HB 173-SCHOOL CLIMATE & CONNECTEDNESS                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
9:42:53 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR STORY announced  that the final order  of business would                                                               
be  HOUSE BILL  NO.  173,  "An Act  relating  to state  education                                                               
policy;   relating   to   school   climate   and   connectedness;                                                               
establishing   the  School   Climate  and   School  Connectedness                                                               
Improvement  Committee; and  providing  for  an effective  date."                                                               
[Before the committee,  adopted as a working  document on 3/7/22,                                                               
was the  proposed committee substitute  (CS) for HB  173, Version                                                               
32-LS0727\G, Marx, 1/27/22 ("Version G").]                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
9:43:33 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
DAVID  SONG,  Staff,  Representative  Geran Tarr,  on  behalf  of                                                               
Representative  Tarr,  prime  sponsor  of CSHB  173,  Version  G,                                                               
stated  the proposed  legislation resulted  from a  collaboration                                                               
with teachers across the state for  many years.  He asked for the                                                               
committee's support.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
9:43:58 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR DRUMMOND moved to report  CSHB 173, Version 32-LS0727\G,                                                               
Marx, 1/27/22,  out of committee with  individual recommendations                                                               
and the  accompanying fiscal  notes.   There being  no objection,                                                               
CSHB 173(EDC)  was reported out  of the House  Education Standing                                                               
Committee.