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CS/CS/SB 70: Alert Systems in Public Schools

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Infrastructure and Security ; Book ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Berman ; Stewart ; Torres

Alert Systems in Public Schools; Citing this act as "Alyssa’s Law"; requiring each public school to implement a mobile panic alert system for specified purposes beginning in a specified school year; authorizing public school districts to implement additional strategies and systems for specified purposes; requiring the Department of Education to issue a competitive solicitation to contract for a mobile panic alert system, subject to appropriation, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 7/1/2020 - Chapter No. 2020-145
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Infrastructure and Security (IS)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
8/2/2019 Senate • Filed
8/16/2019 Senate • Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 10
1/6/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Infrastructure and Security, 01/13/20, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
1/13/2020 Senate • CS by Infrastructure and Security; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 155
1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 10
1/15/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/16/2020 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
1/22/2020 Senate • CS by Infrastructure and Security read 1st time -SJ 185
2/13/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 02/18/20, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
2/20/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 02/25/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/25/2020 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 347
• Now in Appropriations
2/26/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/27/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/27/2020 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 357
2/28/2020 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/2/2020 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 357
3/3/2020 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/20 -SJ 461
3/5/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 424
• Amendment(s) adopted (658434) -SJ 424
• Ordered engrossed -SJ 424
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/6/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 485
• Amendment(s) adopted (530484) -SJ 485
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 485
3/6/2020 House • In Messages
• Referred to Calendar -HJ 808
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/20
• Received -HJ 808
3/9/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 990
• Amendment(s) adopted (886033) -HJ 990, 991
• Read 3rd time -HJ 991
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 119 NAYS 0 -HJ 991
3/10/2020 Senate • In returning messages
• Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (886033) -SJ 653
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 653
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 653
6/16/2020 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/30/2020 • Approved by Governor
7/1/2020 • Chapter No. 2020-145