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Committee advances HB 40 with substitute to tighten school safety, cybersecurity and training requirements
Summary
The committee adopted a first substitute of HB 40 and passed it out favorably. The bill updates school safety needs assessments, sets an earlier October 15 deadline for assessments, requires minimum cybersecurity standards, expands annual training, and funds items such as bleed kits and AED planning.
The House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee on voice votes adopted a substitute for House Bill 40 and voted to pass the bill out favorably. Sponsors and law enforcement and education officials described the measure as the product of a multi-year task force and statewide collaboration.
Representative Wilcox, the bill sponsor, described HB 40 as “the follow-up to the bills that we've worked on in school security for the past 3 years.” He said the bill moves school safety needs assessments to an earlier deadline — October 15 — so state…
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