OTHER BILLS OF NOTE PASS HB 413 (Rep. Steve Eliason) • If an LEA fails to notify the State Board of Education about whether they will use the student mental health screener, the State Board will include the LEA on a list submitted to the Education Interim Committee. HB 269 (Rep. Mike Petersen) • Adds the Ten Commandments and Magna Carta to the list of historical documents LEAs may use in curricula and activities. HB 29 (Rep. Ken Ivory) • If three school districts or two school districts and five charter schools determine that a learning material is “objectively” sensitive, then every LEA statewide must remove it. • The State Board of Education may overrule that statewide presumption if, within 60 days, they discuss that material in a public meeting and vote to reinstate it. HB 84 (Rep. Ryan Wilcox) • Requires an armed security person in school when school is in session. • Requires wearable panic alert device in each classroom and security film or ballistic windows on all ground-level windows. • Requires each school to conduct a school safety needs assessment. • Provides $100M one time and $2M ongoing. HB 415 (Rep. Mark Strong) • Eliminates curricular and co-curricular fees for core classes that are not electives beginning in FY 26. • Appropriates $35M one time to be used over three years to help schools adjust. FAIL HB 514 (Rep. Kevin Stratton) • Would have permitted LEAs to use volunteer accredited chaplains. HB 303 (Rep. Jeff Stenquist) • Would have prohibited teachers and other school officials from endorsing, disparaging or promoting political or social viewpoints. 17
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