💬 “It’s important for us to stay one step ahead of those with nefarious intent, and that’s what this bill does.”
— Arizona Rep. Laura Terech
A former educator in the state Legislature has reintroduced a bill she believes will help keep Arizona schools safe in an active shooter situation.
House Bill 2032, introduced by Rep. Laura Terech, D-Scottsdale, aims to make it more difficult for those targeting schools to get a lay of the land by exempting school blueprints from public records requests.
In March, a former student at an elementary school in Nashville planned and executed an attack on the school, resulting in the deaths of three students and three adults. As part of their preparation for the attack, the shooter studied maps of the school and surveilled the premises.
What happened to the bill last time? Terech introduced this same bill earlier this year and received overwhelming bipartisan support.
However, Republican leaders refused to bring the bill to a vote, pointing to an unofficial policy where they would only bring bills to a vote if they had support from a majority of Republicans.
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The bill will be considered by lawmakers during the 2024 legislative session, which begins Jan. 8.
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