Public high schools; research-based hazing prevention instruction. Requires the Board of Education to develop Standards of Learning and curriculum guidelines for research-based hazing prevention instruction to be provided as a part of physical or health education instruction provided to students in grade nine or 10. The bill requires such hazing prevention instruction to include age-appropriate, extensive, and current education about hazing, including (i) examples of hazing; (ii) the dangers of hazing, including the consequences of alcohol intoxication; and (iii) school policies and laws related to hazing, including criminal penalties and bystander intervention. The bill requires such research-based hazing prevention instruction to be offered in-person but requires each school board to provide options for virtual participation for any student who is enrolled in an online or virtual physical or health education program. Finally, the bill requires each school board to provide such research-based hazing prevention instruction beginning with the school year following the Board's adoption of revised Standards of Learning for physical and health education for grades nine and 10 incorporating such research-based hazing prevention instruction and directs the Board to, in the intermediary time, develop and post on its website guidance documents for the purpose of making such research-based hazing prevention instruction available to local school boards. This bill is identical to SB 379.
Public high schools; research-based hazing prevention instruction. Requires each local school board to develop a programof research-based hazing prevention instruction to be provided tostudents in grade nine or 10 as a part of their physical and health education. The bill requires such hazing prevention instruction to include age-appropriate, extensive and current education about hazing, including (i) examples of hazing; (ii) the dangers of hazing, includingthe consequences of alcohol intoxication; and (iii) school policiesand laws related to hazing, including criminal penalties and bystanderintervention. The bill requires such research-based hazing preventioninstruction to be offered in-person and, for any student who is enrolledin an online or virtual physical or health education program, virtually.The bill also directs the Board of Education to incorporate such hazingprevention instruction into the Standards of Learning for physicaland health education for students in grade nine or 10. Under currentlaw, activities designed to prevent the recurrence of violence andcrime, including hazing, is required but no time frame is specifiednor specific program on hazing prevention required as part of the Standards of Learning. The bill requires such research-based hazingprevention instruction to be implemented beginning with the 2025-2026school year.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0144)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 144 (effective 7/1/24)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
Signed by President
Impact statement from DPB (HB719ER)
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB719ER)
Enrolled
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Passed by for the day
Read third time
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Constitutional reading dispensed
Read third time and passed House (56-Y 43-N)
Impact statement from DPB (HB719H1)
VOTE: Passage (56-Y 43-N)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB719H1
Committee substitute agreed to 24107033D-H1
Read second time
Read first time
Committee substitute printed 24107033D-H1
Reported from Education with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 2-N)
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
Referred to Committee on Education
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101641D
Bill Text Versions | Format |
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101641D | PDF HTML |
Committee substitute printed 24107033D-H1 | PDF HTML |
HB719ER | PDF HTML |
CHAP0144 | PDF HTML |
Document | Format |
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Fiscal Impact Statement: HB719FER122.PDF | |
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB719FH1122.PDF |
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