School boards; policies and procedures prohibiting bullying, parental notification.
Summary
Requires the policies and procedures prohibiting bullying that are contained in each school board's code of student conduct to direct the principal to notify the parent of any student involved in an alleged incident of bullying of the status of any investigation within five school days of the allegation of bullying.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 6, 2017
Signed Mar 24, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
10
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Mar 24, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 684 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (66-Y 26-N)
legislature
Feb 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by House
legislature
Feb 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by temporarily
legislature
Feb 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
legislature
Feb 20, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Feb 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 20, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Feb 10, 2017
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1709H1
legislature
Jan 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104383D-H1
legislature
Jan 13, 2017
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Elementary and Secondary Education
legislature
Jan 6, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
legislature
Jan 6, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102928D
legislature
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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