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Committee reviews House strike‑all on S.227, debates superintendent duties and warrant limits
Summary
The Senate education committee examined House changes to S.227, a bill on immigration‑related school protocols, focusing on who may declare nonpublic areas, superintendent duties to connect students to resources, and whether warrants must specify school areas; counsel will draft clarifying amendments.
The Senate education committee on S.227 reviewed a House 'strike‑all' amendment that alters how schools must respond in immigration‑related incidents, with particular attention to who can declare nonpublic areas, how student information is shared and what a judicial warrant must authorize for law‑enforcement entry.
Rick Sable of the office of legislative counsel opened the session with a web‑posted side‑by‑side of the Senate and House texts, saying he had "highlighted the pertinent changes" so lawmakers could see where the House narrowed or restructured language. He noted the House repeatedly added the phrase "head of school or designee" to indicate that some duties extend to approved independent schools as well as public districts.
Committee members pressed for precision on the bill's definitions. Counsel said the House removed language that had treated employees and contractors as part of the definition of "school," and…
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