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SB 264: Student Discipline in Public Schools

GENERAL BILL by Sobel

Student Discipline in Public Schools; Revising provisions relating to the rights of parents and public school students; prohibiting the use of corporal punishment as a form of discipline; deleting the definition of the term “corporal punishment” to conform to changes made by the act; deleting provisions relating to the authority of teachers to administer corporal punishment; revising the duties of district school boards and the code of student conduct relating to the control and discipline of students; deleting provisions relating to the authority of principals to administer corporal punishment, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Education Pre-K - 12
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Budget (BC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/16/2011 Senate • Filed
10/4/2011 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Criminal Justice; Budget -SJ 27
1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 27
3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Education Pre-K - 12