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Senate committee adopts technical amendments to House Bill 432 and forwards it to rules
Summary
During the committee's fourth hearing on House Bill 432 members adopted several technical amendments (AM 2756‑3, AM 2797, AM 2799) clarifying provider definitions and grade‑band cross‑references; the committee then favorably reported the bill to the committee on rules and reference.
The Senate Education Committee took procedural action on House Bill 432 during its fourth hearing, adopting multiple amendments and forwarding the bill to the committee on rules and reference.
Senator Huffman moved to adopt Amendment 2756‑3, described as clarifying that curriculum providers, assessment providers and information technology centers are not technology providers under the act and as revising parental notice language and a knowledge standard for educator conduct; the amendment was accepted without objection and "becomes part of the bill."
Vice Chair O'Brien offered AM 2797, a department‑requested corrective amendment to harmonize code sections changed earlier in the session. An objection was recorded and a roll call was held; the amendment was recorded as adopted and incorporated into the working text. O'Brien later offered AM 2799, a Department of Education and Workforce request to allow STEM programs of excellence to serve intended students while retaining certain limits; the committee adopted that amendment by unanimous consent.
Vice Cheryl Bridal moved that the committee favorably report House Bill 432 to the committee on rules and reference. The clerk called the roll and the motion passed; the bill was favorably reported. Members were asked to sign the report slip at adjournment.
No policy debate on the substantive merits of the core bill occurred on the record at this hearing; the committee's actions were recorded as procedural and corrective in nature.
