emergency service technologies for real-time coordination among agencies, integrate with 911 infrastructure, and be capable of initiating campus-wide lockdown notifications. The Department of Education will provide a list of approved systems, which must alert designated school personnel, provide emergency responders with the activator's location and movements, integrate school personnel with responders for real-time updates, and consolidate various safety data onto a single interface. School districts implementing these systems must train all personnel on their use, ensure local law enforcement has access to security data like cameras and maps, coordinate access protocols with law enforcement, and provide each staff member with a wearable panic alert device. Additionally, the Center for School Safety will establish a Wearable Panic Alert Grant Program to provide a 50% match to school districts for implementing or maintaining these systems, using funds appropriated for school safety. The bill also amends existing law to allow the Center for School Safety to distribute these wearable panic alert grants from funds appropriated in the biennial budget.

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https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb643.html