Senate committee requires schools to implement weapons-detection systems, sets Jan. 1, 2028 effective date after survivor testimony
After extended testimony from students, parents and school officials, the Senate Public Safety Committee amended House Bill 1023 to require local boards to implement weapons-detection systems at main points of entry and set an effective date of Jan. 1, 2028; the committee passed the amended substitute unanimously.
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The Senate Public Safety Committee on Wednesday amended and unanimously advanced House Bill 1023, adding a statutory requirement that local school boards "shall implement a weapons detection system" and establishing an implementation deadline of Jan. 1, 2028.
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