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From the ECS State Policy Database 2000 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2000. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. To view all, press the button located at the top labeled "Expand All." Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. 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More... PA Signed into law 12/2000 P-12 Civil Immunity H.B. 1416 Act No. 93 of 2000., Amends the Judiciary and Judicial Procedure Code. Provides for civil immunity of school officers or employees relating ... More... GA Approved by voters 11/2000 P-12 Indemnification for School Employees Injured/Killed at work V. 4 Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 4 (HR 971-2000). Authorizes the General Assembly to provide by law for indemnification with respect to... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 Safety in School Athletics A.B. 2803 Appropriates a specified sum to the State Department of Education for the purpose of providing grants to fund 3 pilot projects that enter in... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Speed Limits in School Zones A.B. 280 Chapter No.521, Relates to existing law, under which, the prima facie vehicle speed limit is 25 miles-per-hour under certain circumstances, ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 School Safety Joint Program A.B. 1602 Repeals provisions related to existing law which requires the School/Law Enforcement Partnership, comprised of the Superintendent of Public ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 Bullying Grant Program A.B. 1390 Establishes the Bullying Prevention Grant Program for Grades 5 and 6. Provides that schools maintaining grades 5 and 6 would be authorized t... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 Illegal Taping of Conversations A.B. 697 Prohibits evidence obtained as a result of eavesdropping upon or recording a communication in a classroom in violation of that provision of ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 High-Risk Youth Education & Public Safety Program S.B. 2196 Increases the apportionment for purposes of the High-Risk Youth Education and Public Safety Program. Increases the multipliers for high-risk... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Safe Gun Storage A.B. 2536 Requires the Department of Justice to produce public service announcements in both English and Spanish regarding recent changes in firearm l... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 After School Learning and Safe Neighborhoods Partnership Program S.B. 2188 Chapter No.582, Requires the State Department of Education when selecting schools to participate in the After School Learning and Safe Neigh... More... CA Signed into law 08/2000 P-12 Whistle Blower Provision A.B. 800 Chapter No.265, Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to adopt a system that will shield the identity of and provide to pupils w... More... CA Signed into law 08/2000 P-12 Community Service as a Student Disciplinary Program A.B. 2169 Chapter No.225, Authorizes school officials, with written permission from the parent or guardian of the pupil, to require a pupil to perform... More... CA Signed into law 08/2000 P-12 Criminal Records Check for In-home Educators A.B. 2164 Chapter No.239, Relates to criminal records. Expands the Trustline Registry registration provisions for child care providers to apply to any... More... NY Vetoed 08/2000 Postsec. Security Force Members as Peace Officers S.B. 6323 Veto No. 24 of 2000., Designates members of the security force of Ithaca College as peace officers; provides proper licensure for said offic... More... CA Signed into law 07/2000 P-12 Not allowing paroles to live near schools A.B. 1988 Provides that, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, an inmate released on parole for a violation of crimes of lewd or lascivious act... More... IL Signed into law 07/2000 P-12 Keeping Sex Offenders Away From Children H.B. 4045 Public Act No., Amends the Criminal Code of 1961; prohibits child sex offenders from residing within 500 feet of a school attended by person... More... IL Vetoed 07/2000 P-12 Alternative Education for Violent Students S.B. 1426 Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and the Unified Code of Corrections; provides that a minor who is placed on probation or supervision, ... More... NY Signed into law 07/2000 P-12 Project SAVE S.B. 8236 Relates to project SAVE (Save Safe Schools Against Violence in Education); relates to students and student discipline; relates to improving ... More... RI Signed into law 07/2000 P-12 Emotional and Social Competency S.B. 2572 Requires the state department to develop model programs that encourage "emotional and social competency and learning." The new law states t... More... RI Signed into law 07/2000 P-12 Orderly Educational Environments H.B. 7612 Relates to the Rhode Island Student Investment Initiative; imposes additional requirements upon school districts to include standards utiliz... More... CO Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Comprehensive School Safety Plan S.B. 133 Concerns safe schools; requires each school district to adopt and implement a safe schools plan that includes a conduct and discipline code,... More... CO Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Safe Schools S.B. 133 Centers on a conduct and discipline code with identified violations to result in actions taken. Forms the basis for annual reporting to loc... More... DE Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 School Safety Issues - Bomb Threats H.B. 512 Adds the Delaware State University Police Department to those covered under Delaware Law as an organized police department with the individu... More... DE Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 School Safety - Bomb Threats H.B. 526 Requires school districts to notify students and their parents or custodians of the provisions of the Delaware Code which prohibit falsely r... More... FL Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Changing the Rules for School Discipline S.B. 852 Revises the definition of suspension; revises data used to determine school's performance grade category; revises information required to be... More... HI Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Trespassing on School Property S.B. 3079 Amends the offense of criminal trespass in the first degree in this way, for occurrences on school property, between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m... More... HI Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Amending Zero-Tolerance S.B. 3038 Amends zero tolerance policy by allowing suspension of a student who attends school or a department-supervised activity, whether on or off s... More... MI Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 School Safety S.B. 1222 Relates to criminal procedure; regards arrests; allows arrest without a warrant for crimes of threatening to damage or destroy school proper... More... MO Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Weapons on School Property S.B. 944 Specifies that prohibitions on student possession of weapons and possession of weapons or controlled substances, as well as the prohibition ... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2000 Postsec. Fire Safety S.B. 891 Requires installation of automatic fire suppression systems in all dormitories at public or private institutions of higher education.... More... PA Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Provides for School Crossing Guards H.B. 1157 Act No. of 2000., Amends the Second Class Township Code. Provides for school crossing guards. Further regulates the annual budget and unifor... More... SC Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Juvenile Records H.B. 4003 Relates to the maintenance, release, and confidentiality of juvenile records pursuant to the juvenile justice code; authorizes release of in... More... TN Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 School Speed Zones H.B. 2025 Allows local Boards of Education to set longer period for school speed zones around schools.... More... VT Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Safe Schools Bill H.B. 270 There are a number of new provisions regarding school discipline including: School boards must adopt comprehensive discipline plans that in... More... VT Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Bomb Threats Made Over Internet S.B. 314 This Act adds language to statute addressing the transmission of false public alarms which include bomb threats. Bomb threats made over the ... More... AK Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Safety Program H.B. 253 Establishes a school disciplinary and safety program; requires the reporting of information relating to school disciplinary and safety progr... More... IA Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Immunity for School Employees H.B. 2473 Relates to school violence; provides civil criminal immunity for a school employee; relates to the employee's participation in reporting and... More... IL Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Safety, School Report Cards, Background Checks, Summer School H.B. 4587 Public Act No. 91-4587; Amends the School Code to provide that the School Safety and Educational Improvement Block Grant Program shall provi... More... MI Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 School Locker Searches H.B. 5233 Public Act 87; Relates to elementary and secondary education; provides for policies on school locker searches.... More... MN Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Records Sharing H.B. 2833 , Relates to crime; authorizes certain behavioral data on students to be disclosed to the juvenile justice system; provides for data sharing... More... MN Signed by governor 05/2000 P-12 Use of Reasonable Force by Teacher H.B. 3800 Allows the use of reasonable force by a teacher, school employee, bus driver, or other agent of a school district when it is necessary under... More... MN Signed by governor 05/2000 P-12 Districts May Refuse to Open Enroll Student H.B. 3800 Permits a school district to refuse to open enroll a student during the term of his or her expulsion if the student was expelled for: 1) pos... More... MS Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Suspension, Expulsion, Alternative Education H.B. 776 Clarifies the authority of school superintendents, principals and school boards to suspend, expel, or change the placement of pupils for con... More... NH Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Reporting Requirements H.B. 683 Changes the reporting requirements for teachers or school administrators who witness or have information concerning acts of theft, destructi... More... NH Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Public School Safety and Violence Prevention Act S.B. 360 Adopts the Public School Safety and Violence Prevention Act of 2000; requires each local school board to adopt a pupil safety and violence p... More... TN Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Expulsion, Suspension H.B. 3022 , Defines expulsion, suspension and remand for purposes of disciplinary actions in schools.... More... TN Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Records Sharing S.J.R. 620 Urges the Department of Education to prepare and provide to all public schools guides to legally permissible practices for disclosure and sh... More... TN Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Conflict Resolution Program H.B. 2104 Encourages local education agencies to extend conflict resolution intervention program implemented in grades 1 and 2 to grades 3 through 6, ... More... VT Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Postsec. Makes Hazing a Crime S.B. 76 This legislation does essentially five things: It addresses school (public and independent schools at the elementary and secondary level as... More... WI Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 School Personnel Liability A.B. 100 Protects teachers from being charged criminally when they act reasonably in dealing with disruptive students. Acknowledges a common-law def... More... WI Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Conditional Reinstatement of Expelled Pupils A.B. 447 Relates to the conditional early reinstatement to school of a pupil who has been expelled from school.... More... WI Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Laser Pointers A.B. 154 Relates to restrictions on the use of laser pointers and providing penalty.... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Threats S.B. 1559 Classifies threats of physical injury or damage to property made in regards to teachers, students or school property as a class 5 felony and... More... CO Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Student Records H.B. 1119 Concerning the exchange of information related to children; authorizes an exchange of information between schools and law enforcement agenci... More... ID Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Firearms on School Property H.B. 444 Amends existing law to provide that it shall be unlawful for any person to possess a firearm or other deadly or dangerous weapon while on th... More... KY Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Earthquake Emergency Drills S.B. 229 Relates to the earthquake emergency procedure system in schools; includes preparedness for tornadoes in the procedures; requires a designate... More... ME Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Conflict Resolution Programs H.B. 928 (LD 1305)Creates a grant program within the Department of Education to encourage conflict resolution education programs in public elementary... More... MS Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Security Personnel H.B. 1039 Requires school security personnel and employees exercising the powers of a peace officer to receive a minimum level of basic law enforcemen... More... OK Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Prevention of Violence H.B. 2168 States legislative intent to address school violence through prevention. Authorizes districts to contract with nonprofit agencies or commun... More... TN Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Zero Tolerance H.B. 2679 Revises "zero tolerance" law on suspension or expulsion of students who commit certain offenses.... More... GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Postsec. Rape Prevention H.B. 171 Act No. 475., Relates to certain educational programs; requires the Department of Education to develop a rape prevention and personal safety... More... GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Disciplinary Tribunals S.B. 401 Relates to public school disciplinary tribunals; requires local school system receiving certain State education funds to suspend a student w... More... GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Arrest of School Personnel S.B. 27 Relates to warrants for arrest; provides that any warrant for the arrest of a teacher or school administrator for any offense alleged to hav... More... ME Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Transfer of Student Records S.B. 687 Public Law No. 595, (LD 1933); Allows a juvenile's school to disseminate information about the juvenile to the court and a criminal justice ... More... UT Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 H.B. 245 Relates to public schools; provides that a student, who has been expelled from school for a firearm, explosive, or flammable material violat... More... VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 School Bus Stops/School Property H.B. 464 Clarifies that possession of weapons on school bus stops is grounds for expulsion from school attendance and constitutes a crime; clarifies ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Student Searches H.B. 1445 Directs school boards to adopt regulations governing student searches; requires regulations be consistent with relevant state and federal la... More... VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Virginia Center for School Safety H.B. 391 Establishes the Virginia Center for School Safety within the Department of Criminal Justice Services; provides that the Center will, among o... More... VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Proximity to Children S.B. 197 Provides that anyone convicted of an "offense prohibiting proximity to children" is forever prohibited from loitering within 100 feet of a p... More... VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Suspension/Expulsion for Profanity H.B. 815 Directs local school boards to provide, within their respective standards for student conduct, for the suspension and expulsion of students ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Reporting of Incidents H.B. 254 Adds conduct involving firebombs, explosive materials or devices, hoax explosive devices, chemical bombs, or other incendiary devices on a s... More... VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Reasonable Force H.B. 1229 Provides that the offenses of a simple assault and assault and battery do not include the use of, by any teacher, principal or other person ... More... WA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Notification of Student Offenses S.B. 6206 Requires that schools be notified of firearm violations by students; states whenever a minor enrolled in any common school is convicted in a... More... WY Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Safety Drills H.B. 64 Relates to fire drills required in schools; authorizes safety drills as determined by school administration.... More... KY Signed into law 02/2000 P-12 Paging Devices H.B. 266 Requires a local board of education to develop a policy regarding the possession and use of personal telecommunications devices by a student... More... SD Signed into law 02/2000 P-12 Reporting by Law Enforcement H.B. 1192 Allows law enforcement agencies to report certain violations of law and threats made by a student.... More... VA Signed into law 02/2000 P-12 School Resource Officers S.B. 589 Clarifies role of school resource officers; allows officer in only to perform law enforcement duties when situation requires it.... More... 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