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SB476

School principals; incident reports.

Status:
In House

Chief Patron:
Bryce Reeves (R)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. School principals; incident reports.

Provides that school principals are not required to report criminal misdemeanors or status offenses to law enforcement if in the principal's discretion, based on a totality of the circumstances and consistent with Board of Education guidelines, such report is not warranted. The bill requires the Board of Education, in consultation with the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Office of the Attorney General, and any interested stakeholders, to update its Student Conduct Policy Guidelines to provide guidance for principals in exercising such discretion. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 01/09/2018 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102416D
  • 01/09/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 01/17/2018 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
  • 01/25/2018 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
  • 01/26/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
  • 01/29/2018 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
  • 01/30/2018 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  • 01/31/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB476)
  • 02/05/2018 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/05/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 02/05/2018 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/23/2018 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
  • 02/26/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2019
  • 03/02/2018 - House: Continued to 2019 in Courts of Justice