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SB 1120: Corporal Punishment in Public Schools

GENERAL BILL by Taddeo

Corporal Punishment in Public Schools; Prohibiting public school employees from using corporal punishment on a public school student; removing corporal punishment as an option for teachers and other instructional personnel to use to manage student behavior, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
 Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Judiciary
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
    2/18/2019 Senate • Filed
    2/28/2019 Senate • Referred to Education; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 118
    3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 118
    3/21/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/26/19, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/26/2019 Senate • Favorable by Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 -SJ 280
    • Now in Judiciary
    5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Judiciary

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  • SB 1120, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/18/2019 at 8:43 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education (Pre-Meeting) 3/25/2019 (pdf)
    Education (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1361 Corporal Punishment in Public Schools Rodriguez Identical Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/26/2019 1:30 PM Education 6 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (17)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    414.1251 Learnfare program. Page 4 (pdf)
    1001.11 Commissioner of Education; other duties. Page 5 (pdf)
    1002.01 Definitions. Page 6 (pdf)
    1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 1 (pdf)
    1002.3105 Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning (ACCEL) options. Page 6 (pdf)
    1002.385 The Gardiner Scholarship. Page 7 (pdf)
    1002.42 Private schools. Page 9 (pdf)
    1002.43 Private tutoring programs. Page 9 (pdf)
    1003.01 Definitions. Page 10 (pdf)
    1003.03 Maximum class size. Page 11 (pdf)
    1003.21 School attendance. Page 11 (pdf)
    1003.26 Enforcement of school attendance. Page 13 (pdf)
    1003.32 Authority of teacher; responsibility for control of students; district school board and principal duties. Page 3 (pdf)
    1003.52 Educational services in Department of Juvenile Justice programs. Page 15 (pdf)
    1006.07 District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety. Page 16 (pdf)
    1012.2315 Assignment of teachers. Page 17 (pdf)
    1012.28 Public school personnel; duties of school principals. Page 17 (pdf)

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