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Panel re‑hears mask‑mandate ban; sponsors stress parental choice after COVID era disputes
Summary
Representative Kristin Noble told the committee House Bill 361, unchanged from prior sessions, would prohibit school mask mandates and preserve parents’ decision‑making. Supporters described harms they attribute to prolonged masking in schools; opponents did not appear in the transcript.
The committee reopened hearings on House Bill 361, a repeat measure that would prohibit public schools from requiring students to wear masks. The sponsor described the bill as a parental‑rights measure intended to prevent future local‑level mask mandates like those enacted during the COVID‑19 pandemic.
Sponsor remarks and rationale: Representative Kristin Noble, who sponsored a similar bill in…
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