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Senate approves parental‑notification bill for student safety after emotional floor testimony
Summary
The Senate adopted a second substitute to HB134 requiring schools to notify parents when students threaten suicide or are involved in bullying, with privacy protections. The bill passed 27‑1 on March 12, 2013 after testimony about the state's youth suicide rate and questions about school liability.
Senators passed the second substitute to House Bill 134 on March 12, sending the measure forward after floor debate about scope, privacy and liability.
Sponsor Senator Robles described the substitute as aligned with prior Senate work on notifications and emphasized privacy safeguards: "HB134 ... is asking the school to put a system in place to notify…
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