88R18745 JTZ-D     By: Thierry, Buckley, King of Uvalde H.B. No. 669     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 669:     By:  Thompson of Harris C.S.H.B. No. 669       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools   providing silent panic alert technology in classrooms.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  This Act may be cited as Alyssa's Law.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter D, Chapter 37, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 37.117 to read as follows:          Sec. 37.117.  SILENT PANIC ALERT TECHNOLOGY. (a)  Each   school district and open-enrollment charter school shall provide   each classroom in the district or school with silent panic alert   technology that allows for immediate contact with district or   school emergency services and emergency services agencies, law   enforcement agencies, health departments, and fire departments.          (b)  Silent panic alert technology provided by a school   district or open-enrollment charter school under this section does   not satisfy the requirement under Section 37.108(a)(2) for the   district or school to ensure employees have classroom access to a   telephone or another electronic communication device.          (c)  To comply with this section, a school district or   open-enrollment charter school may:                (1)  use funds provided to the district or school   through the school safety allotment under Section 48.115 or other   available funds; and                (2)  use the district's or school's customary   procurement process.          SECTION 3.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026   school year.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2023.