Regulations & Compliance
Meet Alyssa's Law Requirements With Confidence
Meet the requirements of Alyssa’s Law to improve the safety of students & staff in schools by ensuring that emergency responders are alerted to threat as quickly as possible.
Introduction
What Is Alyssa's Law?
Alyssa’s Law is named for 14-year-old Alyssa Alhadeff, whose life was tragically taken during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting on February 14, 2018. The law requires all public elementary and secondary school buildings to be equipped with a silent panic alarm connected directly to local law enforcement.
The law first came into effect in 2019 and many states have since passed or have pending legislature to implement similar laws, included in the list below.
Florida
Passed on June 30, 2020 as SB-70.
New Jersey
Passed on February 6, 2019 as NJ A764.
New York
Passed on June 22, 2023 as Senate Bill S7132B.
Oklahoma
Passed on May 30, 2024 as HB 4073.
Tennessee
Passed on May 10, 2023 as HB 0322.
Texas
Passed on May 5, 2023 as SB 838.
Utah
Passed on March 12, 2024 as HB 84.
Alabama
Introduced on February 22, 2024 as HB 216.
Arizona
Introduced on February 9, 2022 as HB 2683.
Georgia
Introduced on January 16, 2025 as SB 17.
Illinois
Introduced on January 9, 2025 as HB 1072.
Kentucky
Announced a bill to be introduced in 2025.
Massachusetts
Introduced on April 10, 2023 as H.3881.
Michigan
Introduced on March 9, 2023 as House Bill No. 4241.
Nebraska
Introduced on January 22, 2020 as LB 1156.
Ohio
Introduced on September 10, 2024 as SB No. 313.
Oregon
Introduced on January 13, 2025 as House Bill 3083.
Pennsylvania
Introduced on May 28, 2024 as Senate Bill No. 1206.
South Carolina
Introduced on January 14, 2025 as H 3258.
Virginia
Introduced on February 7, 2022 as House Bill No. 1125.
Washington
Introduced on January 13, 2025 as Senate Bill 5004.
Federal
Introduced on July 17, 2023 as H.R. 4999.
Requirements
What Do You Need To Meet Alyssa's Law Requirements?
So, here’s what you really want to know – what needs to be included in your emergency system in order for you to meet Alyssa’s Law Requirements. Your system must be capable of the following:
- Directly Notifies First Responders
- Enables Silent Communication
- Mobile Transportation (Specific to FL)
The Problem
Common Current Emergency Practices
Teachers, staff & students routinely practice how to barricade themselves in classrooms, hid so it looks like no one is in the room, and shelter in place until the threat has been resolved.
Most classrooms have instructions for all emergency drills that are to be on a clipboard or in a folder and located near the classroom exit. Accompanying the emergency information are two placards: one red and one green. For fire drills, these placards are held in the air to indicate all students are present and accounted for (green) or a student is missing (red).
During lockdown drills, these placards are slid underneath the door or affixed in the door window to alert administration or emergency responders. Teachers and students are well trained on what to do in intruder situations.
Still, an essential piece of the safety plan is missing. Who is responsible for alerting an outside agency of an intruder, and how can the agency be alerted quickly & silently? That’s where platforms that are Alyssa’s Law Compliant come in to address this gap in school safety.
The Solution
Pikmykid Has Alyssa's Law Measures Built In For Top Safety
- Directly Notifies First Responders Schools connect the correct responding agency to the emergency alert for a particular crisis, such as medical personnel.
- Enables Silent Communication When a staff member clicks the silent panic button, Pikmykid sends out silent text messages and voice calls to report the emergency to those first responders.
- Mobile Transportation The first responders also receive a location ping from the exact location of the staff member so they can address the emergency immediately and know where to go.
RapidSOS Ready
By integrating Pikmykid’s emergency alert system with RapidSOS’s intelligent safety platform, critical information can be shared instantly with 911 dispatchers, including the accurate location of the emergency, the type of emergency, and other essential details. RapidSOS’s best in class safety platform is trusted by other international organizations such as Apple, SimpliSafe, and Uber.
Question
How Does Pikmykid Compare To Other Tools That Are Alyssa's Law Compliant?
Many other tools that address Alyssa’s Law do not include the other important safety integrations to protect students and staff during the entire school day.
With an All-In-One Platform like Pikmykid, you’ll have benefits that other tools don’t offer, such as:
- Manage emergencies and dismissal from the same place.
- Give staff protocol for over a dozen more frequent emergencies.
- Equip staff with a silent panic button in their pocket.
- Instantly report an emergency and its location with your local 911 call center.
- Communicate clear emergency reunification plans to parents and staff.
- Empower the whole community to react appropriately during emergencies.
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