Bill Text: GA HB1113 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Public school tribunals; report expulsions for bringing weapons to school; provisions

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-09 - House Second Readers [HB1113 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HB1113-Introduced.html

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10 LC 29 4058

House Bill 1113

By: Representatives Williams of the 89th, Smith of the 113th, Holt of the 112th, Ashe of the 56th, Hugley of the 133rd, and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Subpart 2 of Part 2 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public school disciplinary tribunals, so as to provide for reporting by local boards of education regarding expulsion and disciplinary actions for students bringing weapons to school; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Subpart 2 of Part 2 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public school disciplinary tribunals, is amended by revising Code Section 20-2-751.1, relating to expulsion and disciplinary policy for students bringing weapons to school, as follows:

"20-2-751.1.

(a) Each local board of education shall establish a policy requiring the expulsion from school for a period of not less than one calendar year of any student who is determined, pursuant to this subpart, to have brought a weapon to school.

(b) The local board of education shall have the authority to modify such expulsion requirement as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section on a case-by-case basis.

(c) A hearing officer, tribunal, panel, superintendent, or local board of education shall be authorized to place a student determined to have brought a weapon to school in an alternative educational setting.

(d) Each local board of education shall file an annual report, by August 1 of each year, with the Department of Education regarding disciplinary and placement actions taken during the prior school year regarding any student determined to have brought a weapon to school. Such report shall include the following information: the number of students subject to disciplinary or placement action; the age and grade level of such students; such students' race and gender; such students' special education status, if applicable; the type of weapon involved; the type of discipline administered; and the type of placement given to the student, if any. The data required by this subsection shall be reported separately for each school within the local school system. The data required by this subsection may be included in the annual report required by Code Section 20-2-740. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to authorize the public release of personally identifiable information regarding students or school personnel.

(d)(e) Nothing in this Code section shall infringe on any right provided to students with Individualized Education Programs pursuant to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or the federal Americans with Disabilities Act."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.