Alyssa's Law mandates that all public and chartered nonpublic schools in Ohio implement a wearable panic alert system by the 2025-2026 school year. This system must integrate with local public safety infrastructure to facilitate 9-1-1 calls, mobile activations, and campus-wide lockdown notifications. Each school district's board of education is required to provide staff with these devices and ensure that all personnel receive training on their use before the start of each school year. The bill also includes provisions for security data accessibility for local law enforcement and establishes confidentiality for certain school security and fire safety records. It amends existing sections of the Revised Code and introduces new section 3313.88, outlining these requirements.

Additionally, the bill introduces new requirements for community schools, including an enrollment and attendance policy that requires parents to notify the school of any changes in residence and a student residence verification policy. Community schools must submit a comprehensive plan to their sponsor detailing governance, management, instructional programs, and financial controls. The bill allows for payments to the sponsor for monitoring and oversight, capped at three percent of the school's state operating expenses. It also repeals existing sections of the Revised Code related to community schools and establishes a new appropriation of $25 million from the General Revenue Fund for violence prevention and school safety initiatives, aimed at reimbursing educational institutions for costs associated with the new requirements.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 3314.03, 3326.11, 3328.24