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2000 SESSION

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HB 1179 School board disciplinary procedures.

Introduced by: John S. (Jack) Reid | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

School board disciplinary procedures. Revises certain provisions relating to due process and expulsions, suspensions, and exclusions of students by school board. This bill provides (i) definitions of "expulsion," "long-term suspension," "short-term suspension," and "alternative education"; (ii) delineated steps and alternatives for due process procedures relating to suspension, expulsion, and exclusion of students; (iii) a requirement that disciplinary committees of school boards be odd-numbered committees of at least three members; (iv) clarification of the responsibilities for the zero-tolerance law (Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994); and (v) clarification and simplification of the provisions authorizing disciplinary actions such as alternative education placements and exclusion. This bill authorizes school boards to establish, in their regulations, the responsibilities of hearing officers and board committees for long-term suspensions and expulsions.


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