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Committee converts Senate Bill 507 into study committee, citing costs and process questions

Education Finance Committee · January 28, 2026
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Summary

Senate Bill 507, an educator-protection measure, was converted into a study committee via amendment after members raised questions about cost drivers for expulsions and whether a study committee was an appropriate path under rules committee guidance.

The Education Finance Committee moved to convert Senate Bill 507, a proposal aimed at protecting educators from assaults, into a study committee rather than advancing the bill as drafted.

The bill's prime sponsor described the intent to protect educators from assault at schools but acknowledged drafting problems. Senator…

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