Public schools; student discipline.
Summary
Prohibits students in preschool through grade three from being suspended for more than 10 days or expelled except for drug offenses, firearm offenses, certain criminal acts, or if the underlying conduct involves other weapons, inappropriate sexual behavior, or serious bodily injury.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 3, 2017
Last action Feb 20, 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
17
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Feb 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105406D-H1
legislature
Feb 17, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 16, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 15, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB997S1
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105091D-S1
legislature
Jan 18, 2017
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
legislature
Jan 3, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102852D
legislature
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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