House advances multiple education measures on code of ethics, safety and remote participation

Chairman White (speaker 34) presented a package of education measures that the House considered on third reading. One bill revises statutory language on educator discipline and updates the teacher code of ethics to address prohibited conduct between teachers and students; another requires schools to develop safety plans within five school days after receiving a court order of protection. A separate measure allows school boards to meet electronically under narrowly defined emergency conditions and requires visual identification for remote participants.

"This particular bill was brought to me by the State Board of Education... it updates Title 49 ... and teacher code of ethics regarding prohibited behavior between a teacher and a student," Chairman White said on the floor. Representative Johnson offered amendments seeking to extend protections to voucher‑funded private schools; those consideration motions failed under rule thresholds. Committee amendments were adopted as noted in the transcript and the clerk recorded passage on several items, including a Senate substitute recorded as receiving the constitutional majority for Senate Bill 21‑06.

Next steps: the adopted bills will proceed through enrollment and any implementing guidance will be developed by the State Board of Education and local school districts.