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1997 SESSION
HB 2169 Pupil suspensions and expulsions.
Introduced by: Linda T. Puller | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Pupil suspensions and expulsions. Allows school board to adopt regulations eliminating the right to appeal to the local school board suspensions of 10 days or less and instead allowing final decisions in these cases to rest within the division superintendent or his designee. In addition, school boards may adopt regulations removing the requirement that school boards conduct a hearing for appeals of decisions to exclude students who have been expelled by another school board or private school. The regulations would instead specify that the opportunity for a hearing take place before the division superintendent or his designee, who shall be trained hearing officer or a professional employee within the administrative offices of the school division who reports directly to the division superintendent and who is not a school-based instructional or administrative employee. The superintendent's decision to exclude would be final unless altered by the school board upon a timely petition by the student. Under current law, these expelled students may seek a school board hearing directly after notice and a review of the case by the division superintendent.
In Goss v. Lopez (1975), the U.S. Supreme Court found that students facing suspensions "and the consequent interference with a protected property interest must be given some kind of notice and afforded some kind of hearing." Generally limited to short-term (10 days or less) suspensions, Goss also notes that "longer term suspensions or expulsions for the remainder of the school term or permanently may require more formal procedures." This measure is identical to SB 1161.
FULL TEXT
- 01/16/97 House: Presented & ordered printed 972619410 pdf
- 02/03/97 House: Printed as engrossed 972619410-E pdf
- 02/13/97 Senate: Committee substitute printed 979173410-S1 pdf
- 02/22/97 House: Conference substitute printed 979181410-H1 pdf
- 03/05/97 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2169ER) pdf
- 03/21/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0608) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/16/97 House: Presented & ordered printed 972619410
- 01/16/97 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/20/97 House: Assigned to Education sub-committee: 2
- 01/31/97 House: Reported from Education with amendments (18-Y 2-N)
- 02/01/97 House: Read first time
- 02/02/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/97 House: Read second time
- 02/03/97 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/03/97 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/03/97 House: Printed as engrossed 972619410-E
- 02/04/97 House: Read third time and passed House (93-Y 6-N)
- 02/04/97 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 6-N)
- 02/04/97 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/05/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/97 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/13/97 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/97 Senate: Committee substitute printed 979173410-S1
- 02/14/97 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/97 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/97 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/17/97 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 979173410-S1
- 02/17/97 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 979173410-S1
- 02/17/97 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/97 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/97 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/97 House: Senate substitute rejected by House (8-Y 88-N)
- 02/20/97 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (8-Y 88-N)
- 02/20/97 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/97 Senate: VOTE: INSIST & REQUEST (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/97 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/20/97 House: House acceded to request
- 02/20/97 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/97 House: Delegates: Puller, Connally, Baker
- 02/20/97 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/20/97 Senate: Senators: Martin, Couric, Potts
- 02/21/97 House: Conference report agreed to by House (72-Y 26-N)
- 02/21/97 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (72-Y 26-N)
- 02/21/97 Conference: Senate substitute rejected by conference committee
- 02/21/97 Conference: Sub. recommended by conference comm. 979181410-H1
- 02/21/97 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 02/21/97 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/97 Senate: VOTE: CONFERENCE COMMITTEE RPT (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/97 House: Conference substitute printed 979181410-H1
- 03/05/97 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2169ER)
- 03/11/97 House: Enrolled
- 03/12/97 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/13/97 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/20/97 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 608 (effective 7/1/97)
- 03/21/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0608)