Alyssa's Law in Oregon
Oregon law says a school's governing body shall consider installing a panic alarm system when it reviews its school building security policies. It does not require installation. The law came from HB 3083 (2025) and took effect January 1, 2026.
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What does the Oregon law require?
Every covered school must have emergency safeguards, including policies and procedures on school building security; the panic alarm consideration happens during that review.
The panic alarm system to be considered:
- is wireless or consists of wearable panic alarms
- can connect to diverse emergency services technologies so multiple agencies can coordinate in real time
- integrates with local public safety answering points to transmit 9-1-1 calls and mobile activations
Who is covered?
K-12 public and private schools, including public charter schools. The law also covers any educational institution with an average daily attendance of 50 or more students.
Is there funding?
The Legislature's staff summary rates the bill's fiscal impact as minimal. According to the staff summary, ODE created a Wireless Panic Alarm Grant that reimburses schools $2,000 for buying and installing a wireless panic alert system, paid for with 2023 school-safety funds from House Bill 5014.
Bill and statute history
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Bill | HB 3083 (2025 Regular Session), Oregon Laws 2025, chapter 208 |
| Passed | House March 25, 2025; Senate May 20, 2025 |
| Approved | May 28, 2025 |
| Effective | January 1, 2026 |
| Statute | ORS 339.408, "Emergency safeguards; required drills and instruction; school building security" (renumbered from ORS 336.071 in the 2025 edition) |
How can QuickSecure help?
Panic, the QuickSecure mobile app, lets any staff member raise an Alert from a phone. Schools start with Lockdown, Fire, Medical and Admin Alerts, each with its response workflow already built, and can add their own Alert types with their own workflows.
Schools can also add a physical panic button.
Each school sets how every Alert type behaves: silent or announced, a critical alert or a normal notification, whether it also sends email and text messages, and how it looks, down to its color, icon and wording.
Dispatch sends the Alert straight to 911 through RapidSOS, with one confirmation step. Each school chooses which Alert types call 911.
Mass notifications lets a school choose how each message goes out: app notifications, critical alerts, text messages or email.
Nexus holds campus maps and floor plans, plus details such as where the AEDs are, who is on site, which class each person is in and their status, and responders can see them during an Alert.
Drill management runs practice drills through the same workflow as a real Alert, so in a real emergency every step is already familiar and nobody stops to second-guess it. A drill never sends a real Dispatch.
This is not a statement that any product satisfies Oregon law or qualifies for the state grant.