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Committee debates expanding firearm expulsion rules and adding threat‑by‑communication offenses; committee carries bill over for redrafting
Summary
Senate Bill 416, which clarifies expulsions for bringing firearms to school and proposes a new category for serious threats conveyed by writings or electronic communications, prompted extensive committee debate over strict‑liability language, hearing authority and appropriate penalties; the committee carried the bill over for further staff work.
Senate Bill 416, a measure that clarifies school discipline rules for students who bring firearms to campus and seeks to create a distinct disciplinary category for written or electronic threats of bodily harm, was carried over by the Senate Education Committee for additional drafting after an extended discussion.
Donna Barton, research director, told the committee the bill would differentiate general school discipline procedures from the distinct process required for firearm‑related expulsions. The bill would require a one‑year expulsion for bringing a firearm to school measured from the date of the incident; the…
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