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Level |
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 TN | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Prohibits LEAs, school administrators and educators from taking action that infringe on or waive first amendment rights of school personnel or students without written consent of those who would be affected.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/HB3266.pdf
Title: H.B. 3266
Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov
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| AR | Adopted 02/2012 | P-12 | Establishes the School Worker Defense Program Advisory Board (the Board). Directs that the Board be comprised of seven specific members, and that no employee of the Department of Education who is charged with administering the School Worker Defense Program may be eligible to serve as the designee of the Commissioner. Defines meeting guidelines and elected positions for the Board. Provides that the Board have final authority to hear and adjudicate any appeal filed by a school worker for protection against liability pursuant to Arkansas Code.
Establishes the School Worker Defense Program (the Program) to protect 19 specific entities and individuals including education service cooperatives and their board members, public school districts and specified public school employees. The Program protects these entities and individuals against civil liability, attorney's fees, and costs of defense for acts or omissions, including civil liability for administering corporal punishment to students (up to $150,000 or $250,000). Authorizes the Program to provide other limited financial reimbursement. Provides that cost of the School Worker Defense Program shall be paid annually out of funds in the Public School Fund that are designated for that specific purpose. Details the administration of the Program.
Outlines the proceedures for filing a claim or an appeal with the Program or Board. Outlines conditions and exclusions.
http://170.94.37.152/REGS/005.01.12-001F-12835.pdf
Title: AR ADC 005.01.23-1.0 to AR ADC 005.01.23-10.0; AR ADC 005.04.8-1.00 to AR ADC 005.04.8-11.00
Source: http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/rules_and_regs/
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| NC | Signed into law 01/2012 | P-12 | Eliminates the option of active or retired public school employees to pay an employees' organization through a periodic deduction from payroll or a retirement account. Session Law 2012-1.
http://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/PDF/2011-2012/SL2012-1.pdf
Title: S.B. 727
Source: ncleg.net
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| MO | Signed into law 10/2011 | P-12 | Modifies S.B. 54. SCS/SB 1 c[ ][ ] This act modifies provisions relating to communications between school district employees and students.Current law requires each school district to promulgate a written policy on teacher-student and employee-student communication by January 1, 2012, which would include restrictions on teachers' use of work-related internet sites and nonwork-related internet sites, as described in the act. This act modifies the components that must be included in each school district's policy. It repeals the existing components and requirements and instead requires each district to promulgate a written policy concerning employee-student communication by March 1, 2012. The policy must include, but not be limited to, the use of electronic media and other mechanisms to prevent improper communications between staff members and students. This act repeals the prohibition on a teacher establishing, maintaining, or using a work-related internet site unless it is available to school administrators and the child's legal custodian, physical custodian or legal guardian. This act also repeals the prohibition on a teacher establishing, maintaining, or using a nonwork-related internet site which allows exclusive access with a current or former student. This act also repeals the definitions of: exclusive access, former student, work-related internet site, and nonwork-related internet site.
http://www.senate.mo.gov/11info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=S1&BillID=4696921
Title: S.B. 1
Source: http://www.senate.mo.gov
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Prohibits district boards or employees from requiring or coercing any employee to make a contribution to a charitable organization or in response to a fund-raiser, or attend a meeting to solicit charitable contributions. Also prohibits district boards or employees from requiring or coercing any school district employee to refrain from making a contribution to a charitable organization or in response to a fund-raiser, or attend a meeting to solicit charitable contributions. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB01682F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: H.B. 1682
Source: www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Clarifies that the confidentiality of documents evaluating teacher or administrator performance applies to teachers and administrators at open-enrollment charter schools, regardless of whether the teacher or administrator is certified. Provides that at the request of a school district or open-enrollment charter school at which a teacher or administrator has applied for employment, an open-enrollment charter school may give the requesting district or school a document evaluating the performance of a teacher or administrator employed by the school. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB02971F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: H.B. 2971
Source: www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| UT | To governor 03/2011 | P-12 | Prohibits a local school board from granting paid association leave for an employee to perform an employee association or union duty. Permits a local board to grant paid association leave for an employee to perform an association or union duty if (1) the duty will directly benefit the school district, including representing the school district's licensed educators on specified boards or committees, or at certain workshops or meetings, (2) the duty does not include political activity, and (3) the local board ensures compliance with specified policies.
Requires reimbursement to a school district of the costs for an employee, including benefits, for the time that an employee is on unpaid association leave, or participating in a paid association leave activity that does not provide a direct benefit to the school district. Provides that for a district that allowed association leave prior to January 2011, the district may allow up to 10 days of association leave before requiring a reimbursement. Provides that such reimbursement may be made by an employee, association or union. http://le.utah.gov/~2011/bills/hbillenr/hb0183.pdf
Title: H.B. 183
Source: le.utah.gov
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12
Postsec. | Establishes the right of an Arkansas Teacher Retirement System member to remain an active member when employed by an institution of higher education.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Bills/SB126.pdf
Title: S.B. 126
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Prohibits school boards, administrative personnel, and instructional personnel from taking affirmative action, including, but not limited to, the entry into any agreement, that infringes or waives the rights or freedoms afforded to instructional personnel, school staff, or students by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, in the absence of the express written consent of any individual whose constitutional rightswould be impacted by such infringement or waiver. http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h0031er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0031&Session=2010
Title: H.B. 31
Source: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov
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| MO | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Allows the special administrative board, when it has been granted governing powers for a district in the St. Louis City School District to appoint a hearing officer to conduct a contested case of a teacher's dismissal. The board must render a decision on the charges upon the review of the hearing officer's recommendations and the hearing record.
http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills101/sumpdf/HB1543T.pdf
Title: H.B. 1543--Multiple Provisions
Source: http://www.house.mo.gov
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Relates to exemptions to requirements for disclosure of public records, so as to provide that certain personal information relating to teachers and employees of public and nonpublic schools is exempt from disclosure. Provides that information relating to tests administered by the Professional Standards Commission are exempt from disclosure. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/pdf/hb1086.pdf
Title: H.B. 1086
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| AL | Pocket veto by governor 05/2010 | P-12
Postsec. | Defines "public education employee" as any public education employee employed by federal, state or county government or any public college, school, or university. Relates to arrest warrants for public education employees. Specifies that when a public education employee is charged with a misdemeanor committed in the line of duty (while performing duties within the scope of his/her employment), the charge or complaint must be presented to the local law enforcement agency where the offense was alleged to have been committed. Provides that if the local law enforcement agency determines probable cause exists, a warrant for the arrest of the public education employee must be issued. Provides such a warrant may be served during the workday at the workplace, but that a warrant issued for the arrest of a public education employee who is employed on a public college, school or university campus may not be served in the presence of students.
Title: H.B. 236
Source: www.lexis.com
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| NY | Vetoed 03/2010 | P-12 | Relates to teachers' rights; adds other specified personnel to teachers and teaching assistants when a board of cooperative educational services takes over a program previously offered by a district or districts or by a county vocational education and extension board. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=%0D%0A&bn=S06154&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y
Title: S.B. 6154
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| IL | Signed into law 02/2010 | P-12
Postsec. | Relates to the procedure for filing a complaint with the Director of Human Rights relating to discrimination in employment, credit, public accommodations, higher education or certain other circumstances. Requires that a notice of dismissal notify a complainant of the right to seek review or commence a civil action. Increases the period of time within which an aggrieved party may file a request for review.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/96/PDF/096-0876.pdf
Title: H.B. 59
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| UT | Adopted 02/2010 | P-12 | Adds new Rule 277-111, "Sharing of Curriculum Materials by Public School Educators". Allows/encourages educators to use valuable time and resources to improve instruction with assistance from appropriate materials developed by other educators. Allows educators to share materials for noncommercial use that educators have developed primarily for use in their own classes, courses or assignments. Specifies that educators may share only materials they have developed, not materials purchased or developed by their employer or the state. Authorizes educators to share materials under a Creative Commons License; provides they are personally responsible for understanding and satisfying the requirements of a Creative Commons License. Authorizes public school employers to notify employees that materials developed with public school funds or during public school employment must be reviewed by the employer prior to sharing or distribution. Prohibits public school educators from selling teacher curriculum materials developed in whole or in part with public education funds or developed within the employee's scope of employment to Utah educators.
Authorizes districts and charter schools to develop policies directing employees to seek approval before sharing materials developed on contract time, developed partially or jointly with school district/charter school funding, as part of a district/charter school assignment or if materials reference or imply district/charter school use or endorsement. Authorizes districts and charter schools to prohibit their employees from sharing materials that were purchased with district funds or that are licensed specifically for district/charter school use. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2009/20091201/33147.htm
Title: R277-111
Source: www.rules.utah.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 11/2009 | P-12 | Expands the statute concerning interference with a public institution of higher education to also include interference with public elementary and secondary schools. Provides that if the interference with the public institution of education is accompanied by a threat of personal injury or property damage, the person commits a Class 3 felony, and may be prosecuted for intimidation. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/96/PDF/096-0807.pdf
Title: H.B. 557
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 11/2009 | P-12
Postsec. | Provides that the exercise of free speech, free expression, free exercise of religion or expression of religiously based views by any individual or group of individuals that is protected under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and that occurs in a non-sectarian nursery, day care center, K-12 school or postsecondary institution, or other place of education is not a civil rights violation. Limits jurisdiction of department in such places of education to the failure to enroll an individual; (2) the denial of access to facilities, goods, or services; or (3) severe or pervasive harassment of an individual when the covered entity fails to take corrective action to stop the severe or pervasive harassment. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/96/PDF/096-0814.pdf
Title: H.B. 2547
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | Postsec.
Community College | Provides that a university or community college may not prohibit any faculty or staff member from: (1) displaying political buttons, stickers, or patches while on university or community college property provided such display is for a purpose relevant to the subject of instruction; (2) attending a partisan political rally, provided that the employee is not on duty; or (3) displaying a partisan bumper sticker on a motor vehicle. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB0899lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 899
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | Postsec.
Community College | Provides that all faculty and staff members of a university or community college are free to communicate their views on any matter of private or public concern to any member of the legislative, executive or judicial branch of government, state or federal, without notice to or prior approval of the university or community college. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB0898lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 898
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Provides that a school board may require a certificate from a physician, advanced practice nurse, physician assistant or spiritual adviser as a basis for pay during leave after an absence of 30 days for birth. Provides that for paid sick leave for adoption or placement for adoption, the school board may require that the teacher or other employee provide evidence that the formal adoption process is underway. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB0035lv.pdf (2009 H.B. 548 was vetoed because it was duplicative of enacted S.B. 35. Governor's message: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB0548gms.pdf)
Title: S.B. 35 and H.B. 548
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Modifies the hearing process applicable to probationary teachers by providing the teacher a right to notice and hearing prior to the
board's vote on whether to grant the teacher career status; requires the superintendent to provide written notice to a probationary teacher no
later than May 15 of the superintendent's intent to recommend nonrenewal and the teacher's right, within 10 days of receipt of the superintendent's recommendation, to (i) request and receive written notice of the reasons for the superintendent's recommendation for nonrenewal and the information that the superintendent may share with the board to support the recommendation for nonrenewal; and (ii) request a hearing for those teachers eligible for a hearing under state statute.
Also provides a career teacher right to notice and hearing prior to the board's vote on employment. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S962v5.pdf
Title: S.B. 962
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| LA | Adopted 06/2009 | P-12 | Provides for the immunity and legal defense of teachers. Provides for the rights of beginning teachers. Provides for the distribution of the list of rights to schools, parents and legal guardians. Provides for the posting of the list.
http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v115/28v115.doc
Title: LAC 28:CXV.519
Source:
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Requires school districts to notify employees that they are entitled to leave time if physically assaulted during the performance of their regular duties.
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB01470F.pdf
Title: H.B. 1470
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Requires districts to allow an employee reporting a grievance to make an audio recording of any meeting in which the grievance is investigated or discussed. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB02512F.pdf
Title: H.B. 2512
Source:
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12
Postsec. | Provides an exemption from public records requirements for personally identifiable information of any personnel of any school district or postsecondary educational institution, or any specific allegations of misconduct obtained or reported in connection with an investigation of a testing impropriety conducted by the Department of Education; provides that the exemption applies until the investigation is concluded or becomes inactive; provides for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption under the Open Government Sunset Review Act.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h0895er.xml&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0895&Session=2009
Title: H.B. 895
Source: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov
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| OK | Vetoed 05/2009 | P-12 | Provides that the board of education of a school district shall not allow any individual or organization to speak or distribute material at an in-service or other similar teacher meeting for which attendance is required by the district, when the information shared is for the purpose of: 1. Influencing the results of an election for state or local office or a ballot measure, excluding school bond elections; or 2. Soliciting funds for or against a candidate for state or local office or a ballot measure. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit any elected official from speaking or distributing material for purposes other than those enumerated.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/HB/HB2161_ENR.RTF
Title: H.B. 2161
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| OK | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Prohibits certain persons from certain involvement in due process hearings; creates the School Protection Act; provides short title; states purpose; defines terms; makes it unlawful to make a false criminal report against an education employee; provides punishment; limits application for statements against certain persons; provides for award of costs and certain fees.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10HB/HB1598_int.rtf
Title: H.B. 1598
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, requires the governing authority of an elementary or secondary school to provide every student an orientation during the first five days of the school year regarding school disciplinary rules and student conduct. Provides that such orientation must also clearly communicate to students the rights afforded to teachers. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=495912
Title: H.B. 754
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Renames provisions of law providing for the rights of teachers to the Teacher Bill of Rights. Provides that teachers have a right to immunity and legal defense. Provides that a beginning teacher has the right to receive leadership, including the assignment of a qualified, experienced mentor to help him or her become a competent professional in the classroom. Requires school boards to post the rights in schools and to provide a copy to parents or legal guardians. Requires districts and schools maintaining a Web site to post such rights on their Web site. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=497678
Title: H.B. 672
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | For purposes of R.S. 14:34.3 and R.S. 38.2 relating to battery of a school teacher, extends definition of "school teacher" to include any teacher aide and paraprofessional, school bus driver, food service worker, and other clerical, custodial, or maintenance personnel employed by a public school board. Increases maximum fine for conviction on charges of battery of a school teacher from $1,000 to $5,000 and increases minimum and maximum prison sentences. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=495609
Title: H.B. 757
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | This bill prohibits the taking of adverse employment action against any teacher employed by an LEA solely for refusing to participate in, or refusing to remain silent about, illegal activities. Any teacher who suffers adverse employment action in violation of this bill's prohibition would have a cause of action against the employer. A teacher who prevails in a lawsuit filed pursuant to this bill would be entitled to an award of attorney fees. Any teacher who files a frivolous lawsuit based on the cause of action that this bill creates would be subject to sanction by the court, including an order to pay the defendant's attorney fees.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/HB2610.pdf
Title: H.B. 2610
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Provides that falsifying, misrepresenting, omitting, or erroneously reporting reports of instances of inappropriate behavior by a teacher, administrator or other school employee toward a student must be addressed in the student code of conduct. Directs the Professional Standards Commission to establish a process for students to follow in reporting instances of such behavior. Provides for notice of the process in student handbooks and in employee handbooks or policies.
Provides that if through the state mandated process it is determined that a complaint against a teacher, administrator or other school employee is unsubstantiated, the local school system must, at the request of the aggrieved party, submit a written statement to that effect to all local print and television media outlets that published any articles or reported any news relating to such complaint against the teacher, administrator, or employee.
Directs the Professional Standards Commission to coordinate a training program on educator sexual misconduct, and requires every local superintendent to ensure that all certified staff receive such training.
Authorizes the staff of the Professional Standards Commission, without notification to the Professional Standards Commission, to immediately open an investigation submitted to the commission by a local school superintendent, with approval of the local board of education, of a complaint by a student against an educator alleging a sexual offense. Directs the Professional Standards Commission to have on staff a minimum of one investigator specifically trained in investigating educator sexual misconduct. Requires that the investigation of any complaint of sexual misconduct be completed in a maximum of 60 days.
Provides that if the Professional Standards Commission´s review of the investigative report results in a sanction against the educator, the educator must have the right to appeal the commission decision to a hearing before an administrative law judge within 90 days of the sanction.
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hb1321.pdf
Title: H.B. 1321
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| ME | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Education to report all denials, revocations, suspensions, surrenders and reinstatements of certification that are not under appeal or still subject to appeal to a national association of state directors of teacher education and certification within 30 days of the action; provides that in reports to the national association of state directors of teacher education and certification, the department may not disclose any information designated as confidential.
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280028572&LD=2291&Type=1&SessionID=7
Title: S.B. 912A
Source: http://www.state.me.us/legis/senate/
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | From bill analysis on New York State United Teachers Web site: Extends for another five years (to 2012), chapter 658 of the laws of 2002, which enabled a legal resident whose immigration status is that of a lawful permanent U.S. resident and who would otherwise be eligible and qualified to serve as a teacher, to apply for and to receive permanent certification as a teacher. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08975&sh=t
Title: A.B. 8975
Source: www.nysut.org
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Amends the Whistleblower Act. Provides that an "employer" as defined in the act includes:
(1) A political subdivision of the state
(2) A unit of local government
(3) A school district, combination of school districts, or governing body of a joint agreement of any type formed by two or more school districts
(4) A community college district, state college or university, or any state agency whose major function is providing educational services
(5) Any authority including a department, division, bureau, board, commission, or other agency of these entities
(6) Any person acting within the scope of his or her authority on behalf of those entities in dealing with its employees.
Deletes an exemption for government entities. Prohibits retaliation. Adds to list of false claims for which a person is liable for penalties.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB0742lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 742
Source: /www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Modifies the law pertaining to the confidentiality of school personnel files. Provides that information contained in a personnel file that is relevant to possible criminal misconduct may be made available to law enforcement and the district attorney to assist in the investigation of arson, theft or embezzlement of board of education property, or required reporting by a school principal of certain crimes occurring on school premises.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H550v0.html
Title: H.B. 550
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| CA | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Gives public school employees the right to represent themselves individually in their employment relations with the public school employer, except that once the employees in an appropriate unit select an exclusive representative and it is recognized or certified, the employee in that unit would be prohibited from meeting and negotiating with the public school employer. Chapter No. 21
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1194
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Allows person claiming to be aggrieved by unlawful discrimination to file civil action in circuit court. No action shall be filed unless, within 180 days of the alleged discrimination, a grievance has been filed with the school district board, public charter school governing body, community college board of education or State Board of Higher Education (this provision formerly applied only to higher education).
http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measpdf/hb2900.dir/hb2906.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 2906
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Enacts the Grade Integrity Act of 2007. Provides that no classroom teacher shall be required, coerced, intimidated, or disciplined in any manner to change the grade of a student. Provides that a violation of this provision constitutes an ethical violation reportable to the professional standards commission. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/sb9.pdf
Title: S.B. 9
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Prohibit school districts from requiring district employees to waive immunity from liability for acts for which they are immune from liability under Section 22.0511, Education Code, or require an employee who acts in good faith to pay for or replace property that is or was in the employee's possession because of an act incident to or within the scope of employment, or require an employee who acts in good faith to pay for certain equipment that is damaged, stolen, misplaced, or not returned, except under certain limited circumstances.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/SB00370F.pdf
Title: S.B. 370
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | From bill analysis: Currently, a school district employee who needs to report a grievance against a supervisor must report the grievance to their supervisor if the school district to which the employee belongs does not have a provision in its grievance policy to allow employees to report a grievance to another supervisor. H.B. 1622 requires that the grievance policy of a school district include a provision allowing employees to report a grievance against a supervisor to a supervisor other than the supervisor against whom a grievance is being reported.
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/HB01622F.pdf
Title: H.B. 1622
Source: http://www.legis.state.tx.us
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| IN | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Requires an individual to have training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, removing obstructions to a person's airway and the Heimlich maneuver before obtaining an initial license as a teacher.
Creates a new chapter on care of students with diabetes. Requires that a diabetes management and treatment plan as well as an individualized health plan be prepared and implemented for each student with diabetes for use during school hours or at a school related activity. Requires that the diabetes management and treatment plan be submitted to the school nurse, and that the school nurse be involved in the development of the individualized health plan. Requires the school principal at each school serving a student with diabetes to seek school employees to serve as volunteer health aides, and work to ensure that the school has an adequate number of volunteer health aides to care for students.
Authorizes the department to cooperate with the state department of health to develop a diabetes training program for school nurses and for volunteer health aides. Directs the department to provide annual diabetes training programs to school nurses and volunteer health aides that includes technological advances, current standards of practice for diabetes management and training, and instruction in specific topics.
Directs a school nurse, or under specified circumstances, a volunteer health aide, to perform the tasks necessary to assist a student in carrying out the student's individualized health plan. Requires schools to allow students to engage in specific activities, such as administering insulin, if the student has been evaluated and determined to be capable of doing so as reflected in the student's individual health plan and the student's diabetes management and treatment plan. Requires school transportation staff or staff supervising a student with diabetes in an off-campus activity to be provided with an information sheet identifying the student, the potential emergencies that may occur as a result of the diabetes and appropriate responses to an emergency, and emergency contact information.
Adds that a school or school board may not require a teacher or other school employee who is not employed as a school nurse or physician to administer health care services, basic life support, or other services that require the teacher or employee to place the teacher's or employee's hands on a pupil for therapeutic or
sanitary purposes. Also provides a school or school board may not discipline a teacher or other school employee who refuses to administer health care services, basic life support, or other services that require the teacher or employee to place the teacher's or employee's hands on a pupil for therapeutic or sanitary purposes. Establishes immunity for acts or omissions by a teacher who has been trained in CPR, the Heimlich maneuver or removing obstructions to a person's airway.
Requires a school corporation, in reporting average daily membership (ADM) for the 2007-2008 school year, to also report the number of school nurses and the number of students, by disease category, who have a chronic disease, including asthma, diabetes, and any other disease the department of education determines is significant for the school corporation to report.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2007/PDF/HE/HE1116.1.pdf
Title: H.B. 1116
Source: www.in.gov/legislative
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| IN | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Allows a nonpermanent teacher ten days to request a conference with the governing body after receiving a notice of nonrenewal of the teacher's contract; provides that the governing body may not take action concerning the nonrenewal of the teacher's contract until after the ten day period has ended. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2007/PDF/HE/HE1489.1.pdf
Title: H.B. 1489
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2006 | P-12 | Provides for weekly instructional planning time and a daily duty-free lunch period for teachers.
http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/HTML/H1151v5.html
Title: H.B. 1151
Source: http://www.ncleg.net
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Requires that a local school board employee be provided paid leave to attend meetings of certain public entities on which the employee serves as an elected or appointed member. Provides that public entities include the Board of Trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana; the Board of Trustees of the Louisiana School Employees Retirement System; the state board of education; and any task force, commission, or other advisory body established by the state board of education. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=406321
Title: H.B. 800
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Provides that the crime of assault on a school teacher includes making statements threatening physical harm to a school teacher and requires certain disciplinary actions to be taken when a public elementary or secondary school student is accused of violating the criminal statute or school disciplinary rules, or both, by committing an assault on a school employee. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=406257
Title: H.B. 1260
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Provides relative to documents placed in a school employee's personnel file on or before September 1987. Permits the school employee to rebut and respond to such documents if, at any time, a city, parish, or other local public school board takes any personnel action against a school employee based upon any document that was placed in the employee's personnel file. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=399384
Title: H.B. 1184
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2006 | P-12 | Provides that there shall be no loss of income or benefits to a teacher or school employee for work time lost because of personal injury incurred by the teacher or employee as the result of an assault while in the performance of assigned duties for a period of one year subsequent to the assault. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/06RS/SB51/bill.doc
Title: S.B. 51
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IN | Signed into law 03/2006 | P-12 | Makes possessing a knife on school property or on a school bus a Class B misdemeanor; makes the offense a Class A misdemeanor if the offender has a previous unrelated conviction and a Class D felony if the offense results in bodily injury or serious bodily injury to another person; adds battery against, and the harassment of, a school employee to the list of offenses that must be reported to a local law enforcement agency; provides a definition of battery; provides for victims of harassment. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2006/HE/HE1093.1.html
Title: H.B. 1093
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| DE | SIGNED 04/2005 | P-12 | Requires that formal communications between a teacher and a school board relating to the termination of the teacher's services be sent via certified mail, with a return receipt requested. The existing code requires that such communications be sent via registered mail. Registered mail is significantly more expensive but provides no substantial advantage over certified mail with a return receipt requested.
http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/LIS143.NSF/vwLegislation/HB+22?Opendocument
Title: H.B. 22
Source: www.legis.state.de.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | States that a full-time certified teacher is immune from personal liability for all acts done and actions taken in good faith in evaluating or grading any student.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=2267
Title: H.B. 2267
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Ensures that teachers receive a thirty-minute uninterrupted duty-free lunch period during each student instructional day. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb2789.pdf
Title: H.B. 2789
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | Clarifies a school employee's right to have a witness or representative present in a disciplinary or grievance matter. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB2482.pdf
Title: H.B. 2482
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 08/2004 | P-12 | Permits, with respect to courses of study taught in any of grades 6 to 12, inclusive a teacher to solicit pupil evaluations of his or her courses. Prohibits certain actions from being taken against a teacher or pupil as a result of a pupil evaluation. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2351-2400/ab_2370_bill_20040812_enrolled.html
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/press_release/AB_2370_veto.pdf
Title: A.B. 2370
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| DE | Signed into law 07/2004 | P-12 | Relates to student grades and teacher evaluations; provides that no one except the teacher who assigns a grade to a student may change the grade; for example, a school administrator may not raise or lower a student's grade; provides that the method which a teacher uses to assign grades may not be part of the evaluation of the teacher. http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/LIS142.NSF/vwLegislation/HB+126/$file/0011420056.doc/?openelement
Title: H.B. 126
Source: Delaware Legislative Web site
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2004 | P-12
Postsec. | Limits the authority of a justice of the peace to arrest a teacher in any public or private elementary, secondary, high school, vocational-technical school, college or university who is acting in the scope of his or her professional duties, with certain exceptions. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/04RS/CVT5/OUT/0000LWM2.PDF
Title: H.B. 445
Source: StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2004 | P-12 | Relates to school employee injuries. Specifies that sick leave with pay for any secretary, paraprofessional employee, school aide, teacher or superintendent of a special school who is injured or disabled while acting in his official capacity as a result of (1) assault or battery by any student or person, or (2) physical contact with a student or others while providing physical assistance to a student to prevent danger or risk of injury to the student or others, may be granted for up to one calendar year. The governing authority of the special school may extend this period beyond one calendar year. If the governing authority of the special school questions the validity of the physician certification allowing for sick leave, the governing authority may require the employee to undergo examination by a physician of the authority's choosing. Should there be a disparity between the diagnoses of the two physicians, a third physician may be called upon to examine the employee; the opinion of the third physician must be determinative. and a six month reevaluation in order to continue to receive sick leave as a result of assault or battery or injury due to certain physical contact to prevent danger or risk of injury.
Any teacher in a public school who is injured or disabled while acting in his official capacity as a result of physical contact with a student or others while providing physical assistance to a student to prevent danger or risk of injury to the student or others, may be granted sick leave for up to one calendar year. The same requirements as above apply if the local board questions the validity of the physician certification of such injury or disability.
Full text: http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/04RS/CVT10/OUT/0000LVJ7.PDF
Title: S.B. 51
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| AK | Signed into law 06/2004 | P-12 | Exempts certain teachers at schools that are designated as failing to make adequate yearly progress from jury service during school terms. http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill_text.asp?hsid=HB0353Z&session=23
Title: H.B. 353
Source: Alaska Legislative Web site
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2004 | P-12 | Relates to education personnel; provides for expunging of criminal history records of applicants for employment at certain education related offices; requires background screening for charter school employees and board members; amends requirements for admission to teacher preparation programs; authorizes programs providing experiences as teacher assistants prior to entering teacher preparation programs for individuals meeting specified criteria; creates teacher preparation institutes that provide professional development, instruction for substitute teachers, alternative certificate programs and establishes criteria for applicants; provides for the creation of guidelines for mentoring of first-time teachers and other programs geared toward the recruitment and retention of quality teachers; requires background screenings and fingerprinting of instructional and noninstructional hires or contractual employees who come in contact with students; specifies a school district's performance assessment may include criteria for assessment of instructional and administrative personnel and student performance; requires training in teaching of reading for certified personnel who teach students who have limited English proficiency; establishes qualifications, requirements and evaluation of substitute teachers; provides for educator discipline by the Education Practices Commission and the Department of Education; amends the Recovery Network Program that assists educators impaired as the result of alcohol abuse, drug abuse or a mental condition. http://www.flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=sb2986er.html&Directory=session/2004/Senate/bills/billtext/html/
Title: S.B. 2986
Source: Florida Legislative Web site
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| HI | Signed into law 05/2004 | P-12 | Creates a safe and healthy school environment by prohibiting any person from smoking tobacco products on school property and at any school- sponsored functions regardless of location; provided that affected public employees shall be provided breaks for smoking at locations off-campus. Requires DOE to offer a smoking cessation program to interested employees. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2871_sd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 2871
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site
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| AL | Signed into law 05/2004 | P-12 | Relating to the Teacher Tenure Law: transfers, suspensions, and contract cancellations, hearing procedures, different procedures for major and minor (seven days or less) suspensions, use of hearing officers including arbitrators from Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, appeals to Court of Civil Appeals in certain cases, State Tenure Commission abolished, contingent on constitution amendment. http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLogin.asp
Title: H.B. 42
Source: Alabama Legislative Web site
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| AL | Signed into law 05/2004 | P-12 | Relates to public school employees, Fair Dismissal Act, transfers, terminations, suspensions, procedure before local board of education, appeals procedure to hearing officer including arbitrator from Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, different procedures for minor suspensions (less than seven days), appeals to Court of Civil Appeals. http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLogin.asp?
Title: H.B. 43
Source: Alabama Legislative Web site
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| CT | Signed into law 05/2004 | P-12 | Concerning teachers' evaluations; makes the failure to follow the procedures of evaluation programs subject to the grievance procedure in collective bargaining agreements. http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2004/act/Pa/2004PA-00137-R00SB-00533-PA.htm
Title: S.B. 533
Source: Connecticut Legislative Web site
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2004 | P-12 | Concerns limitation on reduction of salaries or personnel in schools; requires notice of general salary reduction prior to the fiscal year it takes place; makes technical correction; specifies exception for reductions in salary from monies from the Classroom Site Fund. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/46leg/2r/laws/0243.htm
Title: H.B. 2102
Source: Arizona Legislative Web site
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2004 | P-12 | Prohibits the payment of a teacher following the initiation of a prosecution for an offense that would result in the loss of licensure. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2004a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont2/
Title: S.B. 152
Source: Colorado Legislative Web site
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| ID | Signed into law 03/2004 | P-12 | Amends existing law relating to public school teachers to provide for placing conditions on a certificate; to provide an additional ground for denial, revocation, suspension or placing conditions on a certificate; and to provide an additional ground for which a certificate shall be permanently revoked or an application denied. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1351.html#engr
Title: S.B. 1351
Source: Idaho Legislative Web site
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| ID | Signed into law 03/2004 | P-12 | Amends existing law to provide that the chief certification officer for the Department of Education or the administrator for the Professional Standards Commission may bring allegations against a teacher; deletes the provision for placing a letter of reprimand in the record of a certificate holder when the executive committee has determined there are not sufficient grounds for suspension. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1350.html#engr
Title: S.B. 1350
Source: Idaho Legislative Web site
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| AR | Became law without governor's signature 01/2004 | P-12 | Assists public schools through the establishment of grants for distance learning; provides for the establishment of standards for eligible equipment and telecommunications services; provides that a teacher that is under contract in a school district in the respective field of study that is being offered by distance learning shall not be terminated because of the availability of distance learning. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/HB1036.pdf
Title: H.B. 1036
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Provides if a teacher is elected to serve as an officer of a state or national teacher organization that represents teachers in collective bargaining negotiations, then the school board shall grant the teacher a leave of absence of up to 6 years or the period of time the teacher serves as an officer, whichever is longer. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=3&GA=93&DocTypeId=SB&DocNum=230
Title: S.B. 230
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Establishes the Teachers' Bill of Rights. The teachers' rights enumerated include: 1) The right to teach free from the fear of frivolous lawsuits, including the right to indemnification by the employing school board for actions taken in the fulfillment of the teacher's duties; 2) The right to appropriately discipline students in accordance with state statutes regarding student discipline and local policies; 3) The right to remove any persistently disruptive student from his or her classroom when the student's behavior prevents the orderly instruction of other students or when the student displays impudent or defiant behavior, and to put the student under the supervision of the principal or his or her designee; 4) The right to have his or her professional judgment respected by school and district administrators in any disciplinary action taken by the teacher in accordance with school and district policy and statute; 5) Right to teach in a safe, secure and orderly environment that is conducive to learnign and free from recognized dangers that cause or are likely to cause serious injury; 6) The right to be be treated with civility and respect; 7) The right to communicate with parents about and involve them in appropriate student disciplinary decisions; and 8) The right to be free from excessively burdensome disciplinary paperwork. Forbids any local board from adopting policies that prevent teachers from exercising the rights set out in this section or in sections of statute dealing with student discipline. Requires every local board to give every teacher a copy of this section of state code at the beginning of every school year. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/03RS/CVT2/OUT/0000KTSR.PDF
Title: H.B. 1342
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Eliminates provision that teachers at regular and special public schools are eligible for medical leave sabbaticals only if they have 25 days or fewer of regular sick leave remaining. http://www.legis.state.la.us/bills/byinst.asp?sessionid=03RS&billid=HB846&doctype=BT
Title: H.B. 846
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| IN | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Revises policies a school may adopt concerning criminal history checks; requires a prosecuting attorney to notify the state superintendent of public instruction and the employer when a licensed school employee is convicted of certain offenses; revises grounds for which teachers' licenses may be revoked and contracts may be canceled; makes changes concerning liability in legal actions; provides civil immunity for making certain reports concerning a teacher; changes the law concerning seduction of a child at least 16 years of age to add certain actions that constitute the offense and to expand coverage to all employees of a child's school. http://www.in.gov/serv/lsa_billinfo?year=2003&request=getBill&docno=1620
Title: H.B. 1620
Source: Indiana Legislative Web site
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Requires school districts to provide classified school employees with paid breaks and duty-free lunch periods. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2232.pdf
Title: H.B. 2232
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Expands the Arkansas school children protection act to include teacher sexual contact with a student; requires termination of employment upon conviction. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/SB691.pdf
Title: S.B. 691
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Concerns allegations against education providers; provides immunity from suit for an educational entity and its employees for any actions taken during the normal course of educational related activities or business and not willful and wanton violation of statutes, rules or regulations. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/FBDB82BCEE635D6D87256C87004D84D7?Open&file=1127_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1127
Source: Colorado Legislative web site
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Adds to current law to provide for reports of threats of violence or potential violence at a school; governs liability for defamation. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/H0269.html
Title: H.B. 269
Source: State legislative web site
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Allows a teacher to have a witness or representative of the teacher's choice present during any disciplinary or grievance matter upon request of the teacher. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2514.pdf
Title: H.B. 2514
Source: State legislative web site
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Amends statutes requiring teacher's daily planning period be provided in increments of no less than forty (40) minutes.http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/SB349.pdf
Title: S.B. 349
Source: State legislative web site
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| CT | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Lengthens statutes of limitations in cases of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or sexual assault of a minor to 30 years from date of victim's attainment of age of majority. Adds section stating that in certain cases of recovering damages for personal injury caused by sexual assault to a minor, there is no statute of limitations. Defines as Class B felony actions placing child in endangerment. Makes sexual assault in the first degree a class A felony if the victim is under 16. Expands list of those professionals mandated to report suspected child abuse or neglect. Establishes educational training program for accurate and prompt identification and reporting of child abuse and neglect, available to all mandated reporters. Requires that any mandated reporter who does not report must participate in an educational and training program; reduces maximum time in whic reporting must take place to within 12 hours. Allows state telephone hotline for child abuse to accept information from anyone. States that teacher records held by local or regional boards which are records of the personal misconduct of a teacher are public records and subject to disclosure. Disclosure of such records of a teacher's personal misconduct does not require the consent of the teacher.
Title: H.B. 5680
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| HI | Vetoed 05/2002 | P-12 | Establishes the office of the auditor as an authorized representative of the department of education and department of health, a state educational authority, or a state educational official, and as such, authorized to have access to any student or other records that may be necessary in connection with any audit or evaluation of any federal or state supported educational program, or in connection with the enforcement of the federal or state legal requirements which relate to the educational program. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2231_.htm
Title: H.B. 2231
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| NH | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Allows the court to award attorneys' fees and costs to the prevailing parties when it finds that a frivolous action has been brought against a teacher or employee of a school district or one of its contract service providers; protects public and private school employees and contractors from liability for reporting acts of theft, destruction, or violence under RSA 193-D or bullying under RSA 193-F.
Title: S.B. 155
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Provides that any person who commits battery against any employee of any public or private elementary or secondary school engaged in the performance of his duties shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor with mandatory, minimum sentence or, if a weapon is used, a mandatory, minimum sentence.
Title: H.B. 427
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2001 | P-12 | Relates to the rights of a public school teacher who is assaulted during the performance of the teacher's regular duties.
Title: H.B. 1188
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IN | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Relates to criminal history checks; specifies that a state or governmental entity may obtain the release of limited criminal history for an applicant for employment with the entity; specifies that a school corporation or special education cooperative may obtain without charge the limited criminal history of a prospective employee from a law enforcement agency; specifies a special education cooperative may obtain without charge the limited criminal history of an adult volunteer.
Title: S.B. 445
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WV | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Prohibits suspension as discipline for failure to attend class; stipulates other methods of discipline may be used for the pupil which may include, but are not limited to, detention, extra class time or alternative class settings; abolishes corporal punishment; gives teachers authority to exclude from classrooms or school bus any pupil who is guilty of disorderly conduct, who in any manner interferes with an orderly educational process, who threatens, abuses or otherwise intimidates or attempts to intimidate a school employee or a pupil, who willfully disobeys a school employee, or who uses abusive or profane language directed at a school employee. Any pupil excluded shall be placed under the control of the principal of the school or a designee. The excluded pupil may be admitted to the classroom or school bus only when the principal, or a designee, provides written certification to the teacher that the pupil may be readmitted and specifies the specific type of disciplinary action, if any, which was taken. When a teacher excludes the same pupil from his or her classroom or from a school bus three times in one school year, and after exhausting all reasonable methods of classroom discipline provided in the school discipline plan, the pupil may be readmitted to the teacher's classroom only after the principal, teacher and, if possible, the parent(s), guardian(s) or custodian(s) of the pupil have held a conference to discuss the pupil's disruptive behavior patterns, and the teacher and the principal agree on a course of discipline for the pupil and inform the parent(s), guardian(s) or custodian(s) of the course of action. Thereafter, if the pupil's disruptive behavior persists, upon the teacher's request, the principal may, to the extent feasible, transfer the pupil to another setting.
Title: S.B. 439
Source: West Virginia Legislative Web Site
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2001 | P-12 | Makes it unlawful for any person to use profane, violent, vulgar, abusive or insulting language toward any public school teacher during the course of his or her duties.
Title: H.B. 2394
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2001 | P-12 | , Prohibits school boards and their representatives from actively discouraging efforts of teachers to secure negotiation rights.
Title: S.B. 979
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2001 | P-12 | Suspension of school employees. Provides that school employees who are placed on probation as first offenders for drug offenses are not entitled to any escrowed salary or reinstatement. Under current law, a school employee may be suspended for good and just cause when the safety or welfare of the school division or students is threatened or when the school employee has been charged with the commission of a felony or specified misdemeanors, including drug offenses, or with an equivalent offense in another state. During suspension, the school employee's salary is placed in escrow. Upon a finding of not guilty or nolle prosequi, the employee is reinstated and these escrowed funds are returned to the employee; a finding of guilt results in the funds being returned to the school board. This measure addresses cases of probation for first offender status where there is technically no finding of guilt nor is there an acquittal. This bill is identical to SB 1032 (Stolle).
Title: H.B. 1862
Source: http://senate.state.va.us
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| PA | Signed into law 12/2000 | P-12 | Act No. 93 of 2000., Amends the Judiciary and Judicial Procedure Code. Provides for civil immunity of school officers or employees relating to emergency care, first aid and rescue at either public or private schools.
Title: H.B. 1416
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2000 | P-12 | Prohibits an employer from secretly monitoring the electronic mail or other computer records generated by an employee. Provides that an employer who intends to inspect, review, or retain any electronic mail or any other computer records generated by an employee shall prepare and distribute to all employees the employer's workplace privacy and electronic monitoring policies and practices. Applies to specified agencies and school districts.
Title: S.B. 1822
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2000 | P-12 | Revises the definition of suspension; revises data used to determine school's performance grade category; revises information required to be included in student code of conduct; specifies types of drills and emergencies for which district school boards are required to develop procedures; requires district school boards to establish model emergency management and emergency preparedness procedures. Requires schools to report data concerning school safety and discipline to the department of education. Includes provisions such as ability of teachers to remove disruptive students from the classroom, liability protection for teachers, reporting of safety incidents, etc.
Title: S.B. 852
Source: Florida House of Representatives
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| IA | Signed into law 05/2000 | P-12 | Relates to school violence; provides civil criminal immunity for a school employee; relates to the employee's participation in reporting and investigating violence, threats of violence, or other inappropriate activity against a school employee or student in a school building, on school grounds, or at a school sponsored function.
Title: H.B. 2473
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MN | Signed by governor 05/2000 | P-12 | 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 the circumstances to restrain a student or prevent bodily harm or death to another. This does not authorize corporal punishment, which is prohibited by M.S. 121A.58, nor aversive and deprivation procedures, which are prohibited by M.S. 121A.67.
Provides a defense against civil action for damages under M.S. 123B.25 ("Legal Actions Against Districts and Teachers") when reasonable force is used within the lawful authority of a teacher, school employee, school bus driver, or school employee. Likewise provides for a defense against criminal prosecution under M.S. 609.06, Subd. 1 ("Authorized Use of Force") when reasonable force is used within the lawful authority of a teacher, school employee, school bus driver, or other agent of a school district.
Title: H.B. 3800
Source: Department of Children, Families and Learning
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| WI | Signed into law 05/2000 | P-12 | Protects teachers from being charged criminally when they act reasonably in dealing with disruptive students. Acknowledges a common-law defense that teachers may use reasonable force in dealing with disruptive students.
Title: A.B. 100
Source: NCREL Policy LINCletter Spring II 2000
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| GA | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12 | Act No. 688., Creates a program of indemnification with respect to public school personnel who are killed or permanently disabled by an act of violence in the line of duty; provides for a special and distinctive license plate honoring Georgia educators with revenues derived from the sale of such plates dedicated to a fund for such program of indemnification.
Title: H.B. 1388, H.R. 971
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2000 | P-12 | Authorizes the Board of Education to suspend or revoke the teaching or administrative license of any person who knowingly and willfully commits specified acts regarding secure mandatory tests administered to students required by the Code of Virginia or by the Board of Education.
Title: H.B. 867
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2000 | P-12 | Requires local school boards to ensure that elementary school teachers in their employment have at least 3 hours during the students' school week for planning time.
Title: H.B. 1517
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2000 | P-12 | 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 employed by a school board or employed in a school, incidental, minor or reasonable physical contact or other actions designed to maintain order and control, or reasonable and necessary force under a few given circumstances; relates to the provision that precludes the use of corporal punishment in public schools.
Title: H.B. 1229
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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