Senate Moves On Amended Safety Bill (May 28, 2018)

The PA Senate is continuing to move along SB 1142, a school safety bill which would provide for the creation and implementation of the Safe2Say Program, an anonymous system of reporting unsafe, potentially harmful, dangerous, violent or criminal activities, or the threat of such activities, in schools.  On April, 24, 2018 the bill was reported as committed unanimously by the Senate Education Committee and, last Monday, Senator Pat Browne offered amendment A07154, which provides for legislative intent, adds definitions, further provides for confidentiality and establishes penalties for false reports.  The amendment was agreed to via voice vote and the bill went over in its order as amended.