As amended, House Bill 18—the Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act (2023)—proposes to protect children from harmful, deceptive, or unfair trade practices in connection with the use of certain digital services. It provides enhanced online privacy protections, places a duty on digital service providers to limit access to harmful online content, and empowers...
Supervised drug consumption sites are illegal under federal law, but several have opened as a remedy to the drug overdose crisis our nation faces. Key points – Supervised drug consumption sites are illegal under federal law. – Supervised drug consumption sites, while effective at overdose reversal, have proven ineffective at leading addicts into treatment. –...
Good evening, members of the committee. Thank you for this opportunity to address you concerning these changes to curriculum standards. We support HB 1804 because it will improve the quality of instructional materials in our public schools, especially because these instructional materials will: 1. present positive aspects of the United States and its heritage, 2....