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House approves bill to allow law enforcement to notify school districts about students arrested for violent offenses
Summary
First Substitute House Bill 135 authorizes law enforcement to notify a student's school superintendent when a student is taken into custody for weapons violations or violent crimes and requires notice of detention‑hearing outcomes; the House passed the measure 69–0 after amending the notification window from five to three days.
Representative Lawrence introduced First Substitute House Bill 135, saying the measure would permit law enforcement to notify school district superintendents when a student is taken into custody for two narrowly defined reasons: weapons violations or violent crime. The substitute also requires that detention‑hearing outcomes (for example, whether a…
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