ALYSSA Act
Latest action · Oct 28, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 4, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Alyssa's Legacy Youth in Schools Safety Alert Act or the ALYSSA Act
This bill addresses school security by, among other requirements, mandating that each elementary school and secondary school have a silent alarm to alert local law enforcement authorities and emergency responders about a safety issue at the school.
It conditions receipt of funds by a local educational agency upon each elementary and secondary school served by such agency being equipped with at least one panic alarm for use in a school emergency.
The bill reauthorizes the school resource officers program for FY2021-FY2030.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 4, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Oct 4, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 28, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Oct 4, 2019Introduced in House
- Oct 4, 2019Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 4, 2019Introduced in House
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