Public schools; student discipline.
Summary
Prohibits, except for drug offenses, firearm offenses, and certain criminal acts, students in preschool through grade three from being suspended for more than three school days or expelled from attendance at school unless (i) the offense involves physical harm or credible threat of physical harm to others or (ii) the local school board or the division superintendent or his designee finds that aggravating circumstances exist, as defined by the Department of Education.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2018
Governor
Introduced Dec 28, 2017
Last action Mar 16, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
4
Committee
8
Mar 6, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House (85-Y 11-N)
legislature
Mar 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 26, 2018
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
Committee
Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB170S1
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18106727D-S1
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
legislature
Dec 28, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Dec 28, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100258D
legislature
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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