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6-61-140. Panic button alert systems.
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6-61-140. Panic button alert systems.
(a) Beginning with the 2017-2018 academic year, a state-supported institution of higher education may offer to its students, employees, and other personnel a panic button alert system that:
(1) Connects the user in real time with designated individuals, with the ability of contacting a live 911 operator;
(2)(A) Directly integrates into the existing statewide Smart911 system.
(B) The Smart911 system shall provide a way for a state-supported institution of higher education to geo-fence the campus and provide the Global Positioning System (GPS) location to assist emergency responders by automatically displaying during a 911 call;
(3) Is available for use on and off campus as a smartphone application and has a mechanism for panic notifications to be triggered by non-smartphone wireless callers and landline callers or automatic alert features in the event the user is unable to respond; and
(4) Has geo-tracking capability that can determine the location and movements of the person who engaged the panic button alert system.
(b) A state-supported institution of higher education may provide information to its students, employees, and other personnel to educate the students, employees, and other personnel on:
(1) The use of the panic button alert system; and
(2) How and where to obtain the panic button alert system.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-61-140
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6-61-140. Panic button alert systems.
(a) Beginning with the 2017-2018 academic year, a state-supported institution of higher education may offer to its students, employees, and other personnel a panic button alert system that:
(1) Connects the user in real time with designated individuals, with the ability of contacting a live 911 operator;
(2)(A) Directly integrates into the existing statewide Smart911 system.
(B) The Smart911 system shall provide a way for a state-supported institution of higher education to geo-fence the campus and provide the Global Positioning System (GPS) location to assist emergency responders by automatically displaying during a 911 call;
(3) Is available for use on and off campus as a smartphone application and has a mechanism for panic notifications to be triggered by non-smartphone wireless callers and landline callers or automatic alert features in the event the user is unable to respond; and
(4) Has geo-tracking capability that can determine the location and movements of the person who engaged the panic button alert system.
(b) A state-supported institution of higher education may provide information to its students, employees, and other personnel to educate the students, employees, and other personnel on:
(1) The use of the panic button alert system; and
(2) How and where to obtain the panic button alert system.
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