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House pauses bill to let sponsors tighten school disruption language after amendment debate
Summary
Lawmakers circled House Bill 199, which would give K‑12 principals authority comparable to higher‑education administrators to remove disruptive persons near school grounds, after a technical amendment and floor concerns about breadth and criminal penalties.
The House moved to circle House Bill 199 after a floor amendment and extended debate over how the measure would define penalties and its scope for K‑12 schools.
Sponsor Representative Carol Spackman Moss told the chamber HB199 seeks to give K‑12 principals authority similar to existing statute for colleges so school administrators may act to maintain safety "not only while…
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