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House education committee introduces RS 32361 to clarify school safety code
Summary
On Feb. 12 the House Committee on Education introduced RS 32361, a replacement for House Bill 43 sponsored by Rep. Chris Mathias, to untangle three requirements in the current code — background checks, emergency operations plans and staff training — and to rely on an existing statutory exemption for emergency-response plans.
Representative Chris Mathias, sponsor of RS 32361, told the House Committee on Education on Feb. 12 that the draft replaces confusing language in the current code by separating three provisions: background checks for people with unsupervised contact with students, a requirement that each school maintain an emergency operations plan, and an obligation for school-district staff to receive initial and annual…
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