PennsylvaniaPennsylvania coordinators would review silent emergency alarm systems
Pennsylvania public school safety coordinators would consider silent panic alarms as they review school policies and procedures.
What it does
School safety coordinators would consider silent panic alarms when reviewing school policies. This would not require schools to install an alarm.
Argument forConsidering silent alarms could help coordinators weigh ways to alert local police or a state-designated location during an emergency.
Argument againstBecause coordinators would only have to consider an alarm, some schools might still lack one when an emergency occurs.
More detail
A school safety and security coordinator would consider implementing a panic alarm system. The system would send a silent signal after someone manually activates a device, such as a button or an app, for a life-threatening or emergency situation requiring a response from local law enforcement. If the school building is in a municipality without its own police department, the signal is intended for a location designated by the Pennsylvania State Police commissioner. The coordinator would consider the system while reviewing the school entity’s policies and procedures. If enacted, the act would take effect 60 days later.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 13Referred to EducationLatest
- Sep 29Third consideration and final passagePassed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 29Re-reported as committedMinor
- Sep 28Re-committed to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded A4113. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 28Second consideration, with amendmentsMinor
- Sep 28Removed from table
- Sep 8Laid on the table
- Sep 8Re-reported as committedMinor
- Jun 23Re-committed to RulesMinor
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Communications & Technology): Adopt Amendment A03728. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Communications & Technology): Adopt Amendment A02290. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Communications & Technology): Report Bill As Amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 23First considerationMinor
- Jun 23Reported as amendedMajor
- 2025
- Feb 20Referred to Communications & TechnologyIntroduced
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