Assembly Bill A10018

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes school boards to include information regarding the installation of a panic alarm system in any school in the district in the district-wide safety plan

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7132 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A10018 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7132
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2801-a, Ed L

2021-A10018 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "Alyssa's law"; authorizes school boards to include information regarding the installation of a panic alarm system in any school in the district in the district-wide safety plan; defines "panic alarm system".

2021-A10018 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10018
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 29, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  authorizing  school
   boards  to  include  information regarding the installation of a panic
   alarm system in any school in the district in the district-wide safety
   plan
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 "Alyssa's Law".
   § 2. Paragraph f of subdivision 2 of section 2801-a of  the  education
 law,  as  amended  by  section  1 of part B of chapter 54 of the laws of
 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   f. policies and  procedures  relating  to  school  building  security,
 including  where  appropriate  the  use of school safety officers and/or
 security devices or procedures. DISTRICT-WIDE SCHOOL SAFETY TEAMS  SHALL
 CONSIDER,  AS  PART  OF  ITS  REVIEWS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE DISTRICT-WIDE
 SAFETY PLAN, THE INSTALLATION OF A PANIC ALARM SYSTEM. FOR  PURPOSES  OF
 THIS PARAGRAPH, "PANIC ALARM SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN A SILENT SECURITY SYSTEM
 SIGNAL GENERATED BY THE MANUAL ACTIVATION OF A DEVICE INTENDED TO SIGNAL
 A  LIFE-THREATENING  OR  EMERGENCY  SITUATION  REQUIRING A RESPONSE FROM
 LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR, IN THE CASE OF A SCHOOL BUILDING LOCATED IN  A
 MUNICIPALITY  IN  WHICH  THERE  IS  NO  MUNICIPAL  POLICE  DEPARTMENT, A
 LOCATION DESIGNATED BY  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  STATE  POLICE  AND  MAY
 INCLUDE  ONE  OR  MORE  OF THE FOLLOWING: WIRED PANIC BUTTON OR BUTTONS,
 WIRELESS PANIC BUTTON OR BUTTONS OR A MOBILE OR COMPUTER APPLICATION;
   § 3. Paragraph d of subdivision 3 of section 2801-a of  the  education
 law,  as  amended  by  section  1 of part B of chapter 54 of the laws of
 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   d. establishment of internal and  external  communication  systems  in
 emergencies WHICH MAY INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF A PANIC ALARM SYSTEM;
   §  4.  This act shall take effect immediately.  Effective immediately,
 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation  neces-
 sary  for  the  implementation  of  this  act  on its effective date are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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