Committees amend harassment bill after constitutional and special‑education concerns
Lawmakers amended House Bill 1888 to narrow language that previously criminalized disruptions or interference with school functions, adding provisions for intentional bodily injury and AG assistance; critics including the Office of the Public Defender warned the draft was overly broad and could face First Amendment challenges, and parents of special‑education students raised concerns about chilling advocacy.
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Senators on the joint Education and Labor committees on March 23 amended House Bill 1888 — a measure aimed at strengthening protections for education workers — after extended testimony and legal concerns. The committees struck language criminalizing ‘‘disrupts or interferes’’ and moved to incorporate more specific penalties for intentional bodily injury, aligning parts of the bill with provisions in Senate Bill 2900 and authorizing the Attorney General to assist education workers and sports officials who have been subject to harassment or intentional bodily injury.
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