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Committee advances bill restricting emergency use of school facilities for certain non‑citizens; fiscal and legal concerns raised
Summary
Committee discussion and executive session action advanced HB 701, a contentious proposal to limit the use of school facilities as emergency shelters for certain non‑citizens; witnesses warned of legal and fiscal risks.
The committee discussed a bill identified in the record as HB 701 (described at hearing as related to emergency shelters and use of school facilities). Committee discussion and executive session motion focused on whether schools should be available as emergency shelters for people identified in testimony as ‘‘specified aliens’’ (witnesses used that statutory phrase while discussing immigration law).
Supporters of the bill said it would protect school buildings — and students — from ad hoc uses by non‑citizens who have not been vetted and who, they argued, may raise safety or public‑health concerns. Representative Nato and others framed the proposal as a preventive measure to avoid scenarios where large numbers…
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