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House Education Committee adopts amendment, advances Senate Bill 246 requiring expanded school incident notifications
Summary
The House Education Committee on Wednesday adopted Amendment A01322 and reported Senate Bill 246 as amended, advancing legislation that would require school entities, nonpublic schools and private schools to notify parents, guardians and school employees about specified incidents occurring on school property.
The House Education Committee on Wednesday adopted Amendment A01322 and reported Senate Bill 246 as amended, advancing legislation that would require school entities, nonpublic schools and private schools to notify parents, guardians and school employees about specified incidents occurring on school property.
The amendment, offered by Chairman Schweier and read into the record by a staff member identified as Kate, adds that second and each subsequent violation of a school’s bullying policy must be reported, sets a notification threshold for intentional and significant property damage at more than $1,000 and adds a statutory definition of “weapon.”
Why it matters: The bill, as described to the committee, would expand…
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