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SB 438: Out-of-school Suspension

GENERAL BILL by Baxley

Out-of-school Suspension; Authorizing a parent to give public testimony regarding a district school board’s out-of-school suspension policy at a specified meeting; requiring a district school board to review its rules authorizing out-of-school suspension during a specified timeframe at a district school board meeting; requiring the board to take public testimony at the meeting; providing that the rules expire under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
 Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/23/2017 Senate • Filed
    2/1/2017 Senate • Referred to Education; Rules -SJ 69
    2/13/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 02/21/17, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/21/2017 Senate • Favorable by Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 148
    • Now in Rules -SJ 148
    3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 69
    4/3/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/06/17, 10:30 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/6/2017 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 319
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 319
    4/24/2017 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/17 -SJ 477
    4/26/2017 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 469
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/27/2017 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 520
    • Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 520
    4/27/2017 House • In Messages
    5/5/2017 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Messages

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  • SB 438, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/23/2017 at 3:20 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education (Pre-Meeting) 2/20/2017 (pdf)
    Education (Post-Meeting) 2/21/2017 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/5/2017 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/6/2017 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    125328 - Amendment
    Delete lines 41 - 56 and insert:     		Education
    (Stewart)     		2/20/2017
    9:07 AM     		Withdrawn
    2/21/2017     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    2/21/2017 9:00 AM Education 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/6/2017 10:30 AM Rules 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/27/2017 2:51 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 1 (pdf)
    1006.07 District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety. Page 2 (pdf)

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