House Amendment 1020


PAG LIN




     1  1    Amend Senate File 61, as passed by the Senate, as
     1  2 follows:
     1  3 #1.  By striking everything after the enacting
     1  4 clause and inserting the following:
     1  5    <Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  279.65  BULLYING
     1  6 PROHIBITION POLICY.
     1  7    The board of directors of a school district shall
     1  8 adopt a policy prohibiting bullying of any student at
     1  9 any time under any circumstances in schools, on school
     1 10 property, and at any school function or
     1 11 school=sponsored activity regardless of its location.
     1 12 The policy shall include disciplinary actions that may
     1 13 be taken against any student, school employee, or
     1 14 volunteer engaged in bullying and any school employee
     1 15 who knows of, observes, and fails to stop or report a
     1 16 bullying incident.  The policy shall be published in
     1 17 the student handbook and all students, parents and
     1 18 guardians, and school employees shall be provided with
     1 19 a copy of the policy at the start of each school
     1 20 year.>
     1 21 #2.  Title page, by striking lines 1 through 4 and
     1 22 inserting the following:  <An Act requiring the board
     1 23 of directors of a school district to adopt a policy
     1 24 prohibiting bullying.>
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     1 28 MAY of Dickinson
     1 29 SF 61.713 82
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