The Committee on Education and Public Works proposes the following amendment (LC-3258.WAB0001H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 59-66-35(A)(1)(a) and (b) and inserting:

   (a) connects disparate emergency services technologies to ensure real-time coordination between local and state law enforcement and first responder agencies; and
   (b) integrates with existing technology found in each local public safety answering-point infrastructure, as defined in Section 23-47-10, to transmit 911 calls and mobile activations; and
   (c) provides annual training to all public resource officers and public school personnel, who work in the districts where the systems are utilized, on the proper use of the panic button alert system;

Amend the bill further, SECTION 1, by striking Section 59-66-35(B) and (C) and inserting:

 (B) The Department of Education, in consultation with the State Law Enforcement Division and the Department of Public Safety, shall:
  (1) identify vendors of systems that satisfy the requirements of subsection (A)(1) for use by school districts, and shall make this list of vendors available to schools no later than January 1, 2026; and
  (2) provide mandatory annual training to all public school resource officers and public school personnel on the proper use of the panic button alert system.
 (C) The State Board of Education, through the State Department of Education, shallmay promulgate regulations to implement this section.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.