MI SB1032

Requires public schools and nonpublic schools to implement a mobile panic alert system beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, funded through section 97h of the state school aid act of 1979.

Mobile panic alert systems must connect local and state law enforcement, school staff, and first responder agencies for real-time coordination and integrate directly with local 911 public safety answering points to transmit calls and mobile activations with 2-way communication.

The Department of Technology, Management, and Budget shall use competitive solicitation to procure a statewide mobile panic alert system; vendors must have deployed statewide panic button programs and be certified by the Department of Homeland Security under the SAFETY Act.

Schools may request exemptions if they already have a panic alert system meeting the specified requirements; the department of education evaluates exemption petitions in consultation with school safety and emergency management officials.

Schools that fail to comply with implementation requirements may be deemed ineligible to receive school safety grants from the Department of State Police for that fiscal year; the bill takes effect only if Senate Bill No. 1033 is enacted.