The City Council is set to vote on a bill that would require audible alarms on doors in schools with special needs programs.
The bill known as Avonte's Law was inspired by the disappearance of 14-year-old Avonte Oquendo from his school in Queens last October.
The City Council's Education Committee approved the bill 10-0 Wednesday with five members absent.
Avonte's Brother Recounts Harrowing Search
The full council is scheduled to vote on the bill Thursday.
Parent activists pushed for the bill requiring audible alarms after Avonte's disappearance prompted a massive search.
The search proved futile. The autistic teenager's body was found in January along the East River.
The bill would require city Department of Education and the Police Department to submit a list of schools where alarms may be warranted.
