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Committee lays over bill to fund and require anonymous school threat reporting and reporting to fusion center
Summary
The committee laid over House File 1901 after witnesses from Sandy Hook Promise and the Violence Prevention Project testified in favor of anonymous threat-reporting systems and associated training; the author's amendment adding tribal schools was adopted.
Chair Mueller presented House File 1901 and moved the author's A4 amendment to add tribal schools to grant eligibility; the committee adopted the amendment by voice vote and laid the bill over.
Sponsor Chair Erin Mueller said the bill seeks to keep students and staff safe by appropriating grant funding for anonymous threat-reporting systems and requiring reporting of active-shooter threats to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) fusion center. "Research shows us that those who commit mass violence often share their plans with someone," Mueller said, and she cited research…
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