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House backs effort to require schools to attempt noncustodial-parent notification for serious off-site injuries
Summary
After extended floor debate and substitute amendments to clarify schools should 'attempt to notify' noncustodial parents in cases of serious injury requiring off-site treatment, the House passed HB 394 and referred it to the Senate.
House Bill 394, described by its sponsor as a narrow, one-page bill, requires that when a student's injury at a public school requires treatment off site, the school must notify both custodial and noncustodial parents if the school has the noncustodial parent's telephone number (SEG 395–409).
The bill drew prolonged debate on the floor. Representative Rowan objected on principle to placing the burden on schools to track custody arrangements, saying "it is…
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