Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2534
Alyssa's Law; enact to require school districts to implement a panic alert system making use of wearable panic alert devices.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TITLED "ALYSSA'S LAW"; TO REQUIRE EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT, BEGINNING WITH THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR, TO IMPLEMENT A PANIC ALERT SYSTEM MAKING USE OF WEARABLE PANIC ALERT DEVICES, PROVIDED TO EACH STAFF MEMBER, ALLOWING FOR IMMEDIATE CONTACT WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES; TO REQUIRE THAT THE PANIC ALERT SYSTEM BE CAPABLE OF INITIATING A CAMPUS-WIDE LOCKDOWN NOTIFICATION; TO REQUIRE THAT ALL SCHOOL PERSONNEL RECEIVE TRAINING ON THE PROTOCOL AND APPROPRIATE USE OF THE PANIC ALERT DEVICE; TO DECLARE CERTAIN SCHOOL AND AGENCY SAFETY AND SECURITY RECORDS AND INFORMATION TO BE CONFIDENTIAL AND EXEMPT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC RECORDS ACT OF 1983; TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS ALLOWING FOR DISCLOSURE OF SUCH CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT RULES TO IMPLEMENT THIS ACT AS NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 20 to February 4, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Appropriations
- Feb 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Education;AppropriationsSenate
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeSenate