Amendment No. 821

Senate Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 14 First Reprint (BDR 34-324)

Proposed by: Committee on Human Resources and Facilities

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Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:

ASSEMBLY ACTION Initial and Date | SENATE ACTION Initial and Date

Adopted Lost | Adopted Lost

Concurred In Not | Concurred In Not

Receded Not | Receded Not

Amend section 1, page 1, by deleting line 3 and inserting:

"A pupil shall be deemed suspended from school".

Amend sec. 2, pages 1 and 2, by deleting line 13 on page 1 and lines 1 and 2 on page 2 and inserting:

"shall deem a pupil enrolled in the school a habitual disciplinary".

Amend sec. 2, page 2, line 9, by deleting "property;" and inserting:

"property [;] , at an activity sponsored by a public school, on a school bus or, if the fight occurs within 1 hour of the beginning or end of a school day, on his way to or from school;".

Amend sec. 2, page 2, by deleting lines 12 and 13 and inserting:

"2. At least one teacher of a pupil who is enrolled in elementary school and at least two teachers of a pupil who is enrolled in junior high, middle school or high school may request that the principal of the school deem a pupil a habitual disciplinary problem. Upon such a request, the principal of the school shall meet with each teacher who made the request to review the pupil’s record of discipline. If, after the review, the principal of the school determines that the provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to the pupil, a teacher who submitted a request pursuant to this subsection may appeal that determination to the board of trustees of the school district. Upon receipt of such a request, the board of trustees shall review the initial request and determination pursuant to the procedure established by the board of trustees for such matters.

3. If a pupil is suspended for initiating a fight described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 and the fight is the first such fight that the pupil has initiated".

Amend sec. 2, page 2, line 20, by deleting:

"on school property".

Amend sec. 2, page 2, line 32, by deleting "3." and inserting "4.".

Amend sec. 2, page 2, by deleting lines 38 and 39 and inserting:

"4. If a pupil is suspended for initiating a fight described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 and the fight is the first such fight that the pupil has initiated".

Amend sec. 2, page 3, by deleting line 1 and inserting:

"the pupil, a plan of behavior for the pupil. Such a plan must be".

Amend sec. 2, page 3, by deleting line 11 and inserting:

"to subsection 3 after he enters into a plan of behavior, the pupil shall".

Amend sec. 2, page 3, line 13, by deleting "4." and inserting "5.".

Amend sec. 2, page 3, line 28, by deleting "5." and inserting "6.".

Amend sec. 2, page 3, line 34, by deleting "5." and inserting "6.".

Amend sec. 2, page 3, line 36, by deleting "contract" and inserting "plan".

Amend sec. 2, page 3, line 37, by deleting "contract" and inserting "plan".

Amend sec. 2, page 4, by deleting lines 4 through 6 and inserting:

"If the pupil violates the conditions of the plan or commits the same act for which notice was provided pursuant to subsection 5 after he enters into a plan of behavior, the pupil shall be deemed a habitual".

Amend sec. 2, page 4, line 8, by deleting "6." and inserting "7.".

Amend sec. 2, page 4, between lines 9 and 10 by inserting:

"8. The parent or legal guardian of a pupil who has entered into a plan of behavior with a school pursuant to this section may appeal to the board of trustees of the school district a determination made by the school concerning the contents of the plan of behavior or action taken by the school pursuant to the plan of behavior. Upon receipt of such a request, the board of trustees of the school district shall review the determination in accordance with the procedure established by the board of trustees for such matters.".

Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:

"AN ACT relating to pupils; prescribing the conditions under which a pupil shall be deemed suspended from school; requiring schools to notify parents before pupils are deemed habitual disciplinary problems; authorizing schools, under certain circumstances, to develop plans of behavior designed to prevent pupils from being deemed habitual disciplinary problems; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.".

Amend the summary of the bill, first line, by deleting "contracts" and inserting "plans".