What to Know
- New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill Wednesday requiring the state’s public schools to install panic alarms.
- The bill is called Alyssa’s law after 14-year-old Alyssa Alhadeff, a New Jersey native who died in the Parkland, Florida school shooting las
- The legislation requires over 2,500 public schools to install silent alarms.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill Wednesday requiring the state’s public schools to install panic alarms.
The bill is called Alyssa’s law after 14-year-old Alyssa Alhadeff, a New Jersey native who died in the Parkland, Florida school shooting last year.
Murphy says the state “will do everything in our power” to prevent tragedies like Parkland.
The legislation requires over 2,500 public schools to install silent alarms that communicate life-threatening or emergency situations to law enforcement.
Legislative fiscal estimates said the project could cost between $2.5 million and $12.5 million. The bill calls for tapping into $500 million in voter-approved bond funding as a source of revenue for the project.
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