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Committee addresses student‑mentor bill; sponsors frame measure as codifying background checks
Summary
A bill to create optional district student‑mentor programs and require statewide background checks for mentors was presented; sponsors said much of the practice is already allowed but the bill would codify a standard vetting process; final committee action was not completed in the transcript.
A bill proposing a student‑mentor program that would let school districts create optional mentor programs and require statewide background checks for mentors drew questions about whether the measure simply codifies existing practice or changes the law.
The sponsor told the committee the Department of Education had suggested language to align the bill with department practice and said the measure would…
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