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SENATE BILL NO. 1376 Offered February 8, 2013 A BILL to amend and reenact § 8.01-47 of the Code of Virginia, relating to immunity for persons reporting or investigating activities involving certain threats at schools. ---------- Patrons-- Martin, Stanley and Vogel ---------- Introduced at the request of Governor ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 8.01-47 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 8.01-47. Immunity of school personnel investigating or reporting certain incidents.

In addition to any other immunity he may have, any teacher, instructor, principal, school administrator, school coordinator, guidance counselor or any other professional, administrative or clerical staff member or other personnel of any elementary or secondary school, or institution of higher learning, or any other person who, in good faith with reasonable cause and without malice, acts to report, investigate or cause any investigation to be made into the activities of any student or students or any other person or persons as they relate to conduct involving bomb threats, firebombs, explosive materials or other similar devices as described in clauses (vi) and (vii) of subsection A of § 22.1-279.3:1 A, or alcohol or drug use or abuse in or related to the school or institution or in connection with any school or institution activity, or information that an individual poses any credible danger of serious bodily injury or death to one or more students, school personnel, or others on school property shall be immune from all civil liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed as the result of the making of such a report, investigation or disclosure.