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House approves bill to tighten school background checks and reporting after amendment for students with disabilities
Summary
Lawmakers passed a measure requiring criminal background checks for school employees and strengthening reporting of assaults on teachers; the House adopted an amendment clarifying exceptions for students with certain disabilities and debated risks of vague language around 'intentional infliction of emotional distress.'
The House passed a committee substitute to House Bill 775 on Sept. 23, which mandates criminal background checks for school employees and tightens reporting and response requirements for assaults and certain threats directed at educators.
Representative Biggs, the bill sponsor, said the legislation was designed to ‘protect our teachers, protecting our students,’ and explained the bill requires reporting of…
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