| Last Action | discharge petition rejected 15-21 |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to the safety, learning, and well-being of students. |
| Bill Documents |
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| Bill Request Number | 336 |
| Sponsors | J. Carroll, W. Blevins Jr., D. Boswell, D. Harper Angel, R. Jones II, J. Rhoads, E. Scorsone, T. Shaughnessy, J. Turner, E. Worley |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 158.440 to require school districts to have procedures in place to address student harassment, intimidation, and bullying; amend KRS 158.441 to define "harassment, intimidation, or bullying"; amend KRS 158.148 to require school districts to formulate a code of acceptable behavior prohibiting student harassment, intimidation, or bullying that includes procedures for reporting and investigating complaints, a strategy for protecting complainants from retaliation, and a process for annually discussing the code with students; require school districts, under certain conditions, to provide training to school employees on the district's acceptable code of behavior; require school districts to include the code of acceptable behavior in the district employee training manual; amend KRS 158.150 to include student harassment, intimidation, or bullying as a cause for suspension or expulsion; amend KRS 158.444 to require local school districts to collect and provide the Kentucky Department of Education information related to all incidents of student harassment, intimidation, or bullying; amend KRS 160.345 to require a school council to include strategies to address student harassment, intimidation, or bullying as part of the school's comprehensive safety plan; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to provide immunity to school employees or students from a cause of action for damages arising from reporting in good faith a student's disruptive or disorderly behavior if school and district procedures are followed regarding the report. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Children and Minors - Student harassment, intimidation, or bullying, definition of Children and Minors - Student harassment, intimidation, or bullying, protection from Civil Rights - Student harassment, intimidation, or bullying, protection from Education, Elementary and Secondary - Student harassment, intimidation, or bullying, protection from Education, Elementary and Secondary - Student harassment, intimidation, or bullying, reporting of incidents State Agencies - Student harassment, intimidation, or bullying, reporting of incidents |
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