(ABC 6 News) – Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle unanimously voted to advance a compromise measure on the controversial school resource officer bill.

Lawmakers agreed to change the bill to allow school resource officers to use prone restraints on children in schools.

Studies show that prone restraints have been linked to cardiac arrest when used by law enforcement on adults.

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(ABC 6 News) – Minnesota lawmakers are taking up a plan to clarify a controversial school resource officer law passed last year.

Opponents of the law say confusion on the functions lead to police departments pulling SROs from schools last fall.

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Some students weighed in on the issue during a Senate committee hearing on Monday.

“At the beginning of our school year, the first week, we had two lockdowns back to back days,” said Mankato East High School student Maarit Mattson. “And it was incredibly stressful and we didn’t have clear SRO protocols set up at the time.

Many students and community advocacy groups have argued the law should not be adjusted from its original iteration. They say that approving exemptions to bans on some restraints and allowing for “reasonable force” to prevent injury or death could put students at risk.

The hearing is up for a vote in the House Public Safety Committee on Tuesday.

From there, the law could come for a floor vote in the House or Senate within a matter of days.