Summary of Original Version

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to allow school districts to implement a wearable panic alert system; establish system criteria; require the Department of Education to provide a list of approved wearable panic alert systems; require the Center for School Safety to establish the Wearable Panic Alert Grant Program; amend KRS 158.446 to allow the Center for School Safety to distribute wearable panic alert grants using funds appropriated in the biennial budget to support school safety; provide that the Act may be cited as Alyssa's Law.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- S. Doan

Summary Retain original provisions; amend the definition of a wearable panic alert system to include a firearm carried concealed on the person by a certified school staff member; specify that the firearm shall be carried in compliance with KRS 237.110; provide requirements of a school district when operating with a concealed firearm as a wearable panic alert system.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 158.446
Current: 158.446