2025 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

SB434: Requiring WV Board of Education to implement wearable panic alert system in public schools

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to create Alyssa's Law which requires each public school building to be equipped with at least one panic alarm for use in a school security emergency; and requires the panic alarm to be directly linked to local law enforcement agencies designated as first responders to the school's campus.

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Bill History

2/13/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/13/2025
To Education then Finance
Senate
2/13/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
2/13/2025
To Education
Senate
2/26/2025
Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
Senate
2/26/2025
To Finance
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/13/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Finance(Senate)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/19705.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/19706.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/19704.8 KB