Vernon Smith
- Democratic
- Representative
- District 14
Author
Provides that discipline rules adopted by the governing body of a school corporation must include timetables for reporting bullying incidents to parents of both the targeted student and the alleged perpetrator in an expedited manner that is not later than five business days after the incident is reported. (Current law provides that discipline rules adopted by the governing body of a school corporation must include timetables for reporting bullying incidents to parents of both the targeted student and the bully in an expedited manner.) Provides that discipline rules adopted by the governing body of a school corporation: (1) must include provisions that require a school to prioritize the safety of the victim; (2) may include provisions to determine: (A) the severity of an incident of bullying; and (B) whether an incident of bullying may warrant the transfer of the victim or the alleged perpetrator to another school in the school corporation; and (3) must include policies to allow a parent of a child in the school corporation to review any materials used in any bullying prevention or suicide prevention program. Requires public schools to document acts of bullying and abusive behaviors against a victim and committed by a verified perpetrator.
Signed by the Governor
Public Law 238
Signed by the Speaker
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 527: yeas 95, nays 0
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 510: yeas 46, nays 3
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
CCR # 1 filed in the House
Senate advisors appointed: Deery and Yoder
Senate conferees appointed: Raatz and Ford J.D.
Concurrence withdrawn; House dissented from Senate amendments
House advisors appointed: McGuire, Cash and Klinker
House conferees appointed: Behning and Smith V
Motion to dissent filed
Motion to concur filed
Returned to the House with amendments
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 443: yeas 41, nays 9
Amendment #6 (Ford J.D.) prevailed; voice vote
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #4 (Young M) prevailed; voice vote
Senators Deery and Rogers added as cosponsors
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
Referred to the Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 244: yeas 92, nays 1
Cosponsor: Senator Buchanan
Senate sponsors: Senators Raatz, Ford J.D., Melton
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #1 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote
Representatives Cash B and Carbaugh added as coauthors
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Representative Behning added as coauthor
Authored by Representative Smith V
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| Fiscal Note: HB1483.06.ENRS.FN001 |
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