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1995 SESSION

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SB 942 Corporal punishment.

Introduced by: R. Edward Houck | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Corporal punishment. Clarifies the parameters of corporal punishment by amending the language excluding physical pain, injury or discomfort caused by participation in sports, physical education, and extracurricular activity to include the physical pain, injury or discomfort caused by allowed actions to maintain order and prevent violence.

Teachers and other school and school board employees are absolved from civil liability relating to incidental, minor or reasonable physical contact or other actions or the use of reasonable necessary force while acting in compliance with the provisions of the amended section.

This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Prevention of School Crime and Violence.

FULL TEXT

• 01/23/95  Senate: Presented & ordered printed LD5835204  pdf
• 03/13/95  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB942ER)  pdf
• 03/23/95  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House reprinted (SB942ER)  pdf
• 04/03/95  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0681)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/23/95  Senate: Presented & ordered printed LD5835204
• 01/23/95  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/02/95  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/95  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/95  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/95  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/06/95  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/95  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/95  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/95  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/95  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/08/95  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/09/95  House: Read first time
• 02/09/95  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/13/95  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 3/4
• 02/17/95  House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/95  House: Read second time
• 02/21/95  House: Read third time
• 02/21/95  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/21/95  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/21/95  House: Passed House with amendment (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/95  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/95  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/23/95  Senate: House amendment rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N)
• 02/23/95  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (1-Y 39-N)
• 02/23/95  House: House insisted on amendment
• 02/23/95  House: House requested conference committee
• 02/23/95  Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/95  Senate: VOTE: ACCEDE TO REQ. FOR CONF. (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/95  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 02/23/95  Senate: Senators: Houck, Saslaw, Woods
• 02/24/95  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 02/24/95  House: Delegates: Darner, Dillard, Orrock
• 02/25/95  Senate: Reading of conference report waived
• 02/25/95  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/95  Senate: VOTE: ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/95  Conference: House amendment accepted by conference committee
• 02/25/95  Conference: Amended by conference committee
• 02/25/95  House: Conference report agreed to by House (56-Y 42-N)
• 02/25/95  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (56-Y 42-N)
• 03/13/95  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB942ER)
• 03/15/95  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/15/95  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/16/95  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/23/95  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House reprinted (SB942ER)
• 03/26/95  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 681 (effective 7/1/95)
• 04/03/95  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0681)