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Senate committee hears mixed advice on creating a Bureau of School Security; bill held in committee
Summary
A June 17 hearing on legislation to create a Bureau of School Security produced divided testimony: Department of Education supported the concept but flagged funding and staffing concerns; POST and the Police Department urged strengthening current partnerships instead of creating a new bureau. The committee voted to hold the bill for further work.
Senators heard competing views on a bill (36-0049) that would create a Bureau of School Security inside the Department of Education during a June 17 Committee on Education and Workforce Development hearing.
Sponsor Novelle E. Francis Jr. opened the hearing, saying the measure is intended to standardize training for school monitors and school resource officers and to build a more coordinated approach to student safety. "Training mandates... can and should be part of a comprehensive wraparound approach," Francis said.
Department of Education: conceptual support, but funding concerns Victor Somme III, the Department of Education—s assistant commissioner, said the department…
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