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1 AN ACT concerning education.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. This Act may be referred to as Alyssa's Law.
5 Section 5. The School Safety Drill Act is amended by
6 adding Section 42 as follows:
7 (105 ILCS 128/42 new)
8 Sec. 42. Mobile panic alert system.
9 (a) By no later than the beginning of the 2028-2029 school
10 year, school districts and private schools in this State shall
11 consider the use of a mobile panic alert system in the
12 development of their school emergency and crisis response
13 plans. If used, a mobile panic alert system that meets the
14 specifications of this Section shall be known as "Alyssa's
15 Alert" and shall be capable of connecting to diverse emergency
16 service technologies to ensure real-time coordination between
17 multiple first responder agencies. It shall also be capable of
18 integrating with local, Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)
19 infrastructure for the transmission of 9-1-1 calls and mobile
20 activations. Such PSAP infrastructure shall also be capable of
21 receiving mobile panic alert notifications from a range of
22 technologies. A mobile panic alert system deployed pursuant to
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1 this Section shall be integrated with the PSAP serving the
2 applicable facility's jurisdiction and shall, upon activation,
3 transmit an alert that is delivered to the PSAP's existing
4 infrastructure. A mobile panic alert system deployed pursuant
5 to this Section shall undergo at least annual testing in
6 coordination with the PSAP and first responder agencies.
7 (b) By March 1, 2027, the Illinois State Police shall
8 develop rules for a mobile panic alert system to qualify as an
9 Alyssa's Alert and meet the specifications of this Section.
10 The rules may take into consideration the following:
11 (1) the scalability of the mobile panic alert system
12 in relation to the possibility of school expansion;
13 (2) the reliability of the connection technology used,
14 including the capability of transmission across both
15 Internet and cellular networks, and how that technology
16 impacts the response time for first responders and other
17 school personnel;
18 (3) the ease of integration of a mobile panic alert
19 system with existing safety systems, including, but not
20 limited to, the extent to which:
21 (A) reliable communication is ensured with the
22 PSAP and first responders;
23 (B) all applicable safety protocols operate in a
24 coordinated and interoperable manner; and
25 (C) existing PSAP infrastructure can receive
26 mobile panic alert notifications from diverse
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1 technologies;
2 (4) the efficiency of providing instant alerts and
3 notifications to first responders and other school
4 personnel;
5 (5) testing, training, and drill requirements that
6 include the PSAP and first responders agencies; and
7 (6) the interoperability with crisis response mapping
8 or other situational awareness tools.
9 (c) The Illinois State Police shall post information on
10 the rules developed under subsection (b) on its Internet
11 website. Anything posted by the Illinois State Police under
12 this subsection shall also be posted by the State Board of
13 Education on its website.
14 (d) Each school district and private school must
15 coordinate with its local 9-1-1 authority for integration
16 requirements prior to purchase and implementation under this
17 Section. Any expense to the PSAP for connectivity must be
18 covered by the school district or private school.Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record.