Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student Elopement - Locative Devices
Sponsor: Aletheia McCaskill (District 44B)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring certain public and nonpublic schools to develop policies and procedures regarding student wandering or elopement behavior; authorizing certain public and nonpublic schools to coordinate a student's voluntary use of a certain locative device and monitor the student's location using the locative device only for wandering or elopement behavior; establishing certain privacy and data protections for information obtained through a student's voluntary use of a certain locative device; etc.
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Testimony (22)
MGA witness listFAV 16FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Moussignac, Cassandra | Bravo Kids Inc | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kocik, Jimara | HCAS | Position only |
| FAV | Bailey, Shari | Laila's Gift | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bailey, Shari | Laila's Gift | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ciotola, Madelyn | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ciotola, Madelyn | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate McCaskill, Delegate McCaskilllegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate McCaskill, Delegate McCaskilllegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Graham, Lizzy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lawson, Reginald A. | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lawson, Reginald A. | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stevens, Cody | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wardrope, Mackenzie | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | kuespert, lyndsey | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Davis, Stacey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | York, Katie | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Baines, Alicia | N/A | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Harris, Mrs | District 25 Constituent | Position only |
Organizations on record
Bravo Kids IncFAV 1
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
District 25 ConstituentINFO 1
HCASFAV 1
Laila's GiftFAV 2
N/AFWA 1