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2024 SESSION
SB 379 Public high schools; SOL curriculum guidelines for research-based hazing prevention instruction.
Introduced by: Jennifer B. Boysko | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Public high schools; research-based hazing prevention instruction. Requires the Board of Education to develop Standards of Learning and curriculum guidelines for research-based hazing prevention instruction to be provided as a part of physical or health education instruction provided to students in grade nine or 10. The bill requires such hazing prevention instruction to include age-appropriate, extensive, and current education about hazing, including (i) examples of hazing; (ii) the dangers of hazing, including the consequences of alcohol intoxication; and (iii) school policies and laws related to hazing, including criminal penalties and bystander intervention. The bill requires such research-based hazing prevention instruction to be offered in-person but requires each school board to provide options for virtual participation for any student who is enrolled in an online or virtual physical or health education program. Finally, the bill requires each school board to provide such research-based hazing prevention instruction beginning with the school year following the Board's adoption of revised Standards of Learning for physical and health education for grades nine and 10 incorporating such research-based hazing prevention instruction and directs the Board to, in the intermediary time, develop and post on its website guidance documents for the purpose of making such research-based hazing prevention instruction available to local school boards. This bill is identical to HB 719.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104596D pdf
- 02/01/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24106241D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/21/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB379ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/08/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0007) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104596D
- 01/09/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/24/24 Senate: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
- 02/01/24 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24106241D-S1
- 02/02/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/24 Senate: Read second time
- 02/05/24 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/05/24 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24106241D-S1
- 02/05/24 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB379S1
- 02/06/24 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/24 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/24 House: Read first time
- 02/13/24 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/14/24 House: Reported from Education (12-Y 9-N)
- 02/16/24 House: Read second time
- 02/19/24 House: Read third time
- 02/19/24 House: Passed House (56-Y 44-N)
- 02/19/24 House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N)
- 02/21/24 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/21/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB379ER)
- 02/21/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/24/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/01/24 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2024
- 03/01/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 8, 2024
- 03/08/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 7 (effective 7/1/24)
- 03/08/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0007)