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SB 264: Student Discipline in Public Schools

GENERAL BILL by Sobel

Student Discipline in Public Schools; Revising provisions relating to the rights of parents and public school students; prohibiting the use of corporal punishment as a form of discipline; deleting the definition of the term “corporal punishment” to conform to changes made by the act; deleting provisions relating to the authority of teachers to administer corporal punishment; revising the duties of district school boards and the code of student conduct relating to the control and discipline of students; deleting provisions relating to the authority of principals to administer corporal punishment, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Education Pre-K - 12
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/16/2011 Senate • Filed
    10/4/2011 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Criminal Justice; Budget -SJ 27
    1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 27
    3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Education Pre-K - 12

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  • SB 264, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 9/16/2011 at 8:13 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 493 Student Discipline in Public Schools Porth Identical Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in K-20 Competitiveness Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (KCOS)

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    414.1251 Learnfare program. Page 7 (pdf)
    1001.11 Commissioner of Education; other duties. Page 8 (pdf)
    1002.01 Definitions. Page 9 (pdf)
    1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 1 (pdf), Page 10 (pdf)
    1002.42 Private schools. Page 10 (pdf)
    1002.43 Private tutoring programs. Page 11 (pdf)
    1003.01 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    1003.03 Maximum class size. Page 11 (pdf)
    1003.26 Enforcement of school attendance. Page 11 (pdf)
    1003.32 Authority of teacher; responsibility for control of students; district school board and principal duties. Page 3 (pdf)
    1003.52 Educational services in Department of Juvenile Justice programs. Page 14 (pdf)
    1006.07 District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety. Page 5 (pdf)
    1012.28 Public school personnel; duties of school principals. Page 7 (pdf)

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