FIFTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2019

 

March 6, 2019

 

 

 

Mr. Speaker:

 

    Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

 

HOUSE BILL 238

 

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

 

     1. On page 2, line 17, strike "INITIAL AND ANNUAL".

 

     2. On page 4, line 2, strike "annually".

 

     3. On page 4, line 5, after the period, strike the remainder of the line, strike lines 6 and 7 in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof:

 

     "Training shall be at least two hours per semester for a total of four hours per school year; provided that newly hired school employees shall be required to attend a six-hour course during their first semester of working for the school district or charter school.".

 

     4. On page 4, line 10, after "every", insert "appropriate".

 

     5. On page 4, line 12, after the period, insert:

 

     "School districts with multiple public schools may develop action plans to prioritize training based on each public school's at-risk student population and relevant professional staff to support continuous practice. A public school that has an average suspension rate of five percent or more over the most recent three years shall undergo training regardless of its at-risk program units.".

 

     6. On page 4, line 14, after the period, strike the remainder of the line and strike lines 15 through 22 in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof:

 

     "That prioritization shall include how the school district will conduct the training once in the fall and once in the spring semester.".

                             

                             Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

                                                                 

G. ANDRES ROMERO, CHAIR

 

 

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

 

Date

 

 

The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against

Yes:      9

No:       0

Excused:  Baldonado, Dow, Figueroa, Stapleton, Trujillo, L.

Absent:   None

 

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