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Committee advances juvenile‑justice bill targeting school vaping and repeat offenses
Summary
HB188, sponsored by Representative Peck, would clarify school search and discipline procedures to address vaping and repeat juvenile offenses; the committee adopted the third substitute and sent the bill to the floor with a favorable recommendation (7–2) after school staff and student testimony.
Representative Nicholeen Peck presented HB188, aimed at clarifying school search authority and responses to drug and vape incidents and tracking juvenile recidivism. Peck told the committee district staff and police had flagged repeat offenders, saying, “It’s the same 40 kids,” to illustrate repeat incident patterns identified in USBE data.
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