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1997 SESSION
SB 1161 Pupil suspensions and expulsions.
Introduced by: Jane H. Woods | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Pupil suspensions and expulsions. Allows school boards to adopt regulations eliminating the right to appeal to the local school board suspensions of ten days or less and instead allowing final decisions in these cases to rest with 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 a 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 HB 2169.
FULL TEXT
- 01/20/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 973341760 pdf
- 02/04/97 Senate: Printed as engrossed 973341760-E pdf
- 02/07/97 House: Committee substitute printed 972666760-H1 pdf
- 02/24/97 Senate: Conference substitute printed 979182760-S1 pdf
- 03/04/97 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1161ER) pdf
- 03/21/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0585) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/20/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 973341760
- 01/20/97 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/31/97 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (12-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/03/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/97 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/04/97 Senate: Amendments by Sen. Woods agreed to
- 02/04/97 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/04/97 Senate: Printed as engrossed 973341760-E
- 02/04/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/05/97 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/97 House: Read first time
- 02/06/97 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/07/97 House: Reported from Education with substitute (17-Y 4-N)
- 02/07/97 House: Committee substitute printed 972666760-H1
- 02/10/97 House: Read second time
- 02/11/97 House: Read third time
- 02/11/97 House: Committee substitute agreed to 972666760-H1
- 02/11/97 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 972666760-H1
- 02/11/97 House: Passed House with substitute (92-Y 8-N)
- 02/11/97 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 8-N)
- 02/13/97 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/13/97 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 37-N)
- 02/13/97 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (1-Y 37-N)
- 02/14/97 House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/14/97 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/17/97 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/97 Senate: VOTE: ACCEDE CONFERENCE COMM. (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/97 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/17/97 Senate: Senators: Woods, Howell, Quayle
- 02/18/97 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/18/97 House: Delegates: Puller, Connally, Baker
- 02/21/97 House: Conference report agreed to by House (67-Y 31-N)
- 02/21/97 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (67-Y 31-N)
- 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 Conference: House substitute rejected by conference committee
- 02/22/97 Conference: Sub. recommended by conference comm. 979182760-S1
- 02/24/97 Senate: Conference substitute printed 979182760-S1
- 03/04/97 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1161ER)
- 03/07/97 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/97 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/97 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/20/97 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 585 (effective 7/1/97)
- 03/21/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0585)