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Senate committee sends substitute House Bill 206 to rules after amendments on expulsions, data and funding
Summary
The committee favorably reported a substitute for House Bill 206 after adopting amendments requiring demographic reporting on expelled students, adding temporary funding for school choice administration, offering targeted reprieves for community schools facing closure and improving access to seizure medication in schools.
The Senate Education Committee voted to favorably report a substitute for House Bill 206 to the committee on rules and reference after a multi‑hour sequence of amendments and roll calls. Committee members adopted amendments that touch on expelled‑student reporting, school funding and health‑and‑safety procedures in schools.
Vice Chair O’Brien moved AM 3386‑1 to require public schools to include specified demographic data on expelled students and to transmit those data to the Department of Education and Workforce. “As requested by the Department of Education and Workforce, this amendment…
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