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House panel advances bill to make expulsions and pending expulsions part of student transfer records
Summary
The House Education Committee passed HB 1495 as amended to require disciplinary records related to expulsions or pending expulsions to follow students when they transfer between public and private schools; the measure allows receiving districts discretion about enrollment.
Representative Hawk presented HB 1495 as amended to the House Education Committee, saying the measure would require disciplinary records related to expulsions or pending expulsions to transfer with the student when they enroll in another public or private school.
"This is a safety thing for our schools, our parents," Representative Hawk said, describing the bill as a response to requests from superintendents in Grant County, Saline County and neighboring areas.
The bill, as explained by Jeremy Lassiter of Bryant Public Schools, would make receiving districts aware of expulsions or pending expulsions and allow—but not require—the receiving district to deny admission based on that information. "Under this bill, it…
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