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2005 SESSION

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HB 2266 Character education; harassment prevention required.

Introduced by: Robert B. Bell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

School boards; policies on bullying.  Directs the Board of Education to include bullying in its standards for school board policies on student conduct and requires school boards to include (i) instruction on the inappropriateness of bullying in their character education programs and (ii) bullying provisions in their student conduct codes.  In addition, the measure requires the reporting of incidents of stalking to principals and division superintendents.  Finally, except as may be prohibited by federal law, regulation, or jurisprudence, principals must report certain violent acts, stalking, and other conduct to parents of the minor student who is the target of the conduct; included in this report is disclosure that the incident has been reported to law enforcement, and that the parent may contact law enforcement for further information.  This bill is identical to HB 2879 (Marshall, R.G.).

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051519232  pdf | impact statement
• 01/27/05  House: Committee substitute printed 051544232-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/25/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2266ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/30/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0461)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/11/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051519232
• 01/11/05  House: Referred to Committee on Education
• 01/26/05  House: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/05  House: Committee substitute printed 051544232-H1
• 01/27/05  House: Read first time
• 01/28/05  House: Read second time
• 01/28/05  House: Committee substitute agreed to 051544232-H1
• 01/28/05  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2266H1
• 01/31/05  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/01/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/01/05  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/10/05  Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/05  Senate: Read third time
• 02/14/05  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/14/05  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/14/05  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/14/05  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/05  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/05  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/16/05  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)
• 02/16/05  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 1-N)
• 02/25/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2266ER)
• 02/26/05  House: Enrolled
• 02/26/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/26/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/21/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 461 (effective 7/1/05)
• 03/30/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0461)