A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the duties of the department of education, the discipline of students enrolled in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools who exhibit disorderly conduct in the classroom, the responsibilities and powers of the department of education, school district teachers, and other educational staff related to students who have individualized education programs or plans under section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act, and school district professional development plans, and authorizing teachers to request a meeting of a student’s individualized education program team.

Added a new requirement for the department of education to develop and distribute a training program for IEP team members regarding least restrictive environment requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Modified the readmission process for students excluded from classrooms due to disorderly conduct to require a meeting between the principal and teacher before readmitting students in kindergarten through grade five, and added a requirement that students in grades six through twelve cannot be readmitted until the next school day.

Changed the threshold for requiring additional disciplinary action from three exclusions in a thirty-day period to two or more exclusions in a semester, trimester, or quarter.

Added explicit language clarifying that the discipline provisions apply to students with IEPs or plans under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act.

Reorganized and renumbered sections, consolidating some provisions and removing detailed performance grading criteria that were present in the original version.