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Committee advances several education bills in executive session; votes and tallies
Summary
During executive session the House Education Committee reported bills out of committee on EpiPen stock, best‑interest placements and special‑education reporting; it recommended ITL on a school air-quality bill. Vote tallies and brief context are listed.
The House Education Policy and Administration Committee took several votes during an executive session following the morning hearings.
- HB 677 — EpiPen supply in schools: The committee voted to report HB 677 ought to pass. The motion passed on a roll call vote, 18 yeas, 0 nays. Committee discussion described the bill as a common-sense public-health measure; Rep. Paul Terry moved the motion and Rep. Murray seconded.
- HB 68 — Best-interest placements within a district: The committee adopted an amendment (which removed an unintended reference to private schools) and voted to report HB 68 ought to pass as amended. The motion carried 10 yeas, 8 nays. Supporters said the bill increases transparency by requiring written explanations within 10 days when a superintendent denies a requested in-district placement; opponents raised concerns about operational impacts on classroom composition, staffing and curriculum alignment.
- HB 329 — School air quality and temperature policy: After discussion the committee voted to recommend “inexpedient to legislate” (ITL) on HB 329, with a 10–8 tally. Members supporting ITL cited local control and existing district capacity; supporters of the bill had argued for a formal requirement that districts adopt heat-illness prevention and air-quality plans.
- HB 76 — Tracking special-education complaints: The committee voted to report HB 76 ought to pass, 10 yeas, 8 nays. Supporters said the measure improves transparency by publishing complaint-tracking data the department already collects; opposition raised privacy concerns for students in small districts and said certain data elements could make individual students identifiable.
The committee also noted that HB 121 and HB 398 were held for additional work and that other bills heard earlier in the day would return to committee for possible amendments.
