Virginia House Bill 592: Public schools; wearable panic alarm systems.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

Alyssa's Law; public schools; wearable panic alarm systems permitted. Permits any school board to provide any school board employee in a public elementary or secondary school building in the local school division with a wearable panic alarm system, defined in the bill as a security system that is capable of being worn on the body of the user and by which the user manually activates a device that sends (i) a signal to the local 9-1-1 public safety answering point that indicates a school security emergency that requires immediate response and assistance from such public safety answering point and (ii) a multisensory schoolwide school security emergency notification, when appropriate.

Latest action

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0045) (2026-04-02)

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