FIFTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION

March 1, 2021

 

HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENT number ___1__ to HOUSE BILL 93, as amended

Amendment sponsored by Representative T. Ryan Lane

    1. On page 4, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following new subsection:

         "I. Nothing in this section shall require a school district to exhaust interventions described in this section prior to suspending or expelling a student who brings a deadly weapon on campus or when a student presents a clear likelihood of committing great bodily harm to other students or school personnel.".

    2. Reletter the succeeding subsection accordingly.

    3. On page 4, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following new paragraphs:

             "(1) "deadly weapon" means any firearm, whether loaded or unloaded; or any weapon that is capable of producing death or great bodily harm, including but not restricted to any types of daggers, brass knuckles, switchblade knives, bowie knives, poniards, butcher knives, dirk knives and all such weapons with which dangerous cuts can be given or with which dangerous thrusts can be inflicted, including sword canes and any kind of sharp pointed canes; slingshots, slung shots and bludgeons; or any other weapons with which dangerous wounds can be inflicted;

             (2) "great bodily harm" means an injury to the person that creates a high probability of death or that causes serious disfigurement or that results in permanent or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any member or organ of the body;".

    4. Renumber the succeeding paragraphs accordingly.

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                                    T. Ryan Lane

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          (Chief Clerk)                (Chief Clerk)

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