HOUSE BILL NO. 3174 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE JUSTUS.
6927H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT To amend chapter 160, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to emergency responses in schools.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 160, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be 2 known as section 160.073, to read as follows: 160.073. 1. (1) Subject to appropriations, beginning in the 2027-28 school year 2 and for each subsequent school year, each school district or charter school shall 3 implement a wearable panic alert system capable of connecting diverse emergency 4 services technologies to ensure real-time coordination between multiple emergency 5 response agencies. Such system, which may be known as "Alyssa's Law", shall integrate 6 with local public safety answering point infrastructure to transmit 911 calls and mobile 7 activations. 8 (2) A school district or charter school shall provide each school employee with a 9 wearable panic alert device that allows the school employee to communicate with others 10 inside the school building and immediately contact local emergency response agencies. 11 (3) The wearable panic alert system shall be capable of initiating an emergency 12 notification throughout the school district or charter school. Notifications shall include: 13 (a) Automated visual strobes whose colors map to the emergency protocol; 14 (b) An automated, direct connection to the intercom or public announcement 15 infrastructure in place that maps to the emergency protocol; and 16 (c) An automated computer display takeover message that maps to the 17 emergency protocol.
EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language. HB 3174 2
18 (4) Upon activation of an alert through the panic alert system, the wearable 19 panic alert device shall provide accurate location information at the room and floor 20 level inside the school building and to other specific areas, including parking lots, 21 playgrounds, and athletic fields, that are part of the school grounds. 22 (5) A school district or charter school shall ensure, before the school year begins, 23 all school employees receive training on the emergency protocols and appropriate use of 24 the wearable panic alert device described in this subsection. 25 2. (1) A school district or charter school shall ensure, before the school year 26 begins, that emergency response mapping is made available by a panic alert system 27 provider to local law enforcement agencies, in an electronic or digital format, to assist 28 such agencies in responding to emergencies at schools at no cost to the school district or 29 charter school. Emergency response maps shall: 30 (a) Be compatible with security software platforms in use by the specific school 31 for which the data is provided without requiring local law enforcement agencies or 32 school districts or charter schools to purchase additional software or requiring the 33 integration of third-party software to view the data; 34 (b) Be oriented true north; 35 (c) Be overlaid on school floor plans; 36 (d) Contain site-specific labels: 37 a. That match the structure of each school building, including room labels, 38 hallway names, external door or stairwell numbers, and locations of critical utility 39 feeds; and 40 b. Of emergency equipment, such as automated external defibrillators, trauma 41 kits, and naloxone kits; 42 (e) Be capable of creating and managing electronic asset tags that allow the 43 school district or charter school to know the unique identifier of the wearable panic 44 alert device, including: 45 a. The serial number of each device; 46 b. The date of last inspection of each device; 47 c. The battery replacement date of each device; 48 d. The expiration date of each device; and 49 e. Other information pertinent to the appropriate operation of the asset; and 50 (f) Include data that has the ability to provide real-time updates by school 51 building with role-based logins to such maps, where changes are automatically 52 disseminated to emergency responders and 9-1-1 mapping applications using existing 53 data standards in order to ensure the most up-to-date information. Updates shall HB 3174 3
54 include changes to the physical structure of the school building, such as walls, doors, 55 and mobile classrooms, along with changes to the asset tags. 56 (2) Ownership of emergency response mapping data shall be retained by the 57 school district or charter school with full rights to copy, display, distribute, transmit, 58 and adapt for all lawful purposes, including sharing data with governmental or private 59 entities that are providing or supporting emergency services. 60 (3) A school district or charter school shall: 61 (a) Ensure all security data, including cameras, maps, and access control, within 62 a school building is accessible by a local law enforcement agency; and 63 (b) Coordinate with the local law enforcement agency to establish appropriate 64 access protocols. 65 (4) Any records, information, photographs, audio and visual presentations, 66 schematic diagrams, surveys, recommendations, or consultations, or portions thereof, 67 relating directly to the physical security or fire safety of a school building or revealing 68 security or fire safety systems held by any emergency response agency is confidential 69 and exempt from chapter 610. 70 (5) Information made confidential and exempt under subdivision (4) of this 71 subsection may be disclosed: 72 (a) To the property owner or leaseholder; 73 (b) In furtherance of the official duties and responsibilities of the agency holding 74 the information; 75 (c) To another local, state, or federal agency in furtherance of that agency's 76 official duties and responsibilities; or 77 (d) Upon a showing of good cause before a court of competent jurisdiction. 78 3. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Panic Alert System 79 Fund", which shall consist of any appropriations to the fund and any gifts, 80 contributions, grants, or bequests received from private or other sources. The state 81 treasurer shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, 82 the state treasurer may approve disbursements. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, 83 upon appropriation, moneys in this fund shall be used solely for the administration of 84 this section. 85 (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys 86 remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the 87 general revenue fund. 88 (3) The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as 89 other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be 90 credited to the fund. HB 3174 4
91 4. The state board of education may adopt rules to implement this section as are 92 necessary to protect the health and safety of students and educators. Any rule or 93 portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the 94 authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is 95 subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This 96 section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the 97 general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to 98 disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of 99 rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after the effective date of this 100 section shall be invalid and void. ✔
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