HB 1125 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

School boards; parental notification of certain incidents, Alyssa's law-silent panic alarms.

Summary
School boards; parental notification of certainthreats, behavior, and unlawful acts; panic alarms. Requires,within four hours of receiving notification of (i) a preliminarydetermination by the threat assessment team that a student posesa threat of violence or physical harm to self or others; (ii) threateningor aberrant behavior that may represent a threat to the school; or(iii) unlawful acts committed on school property, on a school bus,or at a school-sponsored activity that involve the unlawful use orpossession of a weapon, homicide, criminal sexual assault, or trespassing,each division superintendent to notify the parent of each studentenrolled in the relevant school of such threat, threatening or aberrantbehavior, or unlawful act. The bill requires each school board toequip each public elementary and secondary school building in thelocal school division with at least one panic alarm that adheresto nationally recognized industry standards, including the standardsof the National Fire Protection Association and Underwriters Laboratories,and is installed by a licensed and qualified professional. The billdefines "panic alarm" as a silent security system by which the usermanually activates a device that sends a non-audible signal to thelocal law-enforcement agency that indicates a school security emergency,including a non-fire evacuation, lockdown, or active shooter situation,that requires immediate response and assistance from such agency.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
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Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2022 Last action Feb 7, 2022
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Committee
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Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2023 (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood/Innovation
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22103629D
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors

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