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SB 490: Student Discipline

GENERAL BILL by Bullard

Student Discipline; Revising the duties of the district school boards relating to student discipline and school safety; revising the qualifications of a school resource officer and a school safety officer; requiring each district school board to adopt a policy on referrals to the criminal justice system or the juvenile justice system, rather than a policy of zero tolerance for crime and victimization, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Education Pre-K - 12
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/9/2015 Senate • Filed
    10/21/2015 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Fiscal Policy -SJ 36
    1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 36
    3/11/2016 Senate • Died in Education Pre-K - 12

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  • SB 490, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/9/2015 at 11:31 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1139 Student Discipline Antone Identical Last Action: 3/11/2016 H Died in Choice and Innovation Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (CIS)

    Citations - Statutes (17)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 34 (pdf)
    1002.23 Family and School Partnership for Student Achievement Act. Page 34 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 36 (pdf)
    1003.02 District school board operation and control of public K-12 education within the school district. Page 42 (pdf)
    1003.32 Authority of teacher; responsibility for control of students; district school board and principal duties. Page 42 (pdf)
    1003.53 Dropout prevention and academic intervention. Page 45 (pdf)
    1003.57 Exceptional students instruction. Page 49 (pdf)
    1006.01 Page 3 (pdf)
    1006.07 District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety. Page 4 (pdf)
    1006.09 Duties of school principal relating to student discipline and school safety. Page 50 (pdf)
    1006.10 Authority of school bus drivers and district school boards relating to student discipline and student safety on school buses. Page 51 (pdf)
    1006.12 School resource officers and school safety officers. Page 20 (pdf)
    1006.13 Policy of zero tolerance for crime and victimization. Page 24 (pdf)
    1006.147 Bullying and harassment prohibited. Page 51 (pdf)
    1006.15 Student standards for participation in interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular student activities; regulation. Page 52 (pdf)
    1007.271 Dual enrollment programs. Page 53 (pdf)
    1012.98 School Community Professional Development Act. Page 54 (pdf)

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