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Bill would require districts to adopt student‑protection policies and fingerprint checks for unsupervised adults
Summary
House Bill 745 would require school districts to adopt and enforce student‑protection policies and to require fingerprint background checks for individuals with unsupervised contact with students; proponents said most districts already follow similar policies and that electronic fingerprinting eases implementation.
Representative Leman introduced House Bill 745 to require school districts to adopt a student‑protection policy that ensures any individual with unsupervised contact with students undergoes fingerprint background checks.
Proponents — including Rob Watson (Coalition of Advocates for Montana’s Public Schools) and Katie Bluggett/Bloodgood (Office of Public Instruction) — described the bill as a common‑sense gap closer. Watson said the requirement largely aligns…
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