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Committee introduces housekeeping bill to clarify background checks and protect emergency plans from public disclosure
Summary
Representative Chris Mathias introduced RS32018 to clarify school safety code: to align background-check language, require emergency operation plans and training, and to exempt certain emergency plans from public records disclosure; the committee voted to introduce the bill for a full hearing.
Representative Chris Mathias, R.-District 19, presented RS32018 to the House Committee on Education on Jan. 23, describing the proposal as a technical cleanup aimed at making school safety rules clearer and more practical.
Mathias said the bill converts a single, loosely worded paragraph into three separate subsections to make requirements clearer. Key elements described by Mathias include requiring systems for background checks, ensuring each school has an operational emergency plan, and training new employees and annual training for school staff about emergency plans.
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