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Committee hears bill expanding penalties for interference and intimidation at schools
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee took public testimony on Substitute House Bill 1085, which would expand existing gross-misdemeanor offenses for interference by force or intimidation at K–12 schools, raise maximum penalties and create exclusion periods for nonstudents; an amendment removes a signage requirement for OSPI.
Substitute House Bill 1085 would expand existing gross-misdemeanor offenses for interference by force or intimidation to cover employees and contractors of public and private K–12 schools, extracurricular officials and volunteers, and would raise maximum penalties for interference by force or violence to up to 364 days and a $1,000 fine.
The bill as introduced required the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to develop standard signage about the offenses and display it at gym and auditorium entrances and athletic fields. Staff later briefed the committee on an…
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