Oklahoma 2024 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB4073 Engrossed / Bill

Filed 04/29/2024

                     
 
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ENGROSSED SENATE AMENDMENT 
TO 
ENGROSSED HOUSE 
BILL NO. 4073 	By: Wallace of the House 
 
  and 
 
  Weaver of the Senate 
 
 
 
 
An Act relating to schools; creating Alyssa's Law; 
requiring implementation of mobile panic alert 
systems by certain school year; estab lishing system 
requirements; amending Section 2, Chapter 281, O.S.L. 
2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 5 -148.2), which 
relates to the School Security Revolving Fund; 
expanding authorization for expenditure; providing 
for codification; providing an effectiv e date; and 
declaring an emergency. 
 
 
 
AUTHOR: Add the following House Coauthor:  Waldron 
 
AUTHOR: Add the following Senate Coauthor:  Coleman 
 
AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 1, strike the title, enacting clause and 
entire bill and insert 
 
 
“An Act relating to scho ols; creating Alyssa ’s Law; 
providing short title; requiring school districts to 
implement certain alert system by certain school 
year; establishing system requirements; stating 
legislative intent that certain funds be used for 
implementation; providing fo r codification; providing 
an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:   
 
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SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5 -149.4 of Title 70, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  This act shall be known and may be cited as “Alyssa’s Law”. 
B.  Beginning with the 2024 -2025 school year, each school 
district in this state shall implement a hardwired or mobile panic 
alert system. The system shall: 
1.  Connect emergency service technologies to ensure real -time 
coordination among multiple first responder agencies; and 
2.  Integrate with public safety answering point infrastructure 
to transmit 9-1-1 calls and mobile activations. 
C.  The State Department of Education shall publish a list of 
approved hardwired and mobile panic alert systems.  At a minimum, an 
approved school security alert and response system shall: 
1.  Automatically alert designated school pe rsonnel when an 
emergency response is initiated on -site by smartphone application, 
phone call, text message, or other technology; 
2.  Provide emergency responders with floor plans, caller 
location, and other information to assist emergency responders 
during a 9-1-1 call; and 
3.  Integrate designated school personnel with emergency 
responders to provide real -time situational updates during an 
emergency.   
 
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D.  It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Board of 
Education shall use funds appropriated for the support of public 
school activities to implement the provisions of this section. 
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 2024. 
SECTION 3.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation 
of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby 
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and 
be in full force from and after its passage and approval. ” 
 
Passed the Senate the 25th day of April, 2024. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the Sena te 
 
 
Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 
2024. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the House 
 	of Representatives   
 
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ENGROSSED HOUSE 
BILL NO. 4073 	By: Wallace of the House 
 
   and 
 
  Weaver of the Senate 
 
 
 
 
 
 
An Act relating to schools; creating Alyssa's Law; 
requiring implementation of mobile panic alert 
systems by certain school year; establishing system 
requirements; amending Section 2, Chapter 281, O.S.L. 
2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2023, Se ction 5-148.2), which 
relates to the School Security R evolving Fund; 
expanding authorization for expendi ture; providing 
for codification; providing an effective date; and 
declaring an emergency. 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 4.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5 -149.4 of Title 70, unless 
there is created a duplicatio n in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  This act shall be known and may be cited as “Alyssa’s Law”. 
B.  Beginning with the 2024 -2025 school year, each school 
district in this state shall implement a mobile panic alert system. 
The system shall:  
1.  Connect emergency service technologies to ensure real -time 
coordination among multiple first responder agencies; and   
 
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2.  Integrate with public safety answering point infrastruct ure 
to transmit 9-1-1 calls and mobile activations. 
C.  The State Board of Education sha ll adopt a list of approved 
mobile panic alert systems.  At a minimum, an approved school 
security alert and response system shall: 
1.  Automatically alert designated s chool personnel when an 
emergency response is initiated on -site by smartphone applicatio n, 
phone call, text message, or other technology; 
2.  Provide emergency responders with floor plans, caller 
location, and other informa tion to assist emergency responde rs 
during a 9-1-1 call; and 
3.  Integrate designated school personnel with emergency 
responders to provide real-time situational updates during an 
emergency. 
SECTION 5.     AMENDATORY     Section 2, Chapter 281, O.S.L. 
2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2 023, Section 5-148.2), is amended to read as 
follows: 
Section 5-148.2 A.  There is hereby created in the State 
Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Education to 
be designated the "School Security Revolving Fu nd".  The fund shall 
be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and 
shall consist of all monies r eceived by the State Department of 
Education from:   
 
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1.  Reimbursements, grants, or other mo nies received from other 
state agencies and entiti es for school security; 
2.  Reimbursements, grants, or other monies received from the 
United States government oblig ated to school security projects; 
3.  Gifts, donations, and bequests; and 
4.  Monies appropriated or apportioned by the Legislature. 
B.  All monies accruing to the credit of the School Security 
Revolving Fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and 
expended by the State Department of Education for the purposes of: 
1.  Establishing and m aintaining a School Resource Officer 
Program; and 
2.  Providing physical securit y enhancements for schools 
including, but not limited to, school resource officers, cameras, 
gates, lighting, locks, doors, windows, security geofencing, and 
ballistic storm shelters , and mobile panic alert systems . 
Monies in the School Security Revolving Fund shall supplement 
and not supplant existing school security funding. 
C.  Expenditures from the School Security Revolving Fund shall 
be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims 
filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the O ffice of 
Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.  
Expenditures from the School Security Revolving Fund shall not 
exceed Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00) in any fiscal year and   
 
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shall be divided equall y among every public school di strict in the 
state. 
SECTION 6.  This act shall become effective July 1, 2024. 
SECTION 7.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation 
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby 
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and 
be in full force from and after i ts passage and approval. 
Passed the House of Representatives the 7th day of March, 2024. 
 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the House 
 	of Representatives 
 
 
 
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2024. 
 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the Senate