Florida 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 70 — Alert Systems in Public Schools

Last action — Chapter No. 2020-145

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Summary

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.

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Florida Senate - 2020 CS for CS for SB 70 By the Committees on Appropriations;
Florida Senate - 2020 CS for SB 70 By the Committee on Infrastructure and Security;
and Infrastructure and Security;
and Senators Book and Berman 596-02230-20 202070c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to panic alarms in public schools;
and Senators Book, Berman, Stewart, and Torres 576-04301-20 202070c2 A bill to be entitled An act relating to alert systems in public schools;
amending s.
creating s.
1006.07, F.S.;
1013.373, F.S.;
requiring each public school to implement an interoperable mobile panic alert system for specified purposes beginning in a specified school year;
defining terms;
providing requirements for such system;
requiring each public school to be equipped with a panic alarm system;
requiring the Department of Education to issue a competitive solicitation to contract for an interoperable mobile panic alert system for all public schools statewide, subject to appropriation;
providing requirements for such systems;
requiring the department to consult with the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission and the Department of Law Enforcement in the development of the competitive solicitation;
17 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
19 Section 1. This act may be cited as “Alyssa’s Law.” Section 2. Present paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section 1006.07, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (f), and a new paragraph (c) and paragraphs (d) and (e) are added to that subsection, to read:
11 Section 1. This act may be cited as “Alyssa’s Law.” Section 2. Section 1013.373, Florida Statutes, is created to read:
1006.07 District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety.—The district school board shall provide for the proper accounting for all students, for the attendance and control of students at school, and for proper attention to health, safety, and other matters relating to the welfare of students, including:
1013.373 Panic alarms in public schools.— (1) As used in this section, the term:
(4) EMERGENCY DRILLS;
(a) “Panic alarm system” means a security system signal generated by the manual activation of a device or an alternative mechanism intended to communicate a life-threatening or emergency situation that requires a response from law enforcement.
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.— (c) Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, each public school, including charter schools, shall implement an interoperable mobile panic alert system capable of connecting diverse emergency services technologies to ensure real-time coordination between multiple first responders.
(b) “Public school building” includes all buildings on a public elementary, middle, or high school campus where instruction takes place or where students are present during the school day.
Such system, known as “Alyssa’s Alert,” must integrate with local public safety answering point infrastructure to transmit 911 calls and mobile device application activations.
(2) Each public school must be equipped with a panic alarm system for use in a school security emergency, including, but not limited to, a non-fire evacuation, a lockdown, or an active shooter situation.
(d) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (c), a public school district may implement additional strategies or systems to ensure real-time coordination between multiple first responders in a school security emergency.
The panic alarm system must be accessible to administrators, teachers, staff, and other designated personnel at all locations on the school grounds.
(e) For the 2020-2021 fiscal year, subject to the appropriation of funds in the General Appropriations Act for this purpose, the department shall issue a competitive solicitation to contract for a mobile panic alert system for all public schools statewide as provided in paragraph (c).
The panic alarm system must provide permanently installed alert indicators located at indoor and outdoor locations.
The department shall consult with the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission and the Department of Law Enforcement in the development of the competitive solicitation for the statewide mobile panic alert system.
The panic alarm system must be directly linked to the main office at the school and to local law enforcement agencies that are designated as first responders to the school’s campus, and the system must immediately transmit a signal or message to those authorities upon activation.
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Action History

  1. Chapter No. 2020-145

  2. Approved by Governor

  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  4. Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

  5. CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0

  6. Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (886033)

  7. In returning messages

  8. CS passed as amended; YEAS 119 NAYS 0

  9. Read 3rd time

  10. Amendment(s) adopted (886033) -HJ 990, 991

  11. Read 2nd time

  12. Received

  13. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/20

  14. Referred to Calendar

  15. In Messages

  16. CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0

  17. Amendment(s) adopted (530484)

  18. Read 3rd time

  19. Placed on 3rd reading

  20. Ordered engrossed

  21. Amendment(s) adopted (658434)

  22. Read 2nd time

  23. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/20

  24. CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time

  25. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  26. Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  27. CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0

  28. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/27/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

  29. Now in Appropriations

  30. Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  31. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 02/25/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

  32. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 02/18/20, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed

  33. CS by Infrastructure and Security read 1st time

  34. Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education

  35. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  36. Introduced

  37. CS by Infrastructure and Security; YEAS 7 NAYS 0

  38. On Committee agenda-- Infrastructure and Security, 01/13/20, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building

  39. Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations

  40. Filed

Sponsors

  • Book · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Book

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

CS/CS/SB 70

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 9000
Unaffiliated 28000
Democrat 2000
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Flores — Yea
Rader — Yea
Baxley — Yea
Gainer — Yea
Bean — Yea
Gibson — Yea
Benacquisto — Yea
Simmons — Yea
Simpson — Yea
Book — Yea
Stargel — Yea
Bracy — Yea
Hutson — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Lee — Yea
Taddeo — Yea
Brandes — Yea
Thurston — Yea
Braynon — Yea
Montford — Yea
Torres — Yea
Broxson — Yea
Cruz — Yea
Perry — Yea
Galvano — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Farmer — Yea
Powell — Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Albritton, Ben Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea

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Passage, Third Reading

Passed 119 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 80001
Republican 27000
Democrat 12000
Total 119001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Alexander — Yea
Goff-Marcil — Yea
Aloupis — Yea
Good — Yea
Polo — Yea
Altman — Yea
Ponder — Yea
Grant, J. — Yea
Pritchett — Yea
Ausley — Yea
Grant, M. — Yea
Raschein — Yea
Renner — Yea
Bell — Yea
Grieco — Yea
Roach — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Hage — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Hart — Yea
Rodrigues, R. — Yea
Brown — Yea
Hattersley — Yea
Hill — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Bush — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Roth — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Sabatini — Yea
Caruso — Yea
Jacquet — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Casello — Yea
Jenne — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Cortes — Yea
Cummings — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Slosberg — Yea
Latvala — Yea
Sprowls — Yea
Diamond — Yea
Magar — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Donalds — Yea
Stone — Yea
Drake — Yea
Mariano — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
DuBose — Yea
Toledo — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Duran — Yea
McGhee — Yea
Eagle — Yea
Mercado — Yea
Valdes — Yea
Newton — Yea
Watson, B. — Yea
Fernandez — Yea
Oliva — Yea
Watson, C. — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Omphroy — Yea
Webb — Yea
Fetterhoff — Yea
Willhite — Yea
Fine — Yea
Payne — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fischer — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Fitzenhagen — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Geller — Yea
Zika — Yea
Jacobs — Not Voting
La Rosa — Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Johnson, Chad Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 28000
Republican 9000
No Party Affiliation 1000
Democrat 2000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Montford — Yea
Torres — Yea
Broxson — Yea
Cruz — Yea
Perry — Yea
Galvano — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Farmer — Yea
Powell — Yea
Flores — Yea
Rader — Yea
Baxley — Yea
Gainer — Yea
Bean — Yea
Gibson — Yea
Benacquisto — Yea
Simmons — Yea
Simpson — Yea
Book — Yea
Stargel — Yea
Bracy — Yea
Hutson — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Lee — Yea
Taddeo — Yea
Brandes — Yea
Thurston — Yea
Braynon — Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Albritton, Ben Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea

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Favorable with Committee Substitute

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16001
Republican 2001
Democrat 1000
Total 19002
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Bean — Yea
Benacquisto — Yea
Book — Yea
Brandes — Yea
Braynon — Yea
Flores — Yea
Gainer — Yea
Gibson — Yea
Lee — Yea
Montford — Yea
Powell — Yea
Simmons — Yea
Stargel — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Thurston — Yea
Simpson — Yea
Hutson — Not Voting
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Not Voting
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea

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Favorable with Committee Substitute

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 8000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Baxley — Yea
Book — Yea
Flores — Yea
Montford — Yea
Simmons — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Stargel — Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea

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Favorable with Committee Substitute

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6001
Republican 1000
Total 7001
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Bean — Yea
Cruz — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Taddeo — Yea
Perry — Yea
Lee — Yea
Hutson — Not Voting
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea

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Subjects

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What does SB 70 do?
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.
Who sponsors SB 70?
SB 70 is sponsored by Book.
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