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Votes at a glance: House passes teacher background checks, oil-and-gas account and other measures
Summary
The House passed multiple bills in rapid succession: HB181 (educator background-check amendments) passed 71–0; HB170 (oil and gas conservation restricted account) passed 72–0; HB216 (agriculture appointments) passed 72–0; HB48 (water commission amendments) passed 71–0. Committee reports on HB201 were also adopted.
Lawmakers approved a batch of bills advancing administrative and programmatic changes across education, natural resources and agriculture.
House Bill 181 (Representative Richard M. Silway) closes a loophole in the Teacher Licensure Act by creating a fingerprint-card database so arrests are matched to licensed educators and the State…
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