{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-15-1302","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 6-15-1302","heading":"Emergency operation plans and emergency communication with law enforcement requirements","body":"(a) On or before October 1, 2021, a public school shall have a panic button alert system or other means of emergency communication with law enforcement if funding is available. (b) The panic button alert system shall: (1) Connect the caller with 911 while simultaneously notifying designated on-site personnel; (2) (A) Directly integrate into the existing statewide Smart911 system. (B) The Smart911 system shall provide a way for a public school to geo-fence the school campus and provide and manage floor plans and other documents to assist emergency responders when they automatically display during a 911 call; (3) Be available for use as a smartphone application and have a mechanism for panic notifications to be triggered by non-smartphone wireless callers and landline callers; and (4) Be limited to users designated, approved, and confirmed by school administrators. Amended by Act 2021, No. 648,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021. Amended by Act 2021, No. 620,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021. Amended by Act 2015, No. 950,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015. Acts 2003, No. 648, § 2.\n\n(a) On or before October 1, 2021, a public school shall have a panic button alert system or other means of emergency communication with law enforcement if funding is available.\n\n(b) The panic button alert system shall: (1) Connect the caller with 911 while simultaneously notifying designated on-site personnel; (2) (A) Directly integrate into the existing statewide Smart911 system. (B) The Smart911 system shall provide a way for a public school to geo-fence the school campus and provide and manage floor plans and other documents to assist emergency responders when they automatically display during a 911 call; (3) Be available for use as a smartphone application and have a mechanism for panic notifications to be triggered by non-smartphone wireless callers and landline callers; and (4) Be limited to users designated, approved, and confirmed by school administrators.\n\n(1) Connect the caller with 911 while simultaneously notifying designated on-site personnel;\n\n(2) (A) Directly integrate into the existing statewide Smart911 system. (B) The Smart911 system shall provide a way for a public school to geo-fence the school campus and provide and manage floor plans and other documents to assist emergency responders when they automatically display during a 911 call;\n\n(A) Directly integrate into the existing statewide Smart911 system.\n\n(B) The Smart911 system shall provide a way for a public school to geo-fence the school campus and provide and manage floor plans and other documents to assist emergency responders when they automatically display during a 911 call;\n\n(3) Be available for use as a smartphone application and have a mechanism for panic notifications to be triggered by non-smartphone wireless callers and landline callers; and\n\n(4) Be limited to users designated, approved, and confirmed by school administrators.","path":["AR Code","Title 6","Chapter 15","Subchapter 13"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"24cb0851e2f6dd3e31319b5365e0b51cff49461739556a4780b09948d3455446","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-15-1301","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-15-1303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}