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OH SB105
Bill
Status
2/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michele Reynolds
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AI Summary
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Requires all public school districts and chartered nonpublic schools to implement wearable panic alert systems at each school facility beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, with devices capable of transmitting 9-1-1 calls and initiating campus-wide lockdown notifications
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Mandates that every staff member in a school facility receive a wearable panic alert device for immediate contact with local emergency response agencies, with annual training required before each school year begins
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Requires schools to make security data (cameras, maps, access control) accessible to local law enforcement and establish appropriate access protocols, while classifying all security-related records as confidential and exempt from public records laws
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Appropriates $25,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for fiscal year 2026 to reimburse school districts, community schools, STEM schools, college-preparatory boarding schools, and chartered nonpublic schools for implementation costs
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Named "Alyssa's Law" and applies the new section 3313.88 requirements to community schools, STEM schools, and college-preparatory boarding schools through amendments to existing education code sections
Legislative Description
Enact Alyssa's Law
Education
Last Action
Referred to committee: Finance
2/19/2025