Tex.
Educ. Code Section 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 (Multihazard Emergency Operations Plan; Safety and Security Audit)(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 (School Safety Allotment) or other available funds; and(2)
use the district’s or school’s customary procurement process.(1)
an accurate map of each district campus and school building that is developed and documented in accordance with the standards described by Section 37.351 (Facilities Standards Compliance) related to developing site and floor plans, access control, and exterior door numbering; and(2)
an opportunity to conduct a walk-through of each district campus and school building using the map described by Subdivision (1).
Source:
Section 37.117 — Silent Panic Alert Technology, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.37.htm#37.117
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).