Texas H.B. 1942

Texas H.B. 1942

Anti-Bullying

Establishes definition of bullying; includes expression through electronic means (cyberbullying). Permits staff development to include training in preventing, identifying, responding to, and reporting incidents of bullying. Permits the board of trustees to transfer a student who has engaged in bullying to another classroom in the campus, or another campus in the district. Directs the state board of education to adopt for the health curriculum, in consultation with the Texas School Safety Center, essential knowledge and skills that include evidence-based practices that will effectively address awareness, prevention, identification, self-defense in response to, and resolution of and intervention in bullying and harassment. Requires local boards to adopt a policy (1) prohibiting bullying, (2) prohibiting retaliation against those reporting incidents in good faith, (3) establishing parental notification procedures for bullies and their victims, (4) establishing the actions a student should take to obtain assistance and intervention in response to bullying, (5) setting out counseling options for bullies and their victims, and those witnessing bullying, (6) establishing procedures for reporting bullying, investigating a reported bullying incident, and determining whether the reported incident of bullying occurred; (7) prohibits the imposition of disciplinary measures on a student found to be a victim of bullying, if the student responded in self-defense; (8) requiring that discipline for bullying for a student with disabilities comply with federal law. Requires such policy to be included annually in the student and employee handbooks, and in the district improvement plan. Requires the procedure for reporting bullying to be posted on the district Web site. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB01942F.pdf#navpanes=0

Source:
www.capitol.state.tx.us

Status: Signed into law Status Date: 06/17/2011

Texas H.B. 1942
Anti-Bullying
Establishes definition of bullying; includes expression through electronic means (cyberbullying). Permits staff development to include training in preventing, identifying, responding to, and reporting incidents of bullying. Permits the board of trustees to transfer a student who has engaged in bullying to another classroom in the campus, or another campus in the district. Directs the state board of education to adopt for the health curriculum, in consultation with the Texas School Safety Center, essential knowledge and skills that include evidence-based practices that will effectively address awareness, prevention, identification, self-defense in response to, and resolution of and intervention in bullying and harassment. Requires local boards to adopt a policy (1) prohibiting bullying, (2) prohibiting retaliation against those reporting incidents in good faith, (3) establishing parental notification procedures for bullies and their victims, (4) establishing the actions a student should take to obtain assistance and intervention in response to bullying, (5) setting out counseling options for bullies and their victims, and those witnessing bullying, (6) establishing procedures for reporting bullying, investigating a reported bullying incident, and determining whether the reported incident of bullying occurred; (7) prohibits the imposition of disciplinary measures on a student found to be a victim of bullying, if the student responded in self-defense; (8) requiring that discipline for bullying for a student with disabilities comply with federal law. Requires such policy to be included annually in the student and employee handbooks, and in the district improvement plan. Requires the procedure for reporting bullying to be posted on the district Web site. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB01942F.pdf#navpanes=0
Source: www.capitol.state.tx.us
Status: Signed into law	Status Date: 06/17/2011