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House advances bill allowing 'locative devices' for students with IEPs after floor clarifications
Summary
Delegates clarified that a proposed bill would permit schools to use locative/GPS devices only for students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and only with parental agreement; supporters called it potentially life‑saving while members sought limits and privacy safeguards. The bill was auto‑printed for third reading.
A floor debate on a bill authorizing schools to enter agreements to use locative (GPS‑style) devices for students concluded with clarifications that the measure, as amended, applies only to students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and requires parental agreement.
The floor leader (speaker 16) explained the amendments and scope: the bill allows schools, after an agreement with a parent or guardian, to track an individual student who has a documented history of elopement or wandering as reflected in an IEP. The floor leader…
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