Bill Text: MI HB6466 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Education: school districts; panic alarm; require that each school building is equipped with at least 1. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1308c. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6465'22
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-10-12 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 10/12/2022 [HB6466 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-HB6466-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 6466
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1308c.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 1308c. (1) The board of a school district or intermediate school district or board of directors of a public school academy shall ensure that each school building operated by the board or board of directors is equipped with at least 1 panic alarm for use in a school security emergency, including, but not limited to, a nonfire evacuation, a lockdown, or an active-shooter situation. The panic alarm described in this subsection must be directly linked to the local law enforcement agency that is designated as a first responder for the school building in which the panic alarm is included, and the panic alarm must be capable of immediately transmitting a signal or message to the local law enforcement agency upon its activation.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Panic alarm" means a silent security system signal generated by the manual activation of a device or an alternative mechanism intended to communicate life-threatening or emergency situations that require a response from law enforcement to law enforcement.
(b) "School building" means a building in which instruction takes place or where pupils are present during the school day.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6465 (request no. 06756'22) of the 101st Legislature is enacted into law.