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Conference committee agrees to file nonconcur on cyberbullying bill after debate over study vs. action
Summary
Lawmakers in a conference committee discussing Senate Bill 210 (cyberbullying) split over whether to pursue immediate statutory changes or form a study committee. The committee agreed to a nonconcur report and will place the item on the consent calendar.
Members of the conference committee reconvening to consider Senate Bill 210 on cyberbullying agreed to file a nonconcur report after days of bargaining over bill language and whether the legislature should order a study or take immediate action.
The disagreement centered on two questions: whether to return the bill to its original focus on prevention and add a study committee element, and whether new reporting requirements and operational changes should be enacted now. Proponents of immediate changes said existing laws are not being implemented; others argued a study is needed to determine why implementation is failing.
Representative Cordelli opened the reconvened session by proposing changes to the bill’s composition and removing a provision tied…
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