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SB353 • 2026

Public K-12 schools; mobile emergency rapid response systems required, State Superintendent of Education required to approve vendors, funding sources provided for

Public K-12 schools; mobile emergency rapid response systems required, State Superintendent of Education required to approve vendors, funding sources provided for

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Weaver
Last action
2026-03-10
Official status
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Mobile Emergency Rapid Response Systems for Schools

This bill requires public K-12 schools to provide mobile emergency rapid response systems to designated employees who have access to students, and it sets up a process for the State Superintendent of Education to approve vendors and funding sources.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires local school boards and charter schools to give designated staff members mobile emergency rapid response devices by October 1, 2030.
  • Requires regular training for employees on how to use these devices.
  • Directs the State Superintendent of Education to create a list of approved vendors who can provide these systems.
  • Allows different funding sources to be used to buy and maintain these emergency systems.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local school boards
  • Charter schools
  • Designated employees in public K-12 schools

Terms To Know

Mobile Emergency Rapid Response System
A device given to school staff that can quickly connect them to emergency services and provide their exact location.
Governing Body
The local board of education or the governing body of a charter school responsible for making decisions about the school.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It is not clear how much funding will be available from different sources.
  • The bill does not specify what happens if schools do not comply with these requirements by October 1, 2030.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Pending Committee Action in House of Origin

  2. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education

Official Summary Text

Public K-12 schools; mobile emergency rapid response systems required, State Superintendent of Education required to approve vendors, funding sources provided for

Current Bill Text

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SB353 INTRODUCED
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SB353
YMT8L66-1
By Senator Weaver
RFD: Finance and Taxation Education
First Read: 10-Mar-26
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YMT8L66-1 02/25/2026 GP (L)KMS
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First Read: 10-Mar-26
SYNOPSIS:
This bill would require each local board of
education and the governing body of each charter school
to provide each designated school employee who has
access to students during the school day with mobile
emergency rapid response systems no later than October
1, 2030, and provide training to employees on the
systems.
This bill would require the State Superintendent
of Education to develop a list of approved vendors.
This bill would also authorize the use of
certain funds for purchasing and using mobile emergency
rapid response systems.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to public school safety; to require designated
school employees who have access to students during the school
day to be equipped with mobile emergency rapid response
systems that meet certain requirements; to require the State
Superintendent of Education to approve vendors; and to
authorize the use of various funding sources for the systems.
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authorize the use of various funding sources for the systems.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as
Alyssa's Law.
Section 2. (a) For the purposes of this section, the
following terms have the following meanings:
(1) EMPLOYEE. An employee of the State Department of
Education, any local board of education, or any public charter
school who has access to students during the school day. This
term includes, but is not limited to, teachers,
administrators, administrative staff, custodial staff,
maintenance staff, cafeteria staff, nurses, counselors, media
specialists, coaches, and bus drivers.
(2) GOVERNING BODY. Each local board of education and
the governing body of each public charter school.
(3) MOBILE EMERGENCY RAPID RESPONSE SYSTEM. A
school-issued device that shall be wearable or in the personal
possession of the individual which, upon activation: (i)
immediately connects directly to the locally serving public
safety answering point; and (ii) provides accurate location
information to the room and floor level inside the facility
and to specific areas that are part of school grounds
including, but not limited to, parking lots, playgrounds, and
athletic fields.
(4) PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT. The same meaning as
Section 11-98-1, Code of Alabama 1975.
(b)(1) No later than October 1, 2030, and subject to
annual dedicated school safety funds, each governing body
shall:
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shall:
a. Adopt a policy designating which employees in the
corresponding school system will be equipped with a mobile
emergency rapid response system and when that system must be
worn or kept in the personal possession of the individual; and
b. Equip each designated employee with a mobile
emergency rapid response system. When activated by an
employee, the system must immediately connect to school system
or school emergency services and the local public safety
answering point.
(2) Each governing body shall provide regular training
to employees on the use of the mobile emergency rapid response
system used by the school.
(c) The State Superintendent of Education shall develop
a list of approved vendors from which each governing body may
purchase approved mobile emergency rapid response systems.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
contrary, each governing body may use funding from any of the
following sources to comply with this section:
(1) The K-12 Capital Grant Program created pursuant to
Section 29-4-51, Code of Alabama 1975.
(2) The Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology
Fund created pursuant to Section 29-9-4, Code of Alabama 1975.
(3) The School Security and Fire Safety Fund created
pursuant to Section 16-22B-3, Code of Alabama 1975.
(4) Any other available funds or funding sources.
Section 3. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2026.
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