HB643
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to allow school districts to implement a wearable panic alert system; establish system criteria; require the Department of Education to provide a list of approved wearable panic alert systems; require the Center for School Safety to establish the Wearable Panic Alert Grant Program; amend KRS 158.446 to allow the Center for School Safety to distribute wearable panic alert grants using funds appropriated in the biennial budget to support school safety; provide that the Act may be cited as Alyssa's Law.
Introduced: February 13, 2026
Last action: March 18, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would allow Kentucky school districts to adopt wearable panic alert systems for use in schools, with the state establishing approved device standards and a grant program to help fund them. The Department of Education would maintain a list of approved systems, and the Center for School Safety would manage grants using state budget funds. The bill may be cited as Alyssa's Law. Who it may affect: public school students, teachers, and school staff across Kentucky.
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