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Senate Education Committee advances amended House Bill 8 after adopting clarifying amendments
Summary
The Senate Education Committee favorably reported a substitute for House Bill 8 after adopting amendments clarifying released‑time instruction, allowing on‑campus alternative assignments for opting students, and permitting local districts to require criminal record checks for released‑time instructors and volunteers.
The Senate Education Committee on the record advanced a substitute for House Bill 8 on its seventh hearing, adopting several amendments that clarify how released‑time religious instruction will operate in public schools. The committee voted to favorably report the subbill to the committee on rules and authorized Legislative Service Commission to harmonize adopted changes.
The measure was amended to specify that a student excused from instruction that contains certain contested content may participate in an on‑campus alternative assignment so the student remains engaged in school during the…
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