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Committee approves bills increasing school threat response and restitution
Summary
Lawmakers advanced measures expanding where credible-threat rules apply, requiring immediate notification of principals, temporary removal for evaluation and capped restitution (up to $10,000) for response costs; sponsors said the bills aim to reduce classroom disruption and recoup response costs.
The Judiciary Committee advanced multiple bills aimed at bolstering schools’ ability to respond to credible threats and to recover response costs.
Representative Lomax, carrying a bill originally prefiled by Matt (now Senator) Woods, described amendments that extend protections to hospitals, nursing homes and other public places and require school…
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