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Committee sends school employee protection bill to summer study after members question scope of amendment
Summary
House Bill 7-21, intended to enhance protections for school employees, was amended and then sent to summer study after members said the amendment excluded students and registered participants, raising concerns about the bill's practical scope and readiness.
Chair Lady Littleton presented amendment code 5-968 to House Bill 7-21, explaining the bill aims to protect school employees — principals, teachers, secretaries and bus drivers — from threats and assaults by adults who are not students. She cited examples including bus-stop confrontations and recent aggravated assaults on school property.
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