FIFTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2021

February 6, 2021

 

 

 

Mr. Speaker:

 

    Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

 

HOUSE BILL 128

 

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

 

1. On page 2, line 8, before "volunteer", insert "school".

 

     2. On page 2, line 13, after "children", insert "or students".

 

     3. On page 4, line 19, after "children", insert "or students".

 

     4. On page 5, line 21, after the period, insert a closing

quotation mark.

 

     5. On page 5, line 22 through page 7, line 25, strike

Subsection I in its entirety.

 

     6. On page 8, line 19, after “department” strike “and”, in lieu thereof insert “or”.

 

     7. On page 9, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following

new subsection:

 

        "A. "child abuse" means a child:

 

            (1) who has suffered or who is at risk of suffering

serious harm because of the action or inaction of the child's

parent, guardian, custodian or other adult;

 

            (2) who has suffered physical abuse, emotional abuse

or psychological abuse inflicted or caused by the child's parent,

guardian, custodian or other adult;

 

            (3) who has suffered sexual abuse or sexual

exploitation inflicted by the child's parent, guardian, custodian or

other adult;

 

            (4) whose parent, guardian, custodian or other adult

has knowingly, intentionally or negligently placed the child in a

situation that may endanger the child's life or health; or

 

            (5) whose parent, guardian, custodian or other adult

has knowingly or intentionally tortured, cruelly confined or cruelly

punished the child;".

 

     8. Reletter the succeeding subsections accordingly.

 

     9. On page 10, line 10, strike "comments or".

 

     10. On page 10, line 19, strike "student or child" and insert

in lieu thereof "child or student".

 

     11. On page 15, line 11, after "children", insert "or

students".

 

     12. On page 15, line 13, after "child", insert "or student".

 

     13. On page 15, line 17, before "volunteer", insert "school".

 

     14. On page 15, line 20, after "child", insert "or student".

 

     15. On page 17, line 7, before "volunteer", insert "school".

 

     16. On page 17, line 9, after "children", insert "or

students".

 

     17. On page 18, line 4, before "volunteer", insert "school".

 

     18. On page 18, line 6, before "volunteer", insert "school".

 

     19. On page 18, line 7, after "children", insert "or

students".

 

     20. On page 18, line 13, before "volunteer", insert "school".

 

     21. On page 18, line 15, strike "of a school district".

 

     22. On page 19, line 9, before "volunteer", insert "school".,

 

and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.                         

                             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:  Chatfield, Ezzell, Lara, Roybal Caballero, Stapleton, Trujillo

Absent:   None

 

 

 

 

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