The Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee advanced six bills and tabled one, acting on measures ranging from restorative discipline and special education dispute resolution to SAT access, teacher mentorship, diabetes management, and sickle cell training for school nurses. Three bills drew dissenting votes — HB 298, HB 613, and HB 1373 each passed 5-2 or 4-2 — while no named speakers articulated opposition on the record.
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HB 298 (restorative discipline), HB 613 (teacher mentorship pilot), and HB 1373 (Students with Intensive Support Needs assessment) each received two dissenting votes, but no named speakers articulated opposition on the record in the transcript.
“This would require public schools to consider at least one evidence based restorative disciplinary practice before suspension or expulsion of a student with certain exceptions for enumerated severe student offenses and requires the department to collect and report data on the use of these practices.”
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Sign in to subscribeWe now like to call to order the appropriation elementary and secondary subcommittee. At this time. Madam Clerk, would you please open the roll? Okay. We do have a quorum. Quorum is present. And so at this time we will now open with House Bill 298. Thank you. Thank you. Madam Chair. This is House Bill 298, which is your bill. This would require public schools to consider at least one evidence based restorative disciplinary practice before suspension or expulsion of a student with certain exceptions for enumerated severe student offenses and requires the department to collect and report data on the use of these practices. Could I have a motion please to move House Bill 298. Madam Chair, I move that we report House Bill 298. Okay. A motion has been made and properly. Second. All in favor say we now open the road for to vote. That's. Thank you. House Bill 298 has reported four to two. You might. Ma'. Am. Clerk, you may close the roll. Thank you. House Bill 410. And there's a substitute. Madam Chair, having voted on the prevailing side, I move that we reconsider the vote by which House Bill 410 was. Table.…
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