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Committee adopts model-policy amendment for excused student mental-health days and refers bill
Summary
House Bill 1648 was amended into a model-policy approach requiring the Department of Education to publish guidance and convene a work group to advise on student mental-health days; members debated whether existing law already permits such procedures and expressed concerns about creating a state-level work group.
The House Education Committee adopted amendment A02390 to House Bill 1648, changing the bill into a model-policy framework requiring the Department of Education to develop and publish model policy and guidance for student mental-health days and to establish an advisory work group.
Kate described A02390 as a "gut-and-replace" amendment that…
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