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CS/SB 626: Bullying in the Public School System

GENERAL BILL by Education ; Bullard

Bullying in the Public School System; Citing this act as the "Imagine Sheterria Elliot Act"; prohibiting cyberbullying in schools and during school-related activities; expanding the circumstances under which bullying or harassment of any student or employee of a public K-12 institution is prohibited; requiring each school district to incorporate a prohibition on cyberbullying into its policy on bullying and harassment; requiring that such policy mandate that computers without web-filtering software or computers with web-filtering software disabled be used when investigating complaints of cyberbullying, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
 Last Action: 4/29/2013 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 609 (Ch. 2013-87) -SJ 725
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/5/2013 Senate • Filed
    2/7/2013 Senate • Referred to Education; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 47
    3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 47
    3/7/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/12/13, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/12/2013 Senate • CS by Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 -SJ 209
    3/14/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/15/2013 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 209
    3/18/2013 Senate • CS by Education read 1st time -SJ 214
    4/10/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/15/13, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/15/2013 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 476
    • Now in Rules -SJ 476
    4/17/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/22/13, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/22/2013 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -SJ 480
    4/23/2013 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 480
    4/26/2013 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/13
    4/29/2013 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/13 -SJ 725
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 725
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 609 -SJ 725
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 609 (Ch. 2013-87) -SJ 725

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  • CS/SB 626, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/14/2013 at 11:16 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 4/12/2013 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/15/2013 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/19/2013 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/22/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 609 (er) Bullying in the Public School System Fullwood Compare Last Action: 5/30/2013 Chapter No. 2013-87
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    4/15/2013 1:00 PM Judiciary 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/22/2013 2:00 PM Rules 15 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1006.147 Bullying and harassment prohibited. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 626, Original Filed Version Posted 2/5/2013 at 11:53 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education (Pre-Meeting) 3/11/2013 (pdf)
    Education (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 609 (c1) Bullying in the Public School System Fullwood Identical Last Action: 5/30/2013 Chapter No. 2013-87
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Proposed Committee Substitutes (1)

    PCS and Amendments Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    422942 - Proposed Committee Substitute Education 3/11/2013
    1:59 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/12/2013    		 Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 889894 - Amendment (422942)
    Delete line 30 and insert:     		Education
    (Bullard)     		3/12/2013
    11:49 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/12/2013     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 670634 - Amendment (422942)
    Delete lines 43 - 59 and insert:     		Education
    (Bullard)     		3/12/2013
    11:50 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/12/2013     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 133064 - Amendment (422942)
    Delete line 119 and insert:     		Education
    (Bullard)     		3/12/2013
    11:50 AM     		Favorable
    3/12/2013     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 709272 - Amendment (422942)
    Delete line 234 and insert:     		Education
    (Bullard)     		3/12/2013
    11:51 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/12/2013     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 882012 - Amendment (422942)
    Delete line 251 and insert:     		Education
    (Bullard)     		3/12/2013
    11:52 AM     		Favorable
    3/12/2013     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    400206 - Amendment
    Before line 25 insert:     		Education
    (Bullard)     		3/11/2013
    1:30 PM     		Withdrawn
    3/12/2013     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/12/2013 2:00 PM Education 7 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1006.147 Bullying and harassment prohibited. Page 1 (pdf)

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