COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) -- Under a newly introduced bill, Ohio teachers would be required to wear silent "panic buttons" that instantly alert authorities in an emergency, and are intended speed up response times. According to Senate Bill 313, introduced this week by state Sen. Michele Reynolds of Canal Winchester, R-3rd, the devices must be integrated with local public safety answering points to make 911 calls, send mobile activations or initiate campus lockdowns. Every worker in every Ohio public and chartered school building would be required to wear them, putting a direct line to local authorities in their hands. I-Team: Lorain County Prosecutor J.D. Tomlinson facing criminal charges "School shootings are becoming all too common," Reynolds told FOX 8 News. "It's never something we should be comfortable with. "I just think it's a sensible, concrete solution. Obviously, it's a layered approach. It's not a one-size-fits-all approach. It's not going to take care of the entire problem. But it is something we can do and should do." The bill is dubbed Alyssa's Law, named for 14-year-old Alyssa Alhadeff, who was killed in the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Alhadeff's mother Lori established the nonprofit Make Our Schools Safe, which is now lobbying for panic alarms in schools nationwide. Seven states have adopted such a measure since 2019 and legislation is now pending in 10 other states, including Ohio, according to the nonprofit's website. “Alyssa was beautiful, vivacious, amazing, a soccer player, such zest for life, and Alyssa’s Law is named after her, and every time that panic button is pushed, Alyssa is saving lives,” said Alhadeff, as reported by NBC4. “We want to empower teachers to be able to press a button on their panic button and then it’s directly linked to law enforcement so they can pull up the cameras in the school, get eyes on the scene and better direct their school resource officer where to go.” Alhadeff said the system was in-use at Apalachee High School in Georgia during a deadly school shooting last month and that it "did help to save lives." Three button presses on the badge, which resembles a keycard, signals a medical emergency. Pressing it eight times or more signals an active shooter. Browns’ Michael Hall Jr. suspended for 5 games The systems can cost up to $15,000 to set up per building and up to $10,000 annually to maintain, according to a fiscal analysis by the Ohio Legislative Service Commission. The commission estimates it could cost schools statewide up to $83.5 million to install them, starting in 2026, and up to $33.4 million each year after. Brecksville-Broadview Heights City School District is one local school district that has already implemented such a system, according to the commission. New Albany-Plain Local School District in Franklin County is another, which entered into a five-year contract through the vendor Centegix for its six buildings, totaling $353,400. The bill would appropriate $25 million from the general fund in fiscal year 2026 to reimburse school districts.