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Senate Judiciary panel clarifies self‑defense protections to include classified school staff
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee adopted an amendment and gave S.B.59 a do‑pass recommendation after sponsors said the bill clarifies that "teacher" in existing law includes classified employees (bus drivers, cafeteria workers and others), ensuring those staff have explicit self‑defense protections.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance S.B.59 after adopting a sponsor amendment that clarifies the term "teacher" in the criminal code also covers classified school employees, proponents said.
Senator Chesterfield, the sponsor, said the change is a drafting correction to existing law and would make explicit that bus drivers, cafeteria workers,…
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