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Assembly committee advances SB 98 to require campus notification when immigration enforcement is present
Summary
SB 98 (SAFE Act) would require K–12 and higher‑education institutions to notify students, staff and parents when immigration enforcement agents are present on campus or adjacent grounds; the bill drew bipartisan co‑authors and broad support from student groups, community organizations and educators, and the committee passed it to Appropriations.
Sen. Perez presented SB 98, the SAFE Act, which would require k–12 schools and colleges to notify parents, students, faculty and staff when immigration enforcement agents are present on campus. Committee members and dozens of witnesses debated the measure; supporters said timely notification preserves learning environments and protects vulnerable students, while one member called the bill “inflammatory”…
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