HB 634 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school safety and security, further providing for school safety and security coordinator.

PRINTER'S NO.   644

                      THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                          HOUSE BILL
                          No. 634
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, BOROWSKI, FLEMING, DONAHUE,
        PROBST, HILL-EVANS, GIRAL, CERRATO, SANCHEZ, PIELLI, OTTEN,
        PASHINSKI, STEELE, A. BROWN, BRENNAN, RIVERA, CURRY, GREEN
        AND CIRESI, FEBRUARY 20, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY,
        FEBRUARY 20, 2025


                                     AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
 2      act relating to the public school system, including certain
 3      provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
 4      schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
 5      laws relating thereto," in school safety and security,
 6      further providing for school safety and security coordinator.
 7      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 8   hereby enacts as follows:
 9      Section 1.     Section 1309-B(c) of the act of March 10, 1949
10   (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is
11   amended by adding a paragraph to read:
12   Section 1309-B.     School safety and security coordinator.
13      * * *
14      (c)   Specific duties.--The school safety and security
15   coordinator shall:
16            * * *
17            (7)   Consider the implementation of a panic alarm system
18      as part of the school safety and security coordinator's
 1    review of the school entity's policies and procedures under
 2    paragraph (1). As used in this paragraph, the term "panic
 3    alarm system" shall mean a silent security system signal
 4    generated by the manual activation of a device, including a
 5    wired panic button, wireless panic button or mobile or
 6    computer application, intended to signal a life-threatening
 7    or emergency situation requiring a response from local law
 8    enforcement or, in the case of a school building located in a
 9    municipality where there is no municipal police department, a
10    location designated by the Commissioner of Pennsylvania State
11    Police.
12    * * *
13    Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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