Mississippi H.B. 641

Mississippi H.B. 641

Teacher License Suspension/Revocation For Sexual Contact

Adds to grounds for revocation or suspension of a teacher or administrative license: (g) The license holder has engaged in unethical conduct relating to an educator/student relationship as identified by the State Board of Education in its rules; (h) The license holder has fondled a student, had any type of sexual involvement with a student; or (i) The license holder has failed to report sexual involvement of a school employee with a student. Provides a legal duty for school superintendents to report incidences of sexual involvement of school employees with a student, and provides criminal penalties for failure to report.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0641SG.pdf

Source:
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us

Status: Signed into law Status Date: 03/17/2011

Mississippi H.B. 641
Teacher License Suspension/Revocation For Sexual Contact
Adds to grounds for revocation or suspension of a teacher or administrative license: (g) The license holder has engaged in unethical conduct relating to an educator/student relationship as identified by the State Board of Education in its rules; (h) The license holder has fondled a student, had any type of sexual involvement with a student; or (i) The license holder has failed to report sexual involvement of a school employee with a student. Provides a legal duty for school superintendents to report incidences of sexual involvement of school employees with a student, and provides criminal penalties for failure to report. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0641SG.pdf
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
Status: Signed into law	Status Date: 03/17/2011