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Committee approves measure to send safe-storage notification requirement to committee of the whole
Summary
The House Education Committee voted 7-5 to advance a bill that would require school districts to provide parents information about Colorado secure-storage law and local safe-storage resources, following hours of testimony from students, parents, teachers, medical professionals and advocacy groups.
The House Education Committee voted 7-5 to advance House Bill 1250, a measure that would require school districts to provide parents and guardians of k–12 students a notice about Colorado’s secure firearm storage law and to publish links to state-approved safe-storage materials on district websites.
Representative Cathy Hamrick, the bill sponsor, said the measure seeks to give families practical information that reduces unintentional injuries and suicides involving firearms. Testimony came from dozens of witnesses: students, school staff and administrators, pediatricians, emergency nurses,…
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