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Committee approves limited juvenile‑notification bill with confidentiality safeguards
Summary
A bill requiring notification to school superintendents or principals for the most serious juvenile offenses passed committee after members expressed concerns about sealed juvenile records; sponsors said dissemination would be limited to staff engaged with the student and that confidentiality violations would be a misdemeanor.
The Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would require judges to notify school superintendents (or private school heads) within seven days when a juvenile is charged with specified very serious offenses.
Representative Baker, sponsor of the proposal, said the measure focuses on the "most serious crimes" (murder and similarly severe offenses) and is intended to…
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