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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama requires mobile emergency rapid response systems for K-12 school employees by October 2030
Last action · January 13, 2026: Pending Committee Action in House of OriginSponsor: Alan Baker
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill requires local boards of education and charter school governing bodies to equip designated school employees with wearable mobile emergency rapid response systems by October 1, 2030, and to provide regular training. The devices must connect directly to emergency services and s with precise location tracking. Additionally, the State Superintendent of Education must approve system vendors, and schools are authorized to use specific capital and safety funds to cover costs.
Public school staff across Alabama will be required to wear or carry emergency signaling devices on school grounds, and local education boards may draw from designated state funds to purchase the systems and train personnel.
- Alyssa's Law is a model school safety legislative initiative named after Alyssa Alhadeff, a victim of the 2018 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, designed to mandate silent panic alarms or mobile rapid response systems in schools. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Designated school employees
School staff with access to students during the school day must wear or carry mobile emergency rapid response systems and undergo regular training on their use.
Local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies
Governing bodies must adopt implementation policies, procure approved devices by October 2030, provide employee training, and manage authorized funding sources.
State Superintendent of Education
Must develop and maintain a list of approved vendors for mobile emergency rapid response systems.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Jan 13, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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