Anti-bullying bill stalls in Iowa legislature again
Iowa lawmakers fail to advance anti-bullying legislation for a third year as House Republicans reject the proposal despite Gov Branstads support. The measure would expand school authority to address off campus and online bullying, require parent notices, fund staff training, and create a statewide task force.
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2015 Legislature at a Glance Summary
The 2015 session saw bills passed or rejected including judges discretion for juveniles in Class A crimes, a tuition freeze for in state regent university undergrads, protection of domestic abuse victim voter registrations, funding for a second year of education reforms, and commercial property tax relief. It also included creating a veterans trust fund lottery appropriation, allowing school nurses to give epinephrine, granting cities immunity from sledding mishaps, expanding medical cannabis access in Iowa, banning automated traffic enforcement, revising gun laws to permit suppressors, a small sales tax increase for natural resources, legalizing fantasy sports, licensing smoke free casinos, revising teacher collective bargaining, and establishing a two tier income tax system.
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