Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB5107: SCH SAFETY-PANIC ALERT SYSTEM
Status: Signed into law, August 7, 2026
Amends the School Safety Drill Act. Requires school districts and private schools to consider the use of a mobile panic alert system in the development of their school emergency and crisis response plans. Requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Illinois State Police and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, to develop standards for a mobile panic alert system. Creates the Mobile Panic Alert System Grant Fund. Makes a conforming change in the State Finance Act.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5107Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Nabeela SyedSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 105/5.1038 new105 ILCS 128/42 new105 ILCS 128/43 new 30 ILCS 105/5.1038 new 105 ILCS 128/42 new 105 ILCS 128/43 new ILCS 105/5.1038 new ILCS 128/42 new ILCS 128/43 new Amends the School Safety Drill Act. Requires school districts andprivate schools to consider the use of a mobile panic alert system in thedevelopment of their school emergency and crisis response plans…
From the introduced text, February 5, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5107Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Nabeela SyedSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 105/5.1038 new105 ILCS 128/42 new105 ILCS 128/43 new 30 ILCS 105/5.1038 new 105 ILCS 128/42 new 105 ILCS 128/43 new ILCS 105/5.1038 new ILCS 128/42 new ILCS 128/43 new Amends the School Safety Drill Act. Requires school districts andprivate schools to consider the use of a mobile panic alert system in thedevelopment of their school emergency and crisis response plans. Requiresthe State Board of Education, in consultation with the Illinois StatePolice and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of HomelandSecurity, to develop standards for a mobile panic alert system. Createsthe Mobile Panic Alert System Grant Fund. Makes a conforming change in theState Finance Act. LRB104 18528 LNS 31971 b LRB104 18528 LNS 31971 b LRB104 18528 LNS 31971 b A BILL FOR HB5107LRB104 18528 LNS 31971 b HB5107 LRB104 18528 LNS 31971 b HB5107 LRB104 18528 LNS 31971 b AN ACT concerning education. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The State Finance Act is amended by adding Section 5.1038 as follows: (30 ILCS 105/5.1038 new) [ADDED: Sec. 5.1038. ][ADDED: The Mobile Panic Alert System Grant Fund.] Section 10.The School Safety Drill Act is amended by adding Sections 42 …