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SB 778: Student Discipline

GENERAL BILL by Bullard

Student Discipline; Revising the duties of the district school boards relating to student discipline and school safety; revising the qualifications of a school resource officer and school safety officer; authorizing a school resource officer and a school safety officer to make an arrest only after certain circumstances occur; requiring a law enforcement agency that serves a school district to enter into cooperative agreements with the district school board, ensure the training of school resource officers and safety officers as specified, and develop guidelines for the selection of such officers, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Education
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  4. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/29/2014 Senate • Filed
    2/6/2014 Senate • Referred to Education; Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 63
    3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 62
    5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Education

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  • SB 778, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/29/2014 at 4:04 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 795 Student Discipline Fullwood Identical Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died in K-12 Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (KTS)

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 32 (pdf)
    1002.23 Family and School Partnership for Student Achievement Act. Page 32 (pdf)
    1003.32 Authority of teacher; responsibility for control of students; district school board and principal duties. Page 33 (pdf)
    1006.01 Page 3 (pdf)
    1006.07 District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety. Page 4 (pdf)
    1006.09 Duties of school principal relating to student discipline and school safety. Page 34 (pdf)
    1006.12 School resource officers and school safety officers. Page 18 (pdf)
    1006.13 Policy of zero tolerance for crime and victimization. Page 22 (pdf)
    1006.147 Bullying and harassment prohibited. Page 35 (pdf)
    1006.15 Student standards for participation in interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular student activities; regulation. Page 35 (pdf)

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