2011 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 489

CHAPTER NUMBER: 486
File Code: Primary and Secondary Education Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 38
Sponsored By:
Senators Conway, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Kelley, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Montgomery, Pugh, and Young
Entitled:
Nonpublic Schools Participating in State-Funded Education Programs - Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation - Policies

Synopsis:

Requiring nonpublic schools that participate in State-funded education programs to adopt by March 31, 2012, a policy prohibiting bullying, harassment, and intimidation; requiring the policy to include specified provisions; encouraging nonpublic schools to develop the policy in consultation with specified groups and to publicize the policy in a specified manner; providing that specified employees who report acts of bullying, harassment, or intimidation are not civilly liable under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
2/4
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/9
Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21

Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/8
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/22
First Reading Ways and Means
3/29
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (101-35)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 486

Sponsored by:

Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Bill Ferguson, District 46
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Senator Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
Senator Ronald N. Young, District 3

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Harassment
Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest.
Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
Private Schools
Public Information
Reports
State Aid
Students
Teachers
Victims -see also- Criminal Injuries Compensation

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education
( 7-424.3 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 154037/01     Offered on: March 22, 2011   at: 10:25 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 295863/01     Offered on: April 9, 2011   at: 1:34 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
Senate
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
House
Ways and Means
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 24, 2011: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 8, 2011: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
House
April 6, 2011: Third Reading Passed (101-35)