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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. This Act may be referred to as Alyssa's Law.
 
5    Section 5. The School Safety Drill Act is amended by 
6adding Section 42 as follows:
 
7    (105 ILCS 128/42 new)
8    Sec. 42. Mobile panic alert system.
9    (a) By no later than the beginning of the 2028-2029 school 
10year, school districts and private schools in this State shall 
11consider the use of a mobile panic alert system in the 
12development of their school emergency and crisis response 
13plans. If used, a mobile panic alert system that meets the 
14specifications of this Section shall be known as "Alyssa's 
15Alert" and shall be capable of connecting to diverse emergency 
16service technologies to ensure real-time coordination between 
17multiple first responder agencies. It shall also be capable of 
18integrating with local, Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) 
19infrastructure for the transmission of 9-1-1 calls and mobile 
20activations. Such PSAP infrastructure shall also be capable of 
21receiving mobile panic alert notifications from a range of 
22technologies. A mobile panic alert system deployed pursuant to 
 
 
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1this Section shall be integrated with the PSAP serving the 
2applicable facility's jurisdiction and shall, upon activation, 
3transmit an alert that is delivered to the PSAP's existing 
4infrastructure. A mobile panic alert system deployed pursuant 
5to this Section shall undergo at least annual testing in 
6coordination with the PSAP and first responder agencies.
7    (b) By March 1, 2027, the Illinois State Police shall 
8develop rules for a mobile panic alert system to qualify as an 
9Alyssa's Alert and meet the specifications of this Section. 
10The rules may take into consideration the following:
11        (1) the scalability of the mobile panic alert system 
12    in relation to the possibility of school expansion;
13        (2) the reliability of the connection technology used, 
14    including the capability of transmission across both 
15    Internet and cellular networks, and how that technology 
16    impacts the response time for first responders and other 
17    school personnel;
18        (3) the ease of integration of a mobile panic alert 
19    system with existing safety systems, including, but not 
20    limited to, the extent to which:
21            (A) reliable communication is ensured with the 
22        PSAP and first responders;
23            (B) all applicable safety protocols operate in a 
24        coordinated and interoperable manner; and
25            (C) existing PSAP infrastructure can receive 
26        mobile panic alert notifications from diverse 
 
 
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1        technologies;
2        (4) the efficiency of providing instant alerts and 
3    notifications to first responders and other school 
4    personnel;
5        (5) testing, training, and drill requirements that 
6    include the PSAP and first responders agencies; and
7        (6) the interoperability with crisis response mapping 
8    or other situational awareness tools.
9    (c) The Illinois State Police shall post information on 
10the rules developed under subsection (b) on its Internet 
11website. Anything posted by the Illinois State Police under 
12this subsection shall also be posted by the State Board of 
13Education on its website.
14    (d) Each school district and private school must 
15coordinate with its local 9-1-1 authority for integration 
16requirements prior to purchase and implementation under this 
17Section. Any expense to the PSAP for connectivity must be 
18covered by the school district or private school.