1996 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 298

CHAPTER NUMBER: 5 File Code: Primary and Secondary Education Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 221
Sponsored By:
The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Hixson, Heller, Finifter, and Howard
Entitled:
Education - School Order and Discipline

Synopsis:

Requiring a continuum model of prevention and intervention programs for disruptive students; setting criteria for funding those programs; authorizing some and requiring some specified disciplinary actions; requiring principals, teachers, and parents to take specified actions; requiring a principal to require restitution under certain circumstances; requiring the State Board of Education to establish guidelines that define a State code of student discipline; etc.

Legislative History

House Action
1/24
First Reading Ways and Means
1/31
Hearing 2/7 at 11:00 a.m.
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/12
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/15
Third Reading Passed (126-2)
3/30
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Heller, Muse, Leopold
4/3
Returned Passed
4/9
Signed by the Governor Chapter 5
Senate Action
3/18
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
4/1
Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/31
Favorable Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Sen. Astle) Rejected
Floor Amendment (Sen. Astle) Adopted (26-18)
Floor Amendment (Sen. Astle) Adopted (22-19)
Floor Amendment (Sen. Astle) Rejected
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/2
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
4/3
Senate Recede
Motion Reconsidered Third Reading (Sen. Blount) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Sen. Astle) Withdrawn
Floor Amendment (Sen. Astle) Withdrawn
Third Reading Passed (30-1)
Sponsored by:
Speaker of the House of Delegates
Administration
Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
DISCIPLINE
EDUCATION, BOARDS OF
EDUCATION -see also- SCHOOLS-PUBLIC, SPECIAL ED., HIGHER ED.
EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF
JUVENILE JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
MANDATES
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
RESTITUTION
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SCHOOLS - PUBLIC
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Education
( 7-303 , 7-304 , 7-305 , 7-306 , 7-307 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
Not available at this time
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 145225/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 12, 1996 at: 12:48 Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 012481/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 5, 1996 at: 16:52 Status: Withdrawn
Number: 062086/3 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 2, 1996 at: 11:37 Status: Rejected
Number: 192088/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 5, 1996 at: 16:52 Status: Withdrawn
Number: 922287/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 2, 1996 at: 12:05 Status: Rejected