Alert Systems in Public Schools
Summary
Alert Systems in Public Schools; Citing this act as "Alyssa’s Law"; requiring each public school to implement a mobile panic alert system for specified purposes beginning in a specified school year; authorizing public school districts to implement additional strategies and systems for specified purposes; requiring the Department of Education to issue a competitive solicitation to contract for a mobile panic alert system, subject to appropriation, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Jun 30, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2020 · House Mar 9, 2020
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Mar 6, 2020
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
16
Committee
10
Jun 30, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (886033)
upper
Mar 9, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 119 NAYS 0
lower
Mar 9, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (886033) -HJ 990, 991
lower
Mar 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Calendar
lower
Mar 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (530484)
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (658434)
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/27/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 02/25/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 02/18/20, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
upper
Jan 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
upper
Jan 15, 2020
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Infrastructure and Security, 01/13/20, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Aug 16, 2019
Committee
Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lauren Book
DDemocratic
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