Legislation to prevent school bullying heads to Senate and airwaves

School bullying has been a focus of Rep. Marko Liias for awhile, as we've covered on The Advance before.

Liias has legislation this session to strengthen anti-harassment policies in schools, as well as to establish an on-going group to find ways to stop bullying. The House passed Liias' proposal, House Bill 1163, with a vote of 76 to 21.

His efforts don't stop in the captiol -- Liias taped a segment with Comcast Newsmakers that will be on the airwaves soon: