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Senate panel approves SB 17 substitute to let schools use existing crisis maps; late TANF amendment ruled out
Summary
Committee approved a substitute to SB 17 allowing school systems that have recently purchased crisis maps to use them for crisis alerts and for an administrator to approve those maps; a proposal to add TANF‑related language was ruled out of order and not considered.
Tim Irvin presented Senate Bill 17 and told the committee the substitute focuses on school crisis alerts and mapping. "This is the bill for the crisis alert for schools, as well as their mapping," Irvin said.
The substitute clarifies that if a school system has already purchased crisis maps, it may use those maps and the administrator may…
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