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Senate Education Committee Adopts Amendment to House Bill 8 to Preserve Mandatory Reporting and Counseling
Summary
The committee adopted amendment AM 3232‑1 to House Bill 8 by unanimous consent; the amendment clarifies exceptions where disclosure would conflict with federal law, states HB 8 does not supersede mandatory state reporting, and preserves career/academic mentoring between teachers and students.
During its session the Senate Education Committee took up House Bill 8 for a sixth hearing and the vice chair moved to amend with AM 3232‑1. Vice Chair O’Brien explained the amendment creates exceptions to disclosure requirements where they would conflict with federal law, clarifies that nothing in House Bill 8 prohibits mandatory reporting under state law, and states the bill does not limit career and academic mentoring or counseling between a teacher and a student.
The amendment was received without objection and became part of the bill. The chair authorized the Legislative Service Commission to harmonize the amendment to the sub bill and concluded the sixth hearing on the amended House Bill 8.
