HB 439: Corporal Punishment
GENERAL BILL by Waldron ; Beltran ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia ; Gottlieb ; Stark
Corporal Punishment; Requires charter schools to comply with corporal punishment laws; removes provisions authorizing teachers to administer corporal punishment; provides duties & responsibilities for principals relating to corporal punishment; requires specified notification be provided to parents; provides requirements for student to be disciplined using corporal punishment; prohibits use of corporal punishment on specified students; provides reporting requirements.
Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Education & Employment Committee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Education & Employment Committee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/13/2023 House • Filed
11/22/2023 House • Referred to Education Quality Subcommittee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Education Quality Subcommittee
1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/29/2024 House • Added to Education Quality Subcommittee agenda
1/31/2024 House • Favorable by Education Quality Subcommittee
• Reported out of Education Quality Subcommittee
• Now in Education & Employment Committee
3/8/2024 House • Died in Education & Employment Committee
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HB 439, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/13/2023 at 4:28 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Education Quality Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/31/2024 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1318 Corporal Punishment Thompson Identical Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Education Pre-K -12 
Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 1 (pdf) 1002.33 Charter schools. Page 3 (pdf) 1003.01 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf) 1003.32 Authority of teacher; responsibility for control of students; district school board and principal duties. Page 5 (pdf)