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GEORGIA
Georgia Laws, H.B. 84, Chap. 282 (O.C.G.A. § 20-2-751.4 and O.C.G.A. § 20-2-751.5.) Requires the implementation of a character education program at all grade levels that is to include methods of discouraging bullying -
NEW HAMPSHIRE
S.B. 360 Creates the Pupil Safety and Violence Prevention Act. Requires local school boards to adopt a pupil safety and violence prevention policy that addresses bullying and provides technical assistance. Requires school employees to report any information regarding bullying behavior to the school principal and provides immunity to any school employee who makes such a report from any cause of action arising from a failure to remedy the reported incident. -
COLORADO
SENATE BILL 01-080 The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that bullying disrupts a school's ability to educate students and threatens public safety by creating an atmosphere in which such behavior can escalate into violence. The general assembly therefore finds that a policy to create an environment free of bullying shall be part of each school district's safe school plan. -
LOUISIANA
La. Acts, H.B. 364, Act 230 Requires local school boards to adopt policies prohibiting harassment, intimidation and bullying by students and protecting students and employees who report such incidents. Authorizes local school boards to adopt zero tolerance policies for fighting in schools and requires students expelled for fighting to pay for and attend conflict resolution classes with their parents. -
MISSISSIPPI
Miss. Laws, S.B. 2390 Directs the State Board of Education to develop a list of recommended conflict resolution and peer mediation programs that address responsible decision making, the causes and effects of school violence and harassment, cultural diversity, and nonviolent methods for resolving conflict, including peer mediation. Requires the board to make the list available to local school administrative units and school buildings by the beginning of the 2002-2003 school year. -
OREGON
Oregon Laws, H.B. 3403 Requires school districts to adopt policies prohibiting harassment, intimidation, or bullying no later than January 1, 2004. Encourages including in the policy incident reporting and investigation procedures and a statement of consequences and appropriate remedial action for a person who harasses, intimidates, or bullies. Encourages formation of task forces and training at the school district level. Prohibits engaging in retaliation against a victim of, witness to, or pers -
WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia Acts, H.B. 3023, Chap. 103 Requires county school boards to develop and adopt a policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation or bullying on school property or at school-sponsored events. Requires state board of education to develop a model policy to assist county boards. Requires policy to include definition, statement prohibiting harassment, intimidation or bullying, reporting procedures, notification of parents, procedures for response and investigation, process for documentat -
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Public Act 2-119, SHB 5425 Requires boards of education to develop a policy to address bullying. Requires the policy to: enable students to anonymously report acts of bullying; enable parents/guardians to file written reports of suspected bullying; require teachers and school personnel to report witnessed acts of bullying to school administrators; require school administrators to investigate any written reports of bullying submitted to them; requires parents/guardians of both suspe -
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Laws, AB 1874, Requires each school district to adopt a policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation or bullying on school property, at a school-sponsored function or on a school bus. The policy must include a definition of bullying behavior, consequences for engaging in such behavior, a procedure for investigation of reports of such behavior, a statement prohibiting retaliation or reprisal against persons reporting bullying behavior and consequences for making a false accusation. R -
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Sess. Laws H.B. 2215/ S.B. 992 Enacts the Bully Prevention Act, defines bullying; amends 70 O.S. 2001, Section 24-100 to require Safe School Committees to give special attention to bullying, incidents of unwanted physical or verbal aggression and sexual harassment and make recommendations. Encourages community involvement, one-on-one student/staff relationships, use of problem solving teams of counselors and/or school psychologists and requires the review of bullying prevention programs -
WASHINGTON
HOUSE BILL REPORT - SHB 1444. The legislature declares that a safe and civil environment in school is necessary for students to learn and achieve high academic standards. The legislature finds that harassment, intimidation, or bullying, like other disruptive or violent behavior, is conduct that disrupts both a student's ability to learn and a school's ability to educate its students in a safe environment. -
ARKANSAS
ARKANSAS ACT 681, HB 2274. Requires school districts to adopt policies to prevent student harassment and bullying. Policies must define bullying, prohibit bullying on school property, at school-sponsored activities and on school buses and state the consequences of engaging in bullying behavior. Also requires school employees to report incidents of bullying to the school principal and provides for immunity from tort liability for those who report but fail to remedy the incident. Requires the -
RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Acts, Chapter 213, HB 5919. Defines harassment, intimidation and bullying and requires school boards to adopt policies prohibiting this behavior. Stipulates that policies must be adopted through a representative process including parents, school personnel, students and community members. Directs the state department of education to develop a model policy by December 2003, to assist schools in the development of their policies by September 1, 2004. Requires schools to provide trai -
CALIFORNIA
BILL NUMBER: SB 719 CHAPTERED BILL TEXT. The partnership shall establish a statewide school safety cadre for the purpose of facilitating interagency coordination and collaboration among school districts, county offices of education, youthserving agencies, allied agencies, community-based organizations, and law enforcement agencies to improve school attendance, encourage good citizenship, and to reduce school violence, school crime, including hate crimes, vandalism, drug and alcohol abuse, gang -
VERMONT
House Bill H.629, entitled “AN ACT RELATING TO BULLYING PREVENTION POLICIES”
Respectfully report that they have met and considered the same and recommend that the bill be amended by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu -
ARIZONA
HB 2368 directs school district governing boards to adopt and enforce procedures that prohibit pupils from harassing, intimidating and bullying other pupils. -
INDIANA
SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 285
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana: SOURCE: IC 5-2-10.1-2; (05)SE0285.1.1. --> SECTION 1. IC 5-2-10.1-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2005]: Sec. 2. (a) The Indiana safe schools fund is established to do the following:
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MARYLAND
Maryland passed HB 407
This law was acceptable but lacked many important components a good law should have. In 2008 the Maryland Legislature surprised us with a perfect upgraded law. Congratulations on achieving a perfect A++ law! Maryland now joins Delaware, Kentucky and Florida with a perfect grade. -
VIRGINIA
HOUSE BILL NO. 2267
Any teacher employed by a local school board in this the Commonwealth shall not be liable for any civil damages for any acts or omissions resulting from the supervision, care or discipline of students when such acts or omissions are within such teacher's scope of employment and are taken in good faith in the course of supervision, care or discipline of students, unless such acts or omissions were the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct. -
TEXAS
H.B. No. 283
AN ACT
relating to admission, assignment, and conduct of certain public school students. -
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MAINE
This bill adds to the requirements for school boards' student codes of conduct by requiring school boards to adopt and annually review a policy prohibiting harassment of all students. The policy must include or provide for a definition of bullying and harassment which includes criteria set forth in the bill, effective prevention strategies, staff and administrator training, monitoring and evaluation of the policy's effectiveness, procedures for receiving and responding to complaints, consequence -
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IDAHO
HOUSE BILL NO. 750
To provide that superintendents and principals may temporarily suspend pupils for student harassment, intimidation or bullying; to provide additional powers and duties for boards of trustees; and to provide that any student who commits or conspires to commit an act of harassment, intimidation or bullying may be guilty of an infraction. -
SOUTH CAROLINA
Safe Schools Act AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 2 TO CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 59 SO AS TO ENACT THE "SAFE SCHOOL CLIMATE ACT" TO PREVENT SCHOOL HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION, OR BULLYING; TO INSTRUCT LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ADOPT A POLICY PROHIBITING HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION, OR BULLYING THAT INCLUDES CERTAIN COMPONENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL DEVELOP MODEL POLICIES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE POLICY MUST BE INCORPORATED INTO THE TRAININ -
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DELAWARE
HOUSE BILL NO. 7
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE TO ESTABLISH THE SCHOOL BULLYING PREVENTION ACT. -
IOWA
Senate File 61
AN ACT
RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE AND SCHOOL ANTI HARASSMENT AND ANTI BULLYING POLICIES, PROVIDING DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, AND PROVIDING FOR IMMUNITY AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS. -
ILLINOIS
SB 3266
AN ACT concerning education. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 27-23.7 and by adding Sections 27-23.9 and 27-23.10 as follows: (105 ILCS 5/27-23.7) Sec. 27-23.7. Bullying prevention -
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PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1067 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY MANN, BEYER, BRENNAN AND SAMUELSON, APRIL 18, 2007 -
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OHIO
Sec. 3301.22. The state board of education shall develop a model policy to prohibit harassment, intimidation, or bullying in order to assist school districts in developing their own policies under section 3313.666 of the Revised Code. The board shall issue the model policy within six months after the effective date of this section. -
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UTAH
HB 325
BULLYING AND HAZING
2008 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
This bill: defines terms; prohibits bullying or hazing, retaliation for reporting, or assisting in the investigation of, bullying or hazing, and making a false report of bullying or hazing; requires local school boards and local charter boards to adopt a policy, on or before September 1, 2009, for reporting and responding to bullying, hazing, or retaliation; describes the minimum requirements for a policy described in the precedin -
FLORIDA
An act relating to school safety; creating s. 1006.147, F.S.; providing a short title; prohibiting bullying and harassment of any student or employee of a public K-12 educational institution; providing definitions; requiring each school district to adopt a policy prohibiting such bullying and harassment; providing minimum requirements for the contents of the policy; requiring the Department of Education to develop a model policy; providing immunity; providing restrictions with respect to defens -
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WYOMING
House Bill 0223
AN ACT relating to education; providing definitions; providing that harassment, intimidation or bullying is prohibited; requiring school districts to adopt policies as provided; imposing requirements on the department of education; providing applicability; and providing for an effective date. -
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NEW YORK
SENATE BILL - S 1987B
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the dignity for all students act -
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WISCONSIN
Senate Bill 154
SB 154 is a comprehensive school safety bill which was initiated by a Special Committee on School Safety. The bill includes anti-bully language taken directly from Senate Bill 202, which Kedzie authored in a bi-partisan effort to deal with the growing problem of bullying in schools. The bill requires a school district without a bullying policy to either craft one, or adopt a model bullying policy offered by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. -
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SOUTH DAKOTA
An Act to require the school board of each school district to adopt a policy prohibiting bullying.
