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State |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
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 | 21st Century Skills |
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| Accountability |
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| Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
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| Accountability--Reporting Results |
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| Accountability--Rewards |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
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| Accountability--School Improvement |
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| Adult Basic Education |
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| Assessment |
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| Assessment--Accommodations |
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| Assessment--College Entrance Exams |
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| Assessment--Computer Based |
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| Assessment--End-of-Course |
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| Assessment--Formative/Interim |
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| Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
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| Assessment--Legal Issues |
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| Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) |
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| Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio |
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| Assessment--Value Added |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
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| Attendance |
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| Attendance--Compulsory |
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| Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) |
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| Attendance--Truancy |
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| Background Checks |
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| Bilingual/ESL |
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| Brain Research |
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| Business Involvement |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Cheating |
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| Choice of Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Tax Credits |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded |
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| Civic Education |
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| Civic Education--Character Education |
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| Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy |
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| Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards |
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| Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance |
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| Class Size |
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| Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Alignment |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Censorship |
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| Curriculum--Core Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Environmental Education |
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| Curriculum--Excusal |
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| Curriculum--Family Living Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Geography Education |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--Home Economics |
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| Curriculum--International Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling |
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| Curriculum--Mathematics |
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| Curriculum--Multicultural |
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| Curriculum--Physical Education |
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| Curriculum--Science |
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| Curriculum--Sex Education |
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| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
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| Curriculum--Speech Education |
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| Data-Driven Improvement |
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| Demographics |
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| Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults |
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| Demographics--Enrollments |
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| Desegregation |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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| Education Research |
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| Equity |
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| Federal |
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| Finance |
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| Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
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| Finance--Aid to Private Schools |
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| Finance--Bonds |
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| Finance--District |
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| Finance--Does Money Matter? |
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| Finance--Equity |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Federal |
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| Finance--Funding Formulas |
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| Finance--Litigation |
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| Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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| Finance--Performance Funding |
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| Finance--Private Giving |
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| Finance--Resource Efficiency |
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| Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
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| Finance--Student Fees |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
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| Governance |
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| Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
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| Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
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| Governance--Mandates |
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| Governance--Regional Entities |
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| Governance--School Boards |
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| Governance--School Boards--Training |
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| Governance--Site-Based Management |
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| Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
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| Health |
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| Health--Child Abuse |
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| Health--Mental Health |
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| Health--Nutrition |
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| Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
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| Health--Suicide Prevention |
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| Health--Teen Pregnancy |
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| High School |
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| High School--Advanced Placement |
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| High School--College Readiness |
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| High School--Credit Recovery |
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| High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates |
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| High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
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| High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges |
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| High School--Exit Exams |
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| High School--GED (General Education Development) |
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| High School--Graduation Requirements |
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| High School--International Baccalaureate |
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| Instructional Approaches |
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| Instructional Approaches--Constructivism |
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| Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homework/Study Skills |
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| Instructional Approaches--Official English |
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| Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning |
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| Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education |
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| Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task |
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| Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping |
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| Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
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| International Benchmarking |
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| Leadership |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation--Alternative |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure |
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| Middle School |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--African American |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic |
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| No Child Left Behind |
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| No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress |
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| No Child Left Behind--Assessment |
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| No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer |
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| No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools |
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| No Child Left Behind--Finance |
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| No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement |
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| No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers |
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| No Child Left Behind--Report Cards |
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| No Child Left Behind--School Support |
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| No Child Left Behind--Special Populations |
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| No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
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| Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning |
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| Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
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| P-16 or P-20 |
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| P-3 |
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| P-3 Brain Development |
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| P-3 Child Care |
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| P-3 Content Standards and Assessment |
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| P-3 Data Systems |
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| P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) |
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| P-3 Ensuring Quality |
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| P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits |
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| P-3 Family Involvement |
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| P-3 Finance |
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| P-3 Governance |
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| P-3 Grades 1-3 |
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| P-3 Health and Mental Health |
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| P-3 Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Kindergarten--Full Day Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Preschool |
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| P-3 Public/Private Partnerships |
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| P-3 Special Ed./Inclusion |
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| P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development |
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| Parent/Family |
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| Parent/Family--Parent Rights |
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| Parent/Family--Research |
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| Partnerships--University/School |
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| Postsecondary |
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| Postsecondary Accountability |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Licensing/Program Review and Approval |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Student Learning |
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| Postsecondary Affordability |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants |
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| Postsecondary Faculty |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Teaching Assistants |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure |
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| Postsecondary Finance |
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| Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding |
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| Postsecondary Finance--Facilities |
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| Postsecondary Finance--Revenue and Expenditures |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures--State Executives/State Agencies |
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| Postsecondary Institutions |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--Four-Year Baccalaureate |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--HBCUs/Minority-Serving Institutions |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent |
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| Postsecondary Online Instruction |
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| Postsecondary Participation |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Access |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Enrollments (Statistics) |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Outreach |
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| Postsecondary Students |
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| Postsecondary Students--Adults |
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| Postsecondary Students--Disabled |
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| Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth |
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| Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional |
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| Postsecondary Students--International |
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| Postsecondary Students--Low-Income |
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| Postsecondary Students--Military |
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| Postsecondary Students--Minority |
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| Postsecondary Success |
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| Postsecondary Success--Completion |
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| Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics) |
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| Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation |
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| Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence |
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| Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation |
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| Private Schools |
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| Privatization |
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| Privatization--Education Management Agencies (EMOs) |
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| Proficiency-Based Approaches |
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| Promising Practices |
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| Promotion/Retention |
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| Public Attitudes |
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| Public Involvement |
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| Purposes of Public Education |
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| Reading/Literacy |
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| Reading/Literacy--Adult Literacy |
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| Religion |
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| Religion--Prayer/Meditation |
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| Religion--Scientific Creationism (Evolution) |
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| Rural |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Week |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Year |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Round |
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| School Climate/Culture |
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| School Safety |
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 | School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2012 | P-12 | From bill summary: Authorizes a superintendent or principal to use alternatives to suspension or expulsion that are age appropriate and designed to address and correct the pupil's specific misbehavior. Authorizes a district to document the other means of correction used before a student is suspended (existing law requires the imposition of suspension only when other means of correction fail to bring about proper conduct) and places that documentation in the pupil's record. Specifies that other means of correction include, but are not limited to, among other things, a positive behavior support approach with tiered interventions that
occur during the school day on campus, a conference between school personnel, the pupil's parent or guardian, and the pupil, participation in a restorative justice program, and after-school programs that address specific behavioral issues or expose pupils to positive activities and behaviors.
Incorporates additional changes to Section 48900 of the Education Code proposed by AB 2242 (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2201-2250/ab_2242_bill_20120911_enrolled.pdf) that would become
operative if this bill and AB 2242 are enacted, and this bill is enacted last. Also incorporates changes to that section proposed by AB 1732 (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1732_bill_20120723_chaptered.pdf), relating to bullying of pupils, which has been chaptered. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1729_bill_20120921_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1729
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2012 | P-12 | From bill summary: Provides that, if the district superintendent or principal determines that a pupil has disrupted school activities or otherwise willfully defied the valid authority of supervisors, teachers, administrators, school officials, or other school personnel engaged in the performance of their duties, the pupil may be subject to other means of correction, community service during nonschool hours,
or in-school suspension in a supervised suspension classroom, but not to an extended suspension, recommendation for expulsion, or expulsion.
Moves the language relating to a pupil enrolled in grades 4-12 intentionally engaging in harassment, threats, or intimidation, directed against district personnel or pupils, to another code section in place of the language relating to a pupil disrupting school activities or otherwise willfully defying valid authority.
Incorporates additional changes to Section 48900 of the Education Code proposed by AB 1729 (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1729_bill_20120921_chaptered.pdf) that would become
operative if this bill and AB 1729 are enacted, and this bill is enacted last. Also incorporates changes to that section proposed by AB 1732 (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1732_bill_20120723_chaptered.pdf), which has been chaptered.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2201-2250/ab_2242_bill_20120911_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_2242_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 2242
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2012 | P-12 | Clarifies individuals and circumstances by which information surrounding a child's detainment under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 may be used. Specifies such information may be used solely by school principal or officials determined to have a legitimate educational or safety interest. Also requires that for a school official to have access to a minor under 17's law enforcement records, the agency or officer must believe there is an imminent threat of physical harm to students, school personnel, or others present in the school or on school grounds. Extends violations under which law enforcement records are to be shared with the school district to include violations of (1) the Hazing Act and (2) the Harassing and Obscene Communications Act, among others. Provides that such law enforcement records must be separate from other school records and are not to become part of the student's official school record or public record. Permits a student to be referred to in-school or community based social services if available and determined in the child's best interest. Identifies approaches that may be applied as "rehabilitation services." Requires that information about a minor who is the subject of a current police investigation directly related to school safety be oral information only (not law enforcement records), and to be used only for safety and for the child's rehabilitation. Also requires such oral information to be kept separate from other school records and prohibits from becoming part of the student's official school record or public record. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/PDF/097-1104.pdf
Title: H.B. 5602
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 07/2012 | P-12 | Amends provisions related to bullying by electronic means. From bill summary: Identifies specific conduct that constitutes a post on a social network Internet Web site, including posting to or creating a burn page, creating a credible impersonation of a pupil, and creating a false profile. Provides that an electronic act does not constitute pervasive conduct solely on the basis that it has been transmitted on the Internet or is currently posted on the Internet. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1732_bill_20120723_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1732
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| DE | Signed into law 07/2012 | pre-K-12 | Requires that all reported incidents of bullying are reported to the Department of Education by a school district or charter school regardless of whether the incidents can be substantiated. Requires that the telephone number of the Department of Justice School Ombudsman be provided to parents, students, faculty and staff and be displayed throughout schools. Requires the Department of Education to conduct random audits to ensure compliance with certain bullying reporting requirements by schools. Requires DOE to provide an annual report including all reported and all substantiated incidences of bullying and the results of certain audits regarding bullying reporting.
http://legis.delaware.gov/lis/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+268?Opendocument
Title: H.B. 268
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov/
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| DE | Signed into law 07/2012 | pre-K-12 | Provides for the development of a statewide, fact-based cyberbullying policy to be adopted by local school districts and charter schools. Provides a means for the Department of Justice to assist in the defense of a district or school whose use of that statewide cyberbullying policy is subject to legal challenge.
http://legis.delaware.gov/lis/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+193?Opendocument
Title: S.B. 193
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov/
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| NY | Signed into law 07/2012 | P-12 | Provides legislative findings and intent. Extends provisions of Dignity for All Students Act to include explicit references to bullying and cyberbullying (provisions previously only cited "harassment"). Extends definition of acts that constitute bullying, including to encompass certain acts that take place off school property. Creates definition of "cyberbullying." Requires local anti-bullying policies to (1) identify administrator or designee as employee charged with receiving reports of bullying; (2) enable parents and students to make oral or written reports to any of specified school staff; (3) require school staff who witness or receive reports of bullying to report such incidents within a day to the designated employee; (4) require all reports to be thoroughly investigated promptly upon receipt of a report of bullying; (5) requires the school, when bullying is verified by an investigation, to take action to prevent recurrence of the event; (6) prohibit retaliation against reporters and those assisting in investigations of alleged bullying incidents; (7) include a school strategy to prevent harassment, bullying, and intimidation; (8) require the principal to regularly report data and trends on bullying to the local superintendent; (9) require an administrator to promptly contact local law enforcement if bullying action is believed to constitute criminal conduct; (10) provide all district employees, students and parents with copies of the district anti-bullying policy at least once each school year, including the notification process for a suspected bullying incident; (11) maintain current versions of the district's anti-bullying policy on the district website.
Additionally requires district policies, procedures and guidelines to include (1) guidelines to make employees aware of the effects of harassment, bullying, cyberbullying, and discrimination; (2) guidelines regarding age-appropriate responses and progressive remedies and procedures making appropriate use of intervention, discipline, and education, that take the student's developmental age into consideration and student's history of problem behavior; (3) training that addresses (a) the social patterns of harassment, bullying and discrimination, including actions based on a person's real or perceived characteristics, (b) identification and mitigation of harassment, bullying and discrimination, and (c) strategies for addressing exclusion and bias in educational settings. Establishes duties of the commissioner of education, including to require certain candidates for licensure to have completed training on specified aspects of bullying prevention and intervention, and providing guidance and educational materials to districts related to best practices in addressing cyberbullying. Extends immunity to those reporting or participating in specified proceedings in good faith. Requires K-12 citizenship and character education to include an emphasis on discouraging acts of harassment, bullying, discrimination, and to include instruction on safe, responsible use of the Internet and electronic communications. Provides these provisions take effect July 1, 2013.
http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S07740&term=2011&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y
Title: S.B. 7740
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12 | Provides this act is be known as the "Tesa Middlebrook Anti-Bullying Act." Includes disciplinary records in 17:416(A)(4) to records superintendents and teachers must keep. Permits principal's salary to be withheld until such report is satisfactorily made. Directs other school employees (previously was only teachers) to endeavor to hold all students to a strict accountability for disorderly conduct; extends such provision to conduct on any school bus or at any school-sponsored activity or function. Authorizes a teacher to take disciplinary action to correct a student who engages in bullying. Adds bullying to the infractions for which a student may have a student immediately removed from the classroom and placed in the principal's (or principal's designee's) custody. Directs a principal or designee to follow all specified procedures in the student code of conduct (as set forth in RS 17:416.13) regarding bullying. Extends infractions for which a student may be suspended or suspended from riding a school bus to include bullying. Directs the governing authority of each public elementary and secondary school to adopt rules and regulations to implement specific disciplinary provisions, including RS 17:416.13, including rules and regs to include bullying at a bus stop or on the bus in a menu of check-off items indicating the nature of a disciplinary incident. Also requires public school rules and regulations to include procedures implementing the provisions of R.S. 17:416.13 regarding bullying. Expands language to allow a student, parent, or legal guardian to report a violation. Provides nothing requires a local board to indemnify an employee if a judgment decrees that an employee purposefully or with gross disregard of the facts ignored complaints from a student, or the student's parent/guardian, that the studentwas being bullied and the bullying led to the physical harm or death of the student.
Rewrites statutory definition of bullying in RS 416.13(C). Requires a local anti-bullying policy to include the statutory definition of bullying. Requires that the policy be implemented in an ongoing manner throughout the school year and integrated with a school's curriculum, discipline policies, and other violence prevention efforts. Removes references to/definition of "harassment" and "intimidation." By January 2013, directs each public elementary and secondary school's governing authority to (1) conduct a study of the student code of conduct and amend as necessary to ensure the code addresses the behavior constituting bullying, the effect the behavior has on others, including bystanders, and the disciplinary and criminal consequences, and includes the statutory definition of bullying; (2) create a program to annually provide at least four hours of training for all school employees, including bus drivers, with respect to bullying, that includes specified components, including the relationship between suicide risk factors and bullying. Prior to January 1, 2013, directs the state board, in collaboration with the department of education, to adopt rules and regulations to implement procedures for reporting and investigating bullying; requires rules and regulations to include specific components.
Requires notice of prohibition of bullying to be annually provided each at a specified orientation, and for the notification to include potential consequences of bullying actions, including potential criminal consequences and loss of driver's license. Requires a copy of the written notice to be delivered to each student's parent/guardian. Amends bullying reporting procedures, including who may report and requiring school staff and parents chaperoning a school activity to report an incident to a school official. Prohibits retaliation against those reporting or investigating alleged bullying incidents. Prohibits false reports of bullying. By January 2013, directs the state board to adopt a procedure for the investigation of bullying incidents. Requires the procedure to include specified components related to scope of investigation, timing, appeal, parental notification, disciplinary action, parental relief, and documentation of incidents. Provides that if a school board does not take timely and effective action after an investigation has been appealed from a school official to the board, the student, parent, or other school employee may report the bullying incident to the state department of education. Establishes department reporting requirements. Provides equal protection to all students, regardless of subject matter or the motivating animus of the bullying. Requires each student's orientation at the start of the school year on school disciplinary rules and provisions include state policy on bullying. Requires that consequences indicated in orientation for failing to comply with school disciplinary rules include suspension, expulsion, the possibility of suspension of a student's driver's license for one year as provided in R.S. 17:416.1, and the possible criminal consequences of violent acts committed on school property, at a school-sponsored function, or in a firearm-free zone. Provides that charter schools are not exempt from statutory anti-bullying provisions. http://legis.la.gov/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=812568
Title: S.B. 764
Source: legis.la.gov
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| ME | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12 | Requires school boards, when amending its policies and procedures that address bullying, to include the following
-procedures for students, school staff, parents, guardians and others to report
incidents of bullying including anonymous reporting of bullying;
-procedures for prompt investigating and responding to incidents of bullying including written documentation of reported incidents and the outcome of the
investigation;
-procedure for appealing a decision to take or not take disciplinary action;
-procedure to remediate any substantiated incident of bullying;
-process to communicate measures being taken to ensure the safety of the targeted
student and to prevent further acts of bullying.
Requires the annual dissemination of the written policy to students, parents, guardians, volunteers, administrators, teachers and school staff; posting of policy on the school administrative unit's publicly accessible website; and inclusion of the policy, in detail, to the student handbook.
Requires superintendent to address every substantiated incident of bullying.
Requires local school administrative units to provide professional development and staff training in the best approaches to implementing the anti-bullying policy. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0928&item=10&snum=125
Title: H.P. 928
Source: www.mainelegislature.org
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12 | Defines what constitutes student harassment. Provides defendant is harassing a victim when an image is intentionally malicious or when a similarly situated person judges the image as intimidating.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/HB2641.pdf
Title: H.B. 2641
Source: Westlaw/StateNet
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| VT | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12
Postsec. | Clarifies the legal standard required to prove harassment in a civil action. A plaintiff is required to prove both of the following: 1) That the student was subjected to unwelcome conduct based on the student's or the student's family member's actual or perceived membership in a category protected by state law; and 2) The conduct was either (A) for multiple instances of conduct, so pervasive that when viewed from an objective standard of a similarly situated reasonable person, it substantially and adversely affected the targeted student's equal access to educational opportunities or benefits provided by the education institution or (B) for a single instance of conduct, so severe that when viewed from an objective standard of a similarly situated reasonable person, it substantially and adversely affected the targeted student's equal access to educational opportunities or benefits provided by the education institution. Encourages the human rights commission to seek grant funding regarding harassment and bullying prevention and response training initiatives.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/Acts/ACT140.pdf
Title: H.B. 412
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us
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| NJ | Signed into law 03/2012 | P-12 | Provides that, in the event that the necessary programs and services such counseling, support services, intervention services, and other programs are not available within a district, the district may apply to the Department of Education for a grant from the Bullying Prevention Fund to support the provision of out-of-district programs and services.
Provides that a school district may implement no cost bullying prevention programs and approaches that may be available from the Department of Education, the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, or any other entity. A school district may, at its own discretion, implement bullying prevention programs and approaches which impose a cost on the district. A school district may apply to the Department of Education for a grant to fund programs, approaches, or personnel only after exploring bullying prevention programs and approaches that are available at no cost, and making an affirmative demonstration of that exploration in a grant application.
Clarifies that required training on district's harassment, intimidation, or bullying policies can be no cost training provided by the Department of Education, the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, or any other entity.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2012/Bills/AL12/1_.PDF
Title: A 2709
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/
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| OR | Signed into law 03/2012 | P-12 | Expands what each school district should include in its policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation or bullying and prohibiting cyberbullying to include, a procedure that is uniform throughout the school district for reporting, identify by job title the school officials responsible for receiving such a report at a school, require a school employee to report the act to a person identified under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, and identify any remedial action that may be imposed on a school employee for failure to make a report.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/12reg/measures/sb1500.dir/sb1555.en.html
Title: S.B. 1555
Source: leg.state.or.us
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| SD | Signed into law 03/2012 | P-12 | Requires each school district to adopt a policy prohibiting bullying. If a school district does not have a bullying policy, the district must follow the
model bullying policy in section 6 of this Act until the school district adopts its own bullying policy.
http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2012/Bills/SB130ENR.pdf
Title: S.B. 130
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2012 | P-12 | Requires the Virginia Center for School Safety to provide training on antibullying tactics to public school personnel and serve as a resource for school safety research, data and other information. This bill is identical to HB 504. The Center for School Safety shall:
(1) Provide training for Virginia public school personnel in school safety, on evidence-based antibullying tactics, and in the effective identification of students who may be at risk for violent behavior and in need of special services or assistance
(2) Serve as a resource and referral center for Virginia school divisions by conducting research, sponsoring workshops, and providing information regarding current school safety
(3) Maintain and disseminate information to local school divisions on effective school safety initiatives in Virginia and across the nation
(4) Collect, analyze, and disseminate various Virginia school safety data
(5) Encourage the development of partnerships between the public and private sectors to promote school safety in Virginia
(6) Provide technical assistance to Virginia school divisions in the development and implementation of initiatives promoting school safety
(7) Develop a memorandum of understanding between the Commissioner Director of the Department of Criminal Justice Services and the Superintendent of Public Instruction to ensure collaboration and coordination of roles and responsibilities in areas of mutual concern, such as school safety audits and crime prevention
(8) Provide training for and certification of school security officers
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB271ER+pdf
Title: S.B. 271
Source: http://lis.virginia.gov/
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| OH | Signed into law 02/2012 | P-12 | Enacts the Jessica Logan Act. Amends anti-bullying law to prohibit bullying via an electronic act. Requires local boards to adopt anti-bullying policies that prohibit harassment, intimidation or bullying on a school bus, and that expressly provide for the possibility of student suspension for an electronic act of harassment, intimidation or bullying. Requires local policies to (1) provide protection for persons other than a victim after a report of bullying, including a means of reporting a bullying act anonymously, and (2) prohibit students from making false reports of bullying and provide a disciplinary procedure for students found to have made a false report of bullying. Requires local anti-bullying policy and an explanation of the seriousness of bullying by electronic means to be made available to district students and their custodial parents or guardians. Requires, subject to state or federal appropriation, annual age-appropriate instruction for all students on local anti-bullying policy, including a written or verbal discussion of the consequences for violations of the policy. Requires a written statement describing the local anti-bullying policy and the consequences for violations of the policy to be sent annually to all custodial parents/guardians. Requires training on local anti-bullying to be incorporated into mandated in-service training. Requires the state board to update its model policy to prohibit harassment, intimidation or bullying to include harassment, intimidation or bullying by
electronic means. Pages 1-4 and 7 of 9: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_116_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 116 - Anti-Bullying
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| MI | Signed into law 12/2011 | P-12 | Provides these provisions are be known as "Matt's Safe School Law". Not later than 6 months after the effective date of this act, requires a school district or intermediate school district board or a public school academy's board of directors to adopt and implement a policy prohibiting bullying at school after holding at least one public hearing. Provides a district with an existing anti-bullying policy that meets certain requirements is not required to adopt a new policy. Specifies various components that every local policy must address, including a procedure for prompt investigation of a complaint, and a statement prohibiting retaliation or false accusation against a target of bullying, a witness, or another person with reliable information about an act of bullying. Also identifies provisions that boards or boards of directors are encouraged but not required to include in local anti-bullying policies. Provides immunity for a school employee, school volunteer, pupil, or parent or guardian who promptly reports in good faith an act of bullying to the appropriate school official designated in the school district's or public school academy's policy and who makes this report in compliance with the procedures set forth in the policy. Specifies this immunity does not apply to a school official designated by the local policy as responsible for the anti-bullying policy's implementation, or who is responsible for remedying the bullying, when acting in that capacity. Defines "at school", "bullying" (including by electronic communication), "telecommunications access device" and "telecommunications service provider". http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2011-2012/publicact/pdf/2011-PA-0241.pdf
Title: H.B. 4163
Source: www.legislature.mi.gov
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| MN | Issued 11/2011 | P-12 | Establishes the Governor's Task Force on the Prevention of School Bullying to examine the state of bullying, harassment and intimidation in the state, including existing laws and regulations, and to advise the governor's office and the legislature on effective and comprehensive policies to ensure the safety of all students. Establishes task force membership. Establishes duties of task force, including providing recommendations for policy initiatives to the governor and legislature based on its findings. Directs the task force to provide its findings and recommendations in a report to the governor's office, legislature and public by August 1, 2012. http://mn.gov/governor/images/EO-11-33.pdf
Title: E.O. 11-33
Source: mn.gov/governor
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2011 | P-12 | From bill summary: Requires the policy adopted by the local educational agencies to prohibit discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying based on actual or perceived characteristics. Requires the process for receiving and investigating complaints to include complaints of discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying based on actual or perceived characteristics, and to include a requirement that school personnel who witness such acts take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so, a timeline to investigate and resolve complaints, and an appeal process. Makes other conforming changes. Requires the superintendent of public instruction to post, and annually update, on his/her Web site, and to provide to each district, a list of statewide resources, including community-based organizations, that provide support
to youth who have been subjected to school-based discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, and their families. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_9_bill_20111009_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 9
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2011 | Postsec. | From bill summary: Requests the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, and the governing board of each community college district to adopt and publish policies on harassment, intimidation and bullying to be included within the rules of student conduct governing their respective segments of public postsecondary education. Expresses the intent of the legislature that rules and
regulations governing student conduct be published, at a minimum, on the each public postsecondary educational campus's Web site and as part of any printed material covering those rules and regulations within the respective public postsecondary education systems. Revises the definition of gender to include "gender expression" for purposes of the Equity in Higher Education Act. Requests the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, and the governing board of each community college district to designate an employee at each of their respective campuses as a point of contact to address the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender faculty, staff and students. Requests each segment to collect aggregate demographic information regarding sexual orientation and gender identity of staff and students within other aggregate demographic data collected, and requires annual transmittal of any report to the legislature, and posting of the information on each respective institution's Web site.
Encourage the Legislative Analyst to conduct an assessment of the campuses of each of the segments of public postsecondary education to develop recommendations to improve the quality of life on those campuses for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender faculty, staff and students, and to publish a summary of those recommendations on its Web site. Makes various conforming changes to existing nondiscrimination laws affecting postsecondary educational institutions and programs, and requirements related to reporting hate violence, to additionally include sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression within the scope of those programs and requirements. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0601-0650/ab_620_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 620
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2011 | P-12 | From bill summary: As of July 1, 2012, encourages the inclusion of policies and procedures aimed at the prevention of bullying in comprehensive school safety plans. Requires the department of justice and the state department of education to contract to provide training in the prevention of bullying. As of July 1, 2012, requires that a pupil who has been determined by personnel of either the school district of residence or the school district of proposed enrollment to have been the victim of an act of bullying committed by a pupil of the school district of residence be given priority for interdistrict attendance under any existing interdistrict attendance agreement or, in the absence of an agreement, be given additional consideration for the creation of an interdistrict attendance agreement, at the request of the person having legal custody of the pupil. As of July 1, 2012, amends the definition of bullying by specifying that bullying means any severe or pervasive physical or verbal act or conduct, including communications made in writing or by means of an electronic act, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, hate violence, or harassment, threats, or intimidation, that has the effect or can reasonably be predicted to have the effect of placing a reasonable pupil in fear of harm to that pupil's or those pupils' person or property, causing a reasonable pupil to experience a substantially detrimental effect on his or her physical or mental health, causing a reasonable pupil to experience substantial interference with his or her academic performance, or causing a reasonable pupil to experience substantial interference with his or her ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by a school. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1151-1200/ab_1156_bill_20111009_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1156
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2011 | P-12 | Expresses legislative intent that public schools have access to supplemental resources to combat bias on the basis of gender identity and gender expression. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0551-0600/sb_559_bill_20110906_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 559
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2011 | P-12 | Permits a district to expel a student guilty of gross disobedience or misconduct perpetuated by electronic means. Permits a student to be suspended for up to 10 days or to be expelled for up to two years if (1) the student has made an explicit threat on a Web site against a school employee, a student, or any school-related personnel, (2) the Web site was accessible in the school at the time the threat was made or was available to third parties who worked or studied within the school grounds at the time the threat was made, and (3) the threat could be reasonably interpreted as threatening to the safety and security of the student or staff member because of his/her duties or status as a student or staff member in the school. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/PDF/097-0340.pdf
Title: H.B. 3281
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | Specifies that an "electronic act" as defined under anti-bullying policies includes a post on a social network Web site. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0701-0750/ab_746_bill_20110708_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 746
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CT | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | Expands the types of conduct that constitute school bullying and the situations where it can occur. Makes the school principal responsible for investigating or designating someone to investigate and address bullying whether it occurs in or out-of-school. Requires all school employees to report bullying incidents they see or that are reported to them to the principal or his or her designee. Requires schools and school districts to adopt safe school climate plans, rather than policies, to address bullying. Directs the state Department of Education to disseminate to all public schools grade-level appropriate school climate assessment instruments, including surveys, to be used by local and regional boards of education so that the department can monitor bullying prevention efforts over time and
compare each district's progress to state trends. Requires certified and noncertified employees working in public schools to receive annual training in how to identify, intervene, and prevent bullying and youth suicide among students. Grants immunity to school boards, school employees, students, parents, and others against damage claims arising from good faith reports of bullying and responses to bullying in accordance with a district's safe school climate plan. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/ACT/Pa/pdf/2011PA-00232-R00SB-01138-PA.pdf
Title: S.B. 1138
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov
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| HI | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | Requires the board of education to monitor the department of education's compliance with rules or statutes covering bullying, cyberbullying, or harassment and to establish reporting requirements for the department of education to report on the department's compliance with administrative rules or statutes governing bullying, cyberbullying, and harassment. Effective July 1, 2011. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/HB688_CD1_.HTM
Title: H.B. 688
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | Requires districts to provide instruction in violence prevention and conflict resolution in grades K-12 (rather than in grades 4-12, as previously required). http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/PDF/09700HB1204lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 1204
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| IN | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | Provides defenses to the crimes of disseminating matter that is harmful to minors, child exploitation, and possession of child pornography if a cellular telephone was used and the defendant and recipient of the matter are certain ages and meet other requirements. Provides that a school corporation may offer classes, instruction, or programs regarding the risks and consequences of creating and sharing sexually suggestive or explicit materials. Provides that discipline rules adopted by a school corporation must prohibit bullying through the use of computers, computer systems, or computer networks of a school corporation.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/HE/HE1083.1.html
Title: H.B. 1083
Source: http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/
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| NV | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Education to establish and recommend training programs for members of the State Board of Education, boards of trustees of school districts and school district personnel on the prevention of bullying, cyber-bullying, harassment and intimidation in public schools; creating the Bullying Prevention Fund in the State General Fund; requiring the principal of each public school to establish a school safety team; authorizing a parent or legal guardian of a pupil involved in an incident of bullying, cyber-bullying, harassment or intimidation to appeal a disciplinary decision of the principal made against the pupil concerning the incident; revising provisions governing the grounds for disciplinary action against teachers and administrators; requiring the Governor to annually proclaim the first week in October to be "Week of Respect".
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/session/76th2011/Bills/SB/SB276_EN.pdf
Title: S.B. 276
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| NV | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Prohibits a minor from using an electronic communication device, such as a cell phone, to possess, transmit or distribute a sexual image of himself or herself or of another minor. A minor who uses an electronic communiction device to transmit or distribute a sexual image of himself or herself is considered a child in need of supervision for the purposes of the laws governing juvenile justice for the first violation, and is considered to have committed a delinquent act for a second or subsequent violation. A minor who uses an electronic communication device to possess a sexual image of another minor is considered a child in need of supervision, while a minor who uses an electronic device to transmit or distribute a sexual image of another minor is considered to have committed a delinquent act. Also provides that a minor who violates the provisions of this act is not considered a sex offender and is not subject to registration or community notification as a jevenile sex offender or as a sex offender. Section 4 of this bill revises the definition of "cyber-bullying" to clarify that the term includes the use of electronic communication to transmit or distribute a sexual image of a minor. The revised definition also applies to certain other provisions related to eduction. Specifically, the term applies to existing law which requires the Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools to establish the standards of content and performance for courses of study in computer education and technolocy. Those standards must include a policy for the ethical, safe and secure use of computers and other electronic devices which includes methods to ensure the prevention of cyber-bullying. Further, the revised definition applies to existing law which prohibits a person from using any means of oral, written or electronic communication, including the use of cyber-bulling, to knowingly threaten to cause bodily harm or death to a pupil or school employee with the intent to: (1) intimidte, frighten, alarm or distress the pupil or school employee; (2) cause panic or civil unrest; or (3) interfere with the operation of a public school. Effective 07/01/2011.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/76th2011/Bills/SB/SB277_EN.pdf
Title: S.B. 277
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us\
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| RI | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Enacts the "Safe School Act." to combat bullying. Explicitly prohibits any form or degree of bullying at school. Defines "Bullying" as the use by one or more students of a written, verbal or electronic expression or a physical act or gesture or any combination thereof directed at a student that: (i) Causes physical or emotional harm to the student or damage to the student's property; (ii) Places the student in reasonable fear of harm to himself/herself or of damage to his/her property; (iii) Creates an intimidating, threatening, hostile, or abusive educational environment for the student; (iv) Infringes on the rights of the student to participate in school activities; or
(v) Materially and substantially disrupts the education process or the orderly operation of a school. The expression, physical act or gesture may include, but is not limited to, an incident or incidents that may be reasonably perceived as being motivated by characteristics such as race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or mental, physical, or sensory disability, intellectual ability or by any other distinguishing characteristic.
Defines "Cyber-bullying" as bullying through the use of technology or any electronic communication, which shall include, but shall not be limited to, any transfer of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data, texting or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photo electronic or photo optical system, including, but not limited to, electronic mail, Internet communications, instant messages or facsimile communications. Cyber-bullying also includes: (i) The creation of a web page or blog in which the creator assumes the identity of another person; (ii) The knowing impersonation of another person as the author or posted content or messages; or (iii) The distribution by electronic means of a communication to more than one person or the posting of materials on an electronic medium that may be accessed by one or more persons, if the creation, impersonation, or distribution results in any of the conditions enumerated in clauses (i) to (v) of the definition of bullying herein.
Defines "At school" as on school premises, at any school-sponsored activity or event whether or not it is held on school premises, on a school-transportation vehicle, at an official school bus stop, using property or equipment provided by the school, or creates a material and substantial disruption of the education process or the orderly operation of the school.
Requires statewide implementation. Requires the state department of education to prescribe by regulation a statewide bullying policy, ensuring a consistent and unified, statewide approach to the prohibition of bullying at school. The statewide policy applies to all schools and is required to contain the following:
(1) Descriptions of and statements prohibiting bullying, cyber-bullying and retaliation at school;
(2) Clear requirements and procedures for students, staff, parents, guardians and others to report bullying or retaliation;
(3) A provision that reports of bullying or retaliation may be made anonymously; provided, however, that no disciplinary action shall be taken against a student solely on the basis of an anonymous report;
(4) Clear procedures for promptly responding to and investigating reports of bullying or retaliation;
(5) The range of disciplinary actions that may be taken against a perpetrator for bullying or retaliation; provided, however, that the disciplinary actions balance the need for accountability with the need to teach appropriate behavior; and provided, further, that they include (i) A parental engagement strategy; and (ii) A provision that states punishments for violations of the bullying policy shall be
determined by the school's appropriate authority; however, no student shall be suspended from school unless it is deemed a necessary consequence of the violations;
(6) Clear procedures for restoring a sense of safety for a victim and assessing that victim's needs for protection;
(7) Strategies for protecting from bullying or retaliation a person who reports bullying, provides information during an investigation of bullying or witnesses or has reliable information about an act of bullying;
(8) Procedures for promptly notifying the parents or guardians of a victim and a perpetrator; provided, further, that the parents or guardians of a victim shall also be notified of the action taken to prevent any further acts of bullying or retaliation; and provided, further, that the procedures shall provide for immediate notification of the local law enforcement agency when criminal charges may be pursued against the perpetrator;
(9) A provision that a student who knowingly makes a false accusation of bullying or retaliation shall be subject to disciplinary action;
(10) A strategy for providing counseling or referral to appropriate services currently being offered by schools or communities for perpetrators and victims and for appropriate family members of said students. The plan shall afford all students the same protection regardless of their status under the law;
(11) A provision that requires a principal or designee to be responsible for the implementation and oversight of the bullying policy;
(12) Provisions for informing parents and guardians about the bullying policy of the school district or school shall include, but not be limited to: (i) A link to the policy prominently posted on the home page of the school district's website and distributed annually to parents and guardians of students; (ii) A provision for notification, within twenty-four (24) hours, of the incident report, to the parents or guardians of the victim of bullying and parents or guardians of the alleged perpetrator of the bullying;
(13) A school employee, school volunteer, student, parent, legal guardian, or relative caregiver who promptly reports, in good faith, an act of bullying to the appropriate school official designated in the school's policy is immune from a cause of action for damages arising from reporting bullying;
(14) This section does not prevent a victim from seeking redress under any other available law, either civil or criminal. This section does not create or alter any tort liability;
(15) Students are to be prohibited from accessing social networking sites at school, except for educational or instructional purposes and with the prior approval from school administration.
(16) All school districts, charter schools, career and technical schools, approved private day or residential schools and collaborative schools are subject to the requirements of this section.
Requires school districts and schools to adopt the statewide bullying policy promulgated pursuant to this section by June 30, 2012.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law11/law11162.htm
Title: H.B. 5941
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | 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
Title: H.B. 1942
Source: www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Directs the department of public health, in coordination with the Texas Education Agency, to provide and annually update a list of best practice-based early mental health intervention and suicide prevention programs for implementation in public K-12 schools. Permits districts to select program(s) for implementation in the district. Requires that programs on the list include components for training counselors, teachers, nurses, administrators, and other staff, as well as law enforcement officers and social workers who regularly interact with students, to (1) recognize students at risk of committing suicide, including students who are or may be the victims of or who engage in bullying; (2) recognize students displaying specified early warning signs and a possible need for early mental health intervention; and (3) intervene with students described in (1) and (2) by providing notice and referral to a parent so appropriate action, such as seeking mental health services, may be taken by a parent. Directs the department of public health and Texas Education Agency to consider certain programs in developing the list of programs.
Authorizes local boards to adopt a policy concerning early mental health intervention and suicide prevention that (1) establishes a procedure for notifying parents that their child is recommended for early mental health intervention or that their child is identified as at risk of committing suicide; (2) establishes that the district may develop a reporting mechanism and may designate one or more liaison officers to identify students in need of early mental health intervention or suicide prevention; and (3) sets out available counseling alternatives for a parent to consider when their child is identified as possibly being in need of early mental health intervention or suicide prevention.
Prohibits medical screening of a student as part of the identification process without prior parental permission. Requires that district policies be included in the student handbook and the district improvement plan. Permits the department of health to accept donations for purposes of this act, but prohibits the department of health from accepting anonymous donations. Directs the department of health, by January 2013, to report to the legislation on the development of the list of programs and the implementation in districts of selected programs by those districts that choose to implement programs. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB01386F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: H.B. 1386 - Early Mental Health Intervention and Prevention of Youth Suicide
Source: www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| CA | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Provides that legislature declares March 2011 to be California School Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, and urges that the issue of bullying, and methods of prevention be discussed with appropriate
activities in California schools during this time. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/acr_22_bill_20110512_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.C.R. 22
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Creates a student bullying prevention and education grant program for schools in the department of education.Spells out terms and requirements of the grant program, funding and the department's responsibilities. Also clarifies and strengthens anti-bullying provisions in existing safe school plans for school boards. Adds new bullying prevention requirements for charter schools.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2011a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/C41FA88143FD6AE687257801006047CF?Open&file=1254_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1254
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Requires nonpublic schools that participate in state-funded education programs to adopt by March 31, 2012, a policy prohibiting bullying, harassment, and intimidation. Requires the policy to include specified provisions. Encourages nonpublic schools to develop the policy in consultation with specified groups and to publicize the policy in a specified manner. Provides that specified employees who report acts of bullying, harassment, or intimidation are not civilly liable under specified circumstances. http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/bills/hb/hb0038e.pdf
Title: H.B. 38
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Requires nonpublic schools that participate in state-funded education programs to adopt, by March 31, 2012, a policy prohibiting bullying, harassment, and intimidation. Encourages nonpublic schools to develop educational bullying prevention programs for students, staff, volunteers, and parents and staff development programs to train teachers and administrators to implement the policies. http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/chapters_noln/Ch_486_sb0489E.pdf
Title: S.B. 489
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us
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| NV | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Revised the requirements for the reports of accountability information prepared by the State Board of Education and the board of trustees of each school district to include: (1) certain information relating to adult diplomas; and (2) reports on incidents resulting in suspension or explusion for bullying, cyber-bulling, harassment and intimidation.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/76th2011/Bills/AB/AB138_EN.pdf
Title: A.B. 138--Report Cards
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Requires that each LEA include a prohibition against cyber-bullying in its existing policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation or bullying (cyber-bullying includes bullying undertaken though an electronic communications device). Expands the definition of "harassment, intimidation or bullying" by including acts that take place off school property or outside a school-sponsored activity, if the act is directed at a student or students and has the effect of creating a hostile educational environment or otherwise creating a substantial disruption to the educational environment or learning process. This bill further expands the definition of "harassment, intimidation or bullying" by including acts that cause emotional distress to a student.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/HB0301.pdf
Title: H.B. 301
Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills
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| VT | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Adds to definitions of "Harassment" and "Bullying" to include an incident or act conducted by electronic means. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/Acts/ACT058.pdf
Title: S.B. 100 - Electronic Bullying
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us
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| WV | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Expands the definition of harassment, intimidation or bullying to include an electronic act, communication, transmission or threat which is administered by means of telephone, wireless phone, computer, pager or any electronice or wireless device whatsoever, and includes but is not limited to transmission of any image or voice, email or text message using any such device. Expands the locations where harassment, imtimidation or bullying is prohibited to include a school bus and a school bus stop. Requires the state Department of Education to develop a revised model policy regarding this topic by September 1, 2011 and the county boards to develop a revised model policy and submit a copy to the state superintendent by December 1, 2011. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/bill_status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB3225%20SUB%20ENR.htm&yr=2011&sesstype=RS&i=3225
Title: H.B. 3225
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Amends state anti-bullying policy. Defines "attribute" an individual may be bullied for to include: race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, socioeconomic status, academic status, disability, gender, gender identity, physical appearance, health condition, or sexual orientation. Requires a school principal who receives a credible report or complaint of bullying to promptly investigate the complaint or report and make a record of the investigation and any action taken as a result of the investigation. Requires the board of directors of every school district to adopt policies to prevent bullying. Requires districts to provide training on compliance with the antibullying policies to all public school district employees responsible for reporting or investigating bullying.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Bills/SB892.pdf
Title: S.B. 892
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Clarifies that prohibition against hazing includes the initiation into or affiliation with sports programs and other extracurricular activities.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Bills/SB897.pdf
Title: S.B. 897
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Directs school districts to implement following requirements with regard to incidents of bullying, harassment, or intimidation, including cyberbullying: (1) supply written report of full and detailed description of an incident; (2) establish appropriate disciplinary procedures for employees who fail to report suspected incidents they are aware of; (3) provide all pupils with a written copy of the rights, protections and support services available to bullying victims at the beginning of each school year and provide that information to the alleged victims when an incident is report; (4) maintain records of reported incidents for at least six years; (5) redact all individually identifiable information from materials documenting an incident if those documents are provided to persons other than school officials or law enforcement; (6) develop procedures designed to protect the health and safety of victims who are physically armed as the result of bullying or harassment, including, when appropriate, procedures for contacting emergency or law enforcement personnel, or both; and (7) formulate definitions of harassment, intimidation and bullying. Chapter 196.
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/50leg/1r/bills/hb2415h.pdf
Title: H.B. 2415
Source: http://www.azleg.gov/
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Requires the state education department to establish guidelines for district to develop student bullying prevention policies and programs.
http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/11%20Regular/final/SB0078.pdf
Title: S.B. 78
Source: http://www.nmlegis.gov/
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Requires the offices of the education ombudsman and the superintendent of public instruction to convene a work group on school bullying and harassment preventionto develop, recommend, and implement
strategies to improve school climate and create respectful learning environments in all public schools in Washington . Terminates the work group on January 1, 2016. Requires the state board for community and technical colleges and the higher education coordinating board to compile and analyze policies and procedures adopted by community and technical colleges or four-year institutions of higher education, as appropriate, regarding harassment, intimidation, and bullying prevention. Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to work with state agency and community partners to develop pilot projects to assist schools in implementing youth suicide prevention activities. Includes mental health and suicide prevention education in the essential academic learning requirements in health and fitness. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202011/1163-S2.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1163
Source: apps.leg.wa.gov
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| ND | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | Adds six new sections to chapter 15.1-19, relating to the prevention of bullying in public schools.
Defines bullying as conduct that occurs in a public school, on school district premises, in a district owned or
leased schoolbus or school vehicle, or at any public school or school district sanctioned or sponsored activity or event and which:
(1) Is so severe, pervasive, or objectively offensive that it substantially interferes with the student's educational opportunities;
(2) Places the student in actual and reasonable fear of harm;
(3) Places the student in actual and reasonable fear of damage to property of the student; or
(4) Substantially disrupts the orderly operation of the public school.
Clarifies that "Conduct" includes the use of technology or other electronic media.
Requires, prior to July 1, 2010, each districts to adopt a policy to address bullying at a public school, on school district premises, in a district owned or leased schoolbus or school vehicle, or at any public school or school district sanctioned or sponsored activity or event. A student may not engage in bullying or in reprisal or retaliation against (1) A victim of bullying; (2) An individual who witnesses an alleged act of bullying; (3) An individual who reports an alleged act of bullying; or (4) An individual who provides information about an alleged act of bullying. Sets out other elements that each policy must include (see full text field).
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/62-2011/documents/11-8212-04000.pdf
Title: H.B. 1465
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | Defines "communication", "cyberbullying" and "harassment". Prohibits students and school employees from engaging in bullying; cyberbullying; harassment; hazing; retaliation; and making false claims regarding the aforementioned conduct. By September 2011, requires the state board's model anti-bullying policy to expand to include cyberbullying and harassment. By September 2012, requires local boards' anti-bullying policies to include cyberbullying and harassment. Extends school employee training requirement to include training on cyberbullying and harassment. http://le.utah.gov/~2011/bills/sbillenr/sb0304.pdf
Title: S.B. 304
Source: le.utah.gov
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| VA | Issued 02/2011 | P-12 | Requests the Department of Education to study the nature and effectiveness of local school divisions' antibullying policies. In conducting its study, the Department of Education shall (i) review and compare antibullying measures in the student codes of conduct from each school division, (ii) compare existing policies with the Department's model policy for codes of student conduct, and (iii) determine if improvements to existing policies are warranted, in order to more effectively combat bullying in Virginia's public schools.
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HJ625ER+pdf
Title: H.J.R. 625
Source: http://lis.virginia.gov/
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| NY | Signed into law 09/2010 | P-12 | Enacts the ''Dignity For All Students Act". Directs school trustees to establish (1) policies and procedures to create a school environment free of harassment and discrimination; (2) guidelines to be used in school training programs to discourage the development of discrimination or harassment, raise employee awareness and sensitivity to, and enable employees to respond to discrimination or harassment; (3) guidelines for the development of nondiscriminatory instructional and counseling methods, and requiring that at least one staff member in every school be thoroughly trained to handle human relations in the areas of race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion and religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender and sex.
Directs the commissioner of education to (1) provide direction on preventing discrimination and harassment, which may include development of model policies; (2) provide grants to local school districts to help them implement the guidelines in this provision and (3) promulgate regulations, including but not limited to regulations to assist districts in developing measured, balanced and age-appropriate responses to violations of this policy, with remedies and procedures focusing on intervention and education. Directs the commissioner to create a process by which incidents of discrimination and harassment are reported to the state on at least an annual basis. Provides protections to those who report discrimination or harassment by an employee or student. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=%0D%0A&bn=A3661&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y
Title: A.B. 3661
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| DE | Signed into law 08/2010 | P-12 | Under current Delaware law, school officials have a mandatory obligation to report to the police and, in certain instances, initiate criminal prosecution of specific misdemeanor offenses committed by students over the age of 9. Raises the age to 12. School officials would still be required to file a written report of the incident with the District superintendent, who in turn must file a written report with the Department of Education.
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+347/$file/legis.html?open
Title: H.B. 347
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Makes changes concerning the general assembly's findings concerning bullying prevention education and gang resistance education and training. Provides for a definition of "bullying" instead of "bullying prevention". Repeals requirement that a district make suitable provision for instruction in bullying prevention and gang resistance education and training. Additionally requires each non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary school (instead of just school districts) to create and maintain a policy on bullying, and to communicate this policy to parents and students annually. Provides that nothing in the bullying prevention provisions is intended to infringe upon any right to exercise free expression or the free exercise of religion or religiously based views protected under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution or under Section 3 or 4 of Article 1 of the Illinois Constitution. Provides for a School Bullying Prevention Task Force to (1) explore the causes and consequences of bullying in schools, (2) identify promising practices that reduce incidences of bullying, (3) highlight training and technical assistance opportunities for schools to effectively address bullying, (4) evaluate the effectiveness of schools' current anti-bullying policies and other bullying prevention programs, and (4) other related issues. Directs the state superintendent to appoint members to the task force from specified constituencies. By March 2011, directs the task force to submit a report to the governor and the general assembly on any recommendations for preventing and addressing bullying in schools and a proposed timeline for meeting the task force's charges identified in legislation. Repeals section on school bullying prevention task force on March 2, 2011. Moves "gang resistance education and training" language from same section as anti-bullying legislation to its own section, new 105 ILCS 5/27-23.10. Adds that non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary schools may make suitable provisions for instruction in gang resistance education and training. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB3266lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 3266
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Each board shall conduct a review of the student code of conduct and amend such code as may be necessary to assure that the policy prohibiting the harassment, intimidation, and bullying of a student by another student specifically addresses the nature, extent, causes, and consequences of cyberbullying.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=722591
Title: H.B. 1458
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/
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| MO | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | This bill specifies that bullying as it relates to required school district anti-bullying policies must include cyberbullying and electronic communications.
http://www.house.mo.gov/content.aspx?info=/bills101/bills/hb1543.htm
Title: H.B. 1543--Multiple Provisions
Source: http://www.house.mo.gov
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| NH | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Revises the statute on pupil safety and violence prevention to include harassment, intimidation, bullying, and cyberbullying.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2010/HB1523.html
Title: H.B. 1523
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Amends definition of "bullying" to include cyberbullying and acts committed at school-related locations such as school grounds, school bus stops, school vehicles and school-sponsored activities. Expands defintion to include any intentional written, verbal or physical act that a reasonable person would perceive as being intended to threaten, harass or intimidate, and that meets any of specified criteria. Existing statute required local boards to establish policies that apply to students in grades 6-12; new provision requires local boards, by August 2011, to adopt policies that apply in all schools in the school system. Requires local policies to provide for determination of bullying by the disciplinary hearing officer, panel or tribunal of school officials; also requires local policies to include a method to notify a parent that his/her child has committed an act of bullying or is a bullying victim. By January 2011, directs the department of education to develop a model anti-bullying policy, to be posted to the department Web site; identifies components the model policy must include. Requires the department to post to its Web site a list of entities providing antibullying training programs and materials deemed appropriate for use in local school systems. Provides civil immunity for any individual who in good faith reports an incident of bullying. Provides that nothing in legislation or the department of education model policy requires a local board to provide transportation to a student transferred to another school as a result of a bullying incident.
Provides that knowledge, intention or recklessness must be an element of any offense of disruption or interference with the operation of any public school, public school bus or public school bus stop. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/pdf/sb250.pdf
Title: S.B. 250
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| MA | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Prohibits bullying on school grounds or at a school- sponsored or related activity, a school bus, or through the use of a electronic device whether the device is school-owned or not that infringes on the rights of the victim or disrupts the education process or orderly operation of a school. Requires the development of a anti-bullying plan. Authorizes anti-discrimination or harassment policies. Requires related professional development. Declares the fourth Wednesday in January as No Name Calling Day.
http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/BillText/8578
Title: S.B. 2404
Source: http://www.mass.gov/legis
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| RI | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Creates a special senate commission to study and make recommendations on the problem of cyberthreats, cyberbullying, bullying and sexting. Directs the commission to report its findings and recommendations to the senate by March 31, 2011. Provides the commission expires on April 28, 2011. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law10/res10/res10274.htm
Title: S.R. 2871
Source: www.rilin.state.ri.us
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| CA | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12
Postsec. | Encourages public education institutions to:
--Designate each campus as a "Discrimination-Free Zone" to provide a safe haven from intolerance or discrimination
--Enact appropriate procedures (such as counseling services and conflict management) that meaningfully address acts of discrimination that occur on campus
--Notify parents and the campus community of existing policies and procedures that encourage tolerance of others
--Use existing resources to identify themselves as "Discrimination-Free Zones" to create a campus climate that welcomes diversity and supports the tolerance of others.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/acr_82_bill_20100421_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.C.R. 82
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| MS | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12 | Prohibits bullying or harassing behavior in the schools. Defines bullying and harassing behavior. Defines hostile environment. Requires all districts to adopt policies prohibiting bullying and harassing as defined by this act.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2015SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2015
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Relates to harassment, intimidation, and bullying of students in public schools; requires each school district to adopt a minimum revised model policy and procedure that prohibits harassment, intimidation and bullying; requires school districts to designate one person in the district as the primary contact for the policy; provides that the contact shall receive complaints and have responsibility for implementation of the policy. Chapter 239
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202010/2801-S.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 2801
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| UT | Adopted 01/2010 | P-12 | Defines "bullying", "cyberbullying", and "hazing". Requires school districts and charter schools to implement bullying and hazing policies district- and school-wide. Provides for regular and meaningful training of school employees and students. Provides for enforcement of the policies in public schools. Requires a student or coach to participate in bullying and hazing prevention training before participating in a public school-sponsored athletic program or or extracurricular club or activity. Requires all public school coaches to act consistently with professional standards (as set in administrative rule) in all responsibilities and activities of their assignments. Provides that failure to act consistently with these standards toward students, colleagues and parents may result in discipline against an educator's license. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2009/20091101/33053.htm
Title: R277-613
Source: www.rules.utah.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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| CA | Vetoed 10/2009 | P-12 | Relates to standards and procedures for the issuance and renewal of teaching credentials. Specifies that an individualized program of professional growth may include a course in negotiation, meditation, and conflict resolution, including peer meditation training, the theory and practice of nonviolence, basic negotiation skills, communication skills, basic meditation and peer meditation, and theory and practice of nonviolence peace building. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_1_bill_20090827_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_1_vt_20091011.html
Title: A.B. 1
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| NH | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | This bill establishes a commission to study school discipline. Defines membership and duties of commission.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/HB0332.html
Title: H.B. 332
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/
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| NC | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Enacts the School Violence Prevention Act; defines bullying or harassing behavior; provides that bullying or harassing behavior includes, but is not limited to, acts reasonably perceived as being motivated by any actual or perceived differentiating characteristic, such as race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, socioeconomic status, academic status, gender
identity, physical appearance, sexual orientation, or mental, physical, developmental, or sensory disability, or by association with a person who has or is perceived to have one or more of these characteristics. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S526v5.pdf
Title: S.B. 526
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Requires school districts to prohibit harassment, intimidation, bullying or cyberbullying; considers a school district to be nonstandard if school district does not comply with requirements; relates to interference with the psychological well-being of a student; provides for protected classes of status including race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, source of income or disability; includes behavior at school-sponsored activities, school transportation and bus stops. Chapter 249
http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb2500.dir/hb2599.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 2599
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| TN | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | As introduced, requires an LEA revising its policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation, or bullying, which was filed with the commissioner of education, to transmit the revised policy to the commissioner. - Amends TCA Title 49.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB0681.pdf
Title: S.B. 681
Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills
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| AL | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Effective October 1, 2009. Establishes the Student Harassment Prevention Act. Requires local boards to adopt policies by July 2010 to prevent student harassment and suicide. Includes written and electronic acts motivated by a student characteristic in the definition of harassing behavior. Limits harassment to behavior that takes place on school property or school buses, or at school-sponsored events. Provides no student should be subject to harassment or intimidation. Allows any student who is the object of harassment (or student's parent) to file a written complaint. Requires all schools to develop plans or programs, including peer mediation teams, to encourage students to report and address incidents of harassment, violence or threats of violence. Directs the department to develop a model policy prohibiting harassment, violence and threats of violence that contains specified components, including procedures to report acts of intimidation or harassment, suicide threats, violence and threats of violence.
Requires schools to:
--Implement proven practices to promote safe and harassment-free school environments
--Implement proven practices to prevent harassment, intimidation, violence and threats of violence, and to intervene when such incidents occur
--Incorporate awareness of harassment and intimidation prohibitions into character education curricula
--Report statistics on harassment, violence and threats of violence to the local board, which must provide statistics by school and for the district as a whole to the department of education for posting on the department Web site.
Provides that, to the extent that legislative or local funds are available, all school systems must implement 12 specified suicide prevention standards and policies, including educating students in recognizing signs of suicidal tendencies, informing students of available community suicide prevention services, and promoting cooperation between school staff and community suicide prevention program staff. Effective October 1, 2009.
Title: H.B. 216
Source: www.lexis.com
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| MN | Vetoed 05/2009 | P-12 | Relates to education; provides for harassment, bullying, intimidation, and violence policies by school boards; revises provisions requiring the establishment of a model policy for use by such boards; provides that the policy shall address all forms of harassment, bullying, intimidation, hazing or violence including electronic forms and forms requiring Internet use.
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S0971.2.html&session=ls86
Title: S.B. 971
Source: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us
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| NV | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Revises provisions governing safe and respectful learning environments in public schools to include a prohibition on bullying and cyber-bullying; requires the standards of content and performance for courses of study in computer education and technology established by the Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools to include a policy for the ethical, safe and secure use of computers and other electronic devices; revises certain prohibited acts to specifically include cyber- bullying. Chapter 188
http://leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/SB/SB163_EN.pdf
Title: S.B. 163
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Requires, rather than encourages, school districts to include certain criteria in policies prohibiting harassment, intimidation, or bullying.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB0283.pdf
Title: S.B. 283
Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov
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| UT | Adopted 02/2009 | P-12 | Directs all districts and charter schools, by April 2009, to adopt policies governing the possession and use of electronic devices while on public school premises. Sets forth multiple components that must be addressed in local policies, inlcuding prohibitions on the use of electronic devices in a way that threatens, humiliates, harasses, or intimidates school-related individuals, including students, employees and invitees, or violates local, state or federal laws. Policies may also include
strategies for use of technology that enhance instruction.
Provides the state office of education must:
--Provide resources, upon request, for school districts and schools as they develop electronic device policies, including sources for successful policies, assistance with reviewing draft policies, and information about bullying, harassing, and discrimination via electronic devices.
--Develop a model policy or a policy framework to assist school districts and individual schools in developing and implementing their policies
--Promote the use of effective strategies to enhance instruction and professional development through technology
--Ensure that parents and school employees are involved in the development and implementation of policies
--Work and cooperate with other education entities, such as the PTA, the Utah School Boards Association, the Utah Education Association, the State Charter School Board and the Utah High School Activities Association to provide consistent information to parents and community members about electronic device policies and to provide for appropriate and consistent penalties for violation of policies, including violations that take place at public school extracurricular and athletic events. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2008/20081201/32141.htm
Title: R277-495
Source: www.rules.utah.gov
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| WY | Signed into law 02/2009 | P-12 | Relates to education; provides definitions; provides that harassment, intimidation or bullying is prohibited; requires school districts to adopt related prevention policies; imposes requirements on the Department of Education; provides applicability.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2009/Engross/HB0223.pdf
Title: H.B. 223
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us
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| UT | Adopted 12/2008 | P-12 | Amends rule addressing bullying. Provides that bullying behavior may include definitions provided in Section 53A-11a-101. Requires districts' anti-bullying policies to provide training and education specific to bullying based upon students' actual or perceived identities and conformance or failure to conform to stereotypes.
Title: R277-609
Source: www.lexis.com
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2008 | P-12 | Specifies that bullying, as used in the Interagency School Safety Demonstration Act of 1985, includes acts that constitute sexual harassment, hate violence, or severe or pervasive intentional harassment, threats, or intimidation and that are committed personally or by means of an electronic communications device or system. Provides grounds for school officials to suspend a pupil or recommend a pupil for expulsion for bullying, including bullying by electronic act. Chapter 646
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 86
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| NY | Signed into law 09/2008 | P-12 | Requires the commissioner of education to develop resources and technical assistance for schools to provide to students in grades 3-12 and their parents concerning safe and responsible use of the Internet. Requires the resources to include information regarding child predators, protecting personal information, Internet scams, and cyber-bullying. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S07051&sh=t
Title: S.B. 7051
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2008 | P-12 | Relates to Internet safety education curriculum. Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, requires districts to incorporate an age-appropriate component on Internet safety into the school curriculum, to be taught at least once each school year to students in grades 3 or above. Requires the local school board to determine the scope and duration of such instruction. Allows the age-appropriate unit of instruction to be incorporated into the current courses of study regularly taught in the district's schools, as determined by the school board.
Requires the state board of education to make available on its Web site resource materials for teaching children about online safety. Provides that such materials may include information on safe online communications, privacy protection, cyber-bullying, viewing inappropriate material, file sharing, and the importance of open communication with responsible adults.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB2512lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 2512
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| RI | Signed into law 07/2008 | P-12 | Expands the definition of harassment, intimidation or bullying within the student discipline codes to include harassment, intimidation or bullying through electronic communications, including any verbal, textual or graphic communication of any kind effected, created or transmitted by the use of any electronic device, including, but not limited to, a computer, telephone, cellular telephone, text- messaging device and/or personal data assistance device.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/billtext08/housetext08/h7213b.pdf
Title: H.B. 7213
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us
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| RI | Signed into law 07/2008 | P-12 | Allows training programs in school districts or public schools to teach pupils to resolve conflict without violence, training school staff to promote conflict resolution, use mediation techniques and early detection to reduce incidents of violence and lastly to empower students upon graduation to be positive, productive members of society.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law08/law08220.htm
Title: H.B. 7569
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Relates to a school learning environment; provides for in-school suspensions; requires a policy to address bullying in schools; provides that no disciplinary action shall be taken solely on the basis of an anonymous report; requires each school to notify patents and guardians of bullying students and to invite them to attend at least one meeting; requires notification to the Department of Education; provides for training; encourages teacher candidates to complete a suicide prevention component.
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2008/ACT/Pa/pdf/2008PA-00160-R00HB-05826-PA.pdf
Title: H.B. 5826
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov/
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Relates to school safety; prohibits bullying and harassment; creates the Jeffrey Johnson Stand Up for All Students Act which prohibits bullying or harassment during education programs or activities, on school buses, or through use of data or computer software accessed through school computer systems; defines bullying as systematically and chronically inflicting physical hurt or psychological distress on one or more students; requires procedures as a prerequisite to receipt of school funds.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h0669er.xml&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0669&Session=2008
Title: H.B. 669
Source: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/
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| RI | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Expands the definition of student discipline codes relating to harassment or bullying to include electronic communications. Defines as "Electronic" communications to include any verbal, textual or graphic communication of any kind effected, created or transmitted by the use of any electronic device, including, but not limited to, a computer, telephone, cellular telephone, text-messaging device and/or personal data assistance device. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law08/law08102.htm
Title: S.B. 2012
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us
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| OK | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Adds provision for annual review of school district and higher education institution emergency plans; revises requirements for school district lockdown drills (from one per year to two per year). Prohibits any lockdown drill from being conducted at the same time of day as a previous lockdown drill conducted in the same school year, and no more than two lockdown drills shall be conducted in one semester. Includes harmful electronic communication in the definition of bullying. Defines "Electronic communication" as the communication of any written, verbal, or pictorial information by means of an electronic device, including, but not limited to, a telephone, a cellular telephone or other wireless telecommunication device, or a computer; and "Threatening behavior" as any pattern of behavior or isolated action, whether or not it is directed at another person, that a reasonable person would believe indicates potential for future harm to students, school personnel, or school property.Requires school district boards of education to investigate allegations of bullying and intimidation; authorizes a board to recommend mental health services; authorizes the issuance of grants to schools and higher education institutions to encourage emergency preparedness.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/SB/SB1941_ENR.RTF
Title: S.B. 1941
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Urges all public schools to provide instruction on nonviolence as means to conflict resolution as part of character education curriculum. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 10.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/HB2790.pdf
Title: H.B. 2790
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| KS | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12 | Defines cyber-bullying. Requires cyberbullying to be addressed in district policies related to bullying. Specifies that district policies must prohibit bullying while using school property (even if a student is off school grounds).
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/2758.pdf
Title: H.B. 2758
Source: www.kslegislature.org
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12 | Requires any school or local board employee who knows or has cause to believe that a student has been the victim of a violation of any felony offense committed by another student on school premises, on school-sponsored transportation, or at a school-sponsored event to immediately cause an oral or written report to be made to the principal of the victim's school. Requires the principal to notify the parents when the student is involved in a reported incident. Specifies information the principal must file with the local school board and the local law enforcement agency or the Department of Kentucky State Police or the county attorney within 48 hours of the original report, and requires the agency receiving the report to investigate the matter referred to it. Provides immunity for reports made in good faith.
Requires districts to report and the statewide data collection system to include all incidents in which a student has been disciplined by the school for a serious incident, including the nature of the discipline, or charged criminally for specified offenses on school premises, on school-sponsored transportation or at school functions. Requires all data to be subject to the confidentiality provisions of the the state and federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Provides that parents must have the right to inspect or challenge personally identifiable student records as permitted under FERPA. Requires all data collected per these requirements on an individual student committing a reportable incident to be placed in the student's disciplinary record.
Requires the department of education to provide the office of education accountability and the education assessment and accountability review subcommittee with an annual statistical report of the number and types of incidents of: (1) Violence and assault against school employees and students; (2) Possession of guns or other deadly weapons on school property or at school functions; (3) Possession or use of alcohol, prescription drugs, or controlled substances on school property or at school functions; and (4) All incidents in which a student has been disciplined by the school for a serious incident, including the nature of the discipline, or charged criminally for specified violations on school grounds, on school-sponsored transportation, or at school functions. Requires that the report include all monthly data and cumulative data for each reporting year. Prohibits the report from containing information personally identifying any student.
Requires the department of education to distribute to all districts in every even-numbered year, beginning in 2008: (1) Statewide student discipline guidelines to ensure safe schools, including the definition of a serious incident for reporting purposes; (2) Recommendations designed to improve the learning environment and school climate, parental and community involvement in the schools, and student achievement; and (3) A model policy to implement reporting of student incidents, data collection, and harassment and intimidation provisions as required in this legislation. Requires each local board's code of acceptable student behavior and discipline to be updated at least every two years, with the first update being completed by November 30, 2008. Provides that each code must include:
1. Procedures for identifying, documenting, and reporting incidents of violations of the code and felony violations by any student against another student while on school premises, on school-sponsored transportation, or at a school-sponsored event
2. Procedures for investigating and responding to a complaint or a report of a violation of the code or of a felony incident on school grounds or at a school-sponsored event, including reporting incidents to the parents of the students involved
3. A strategy or method of protecting from retaliation a complainant or person reporting a violation of the code or a felony incident on school grounds or at a school-sponsored event
4. A process for informing students, parents, and school employees of the requirements of the code and enumerated other provisions, including training for school employees
5. Information regarding the consequences of violating the code specified reportable violations.
Provides that a student is guilty of harassment when the student, with intent to intimidate, harass, annoy or alarm another person, and while on school premises, on school-sponsored transportation, or at a school-sponsored event:
1. Damages or commits a theft of the property of another student
2. Substantially disrupts the operation of the school
3. Creates a hostile environment by means of any gestures, written communications, oral statements, or physical acts that a reasonable person under the circumstances should know would cause another student to suffer fear of physical harm, intimidation, humiliation or embarrassment.
Also provides that a student is guilty of "harassing communications" when, with intent to intimidate, harass, annoy, or alarm another person he or she communicates with or about another school student, anonymously or otherwise, by telephone, the Internet, telegraph, mail, or any other form of electronic or written communication in a manner which a reasonable person under the circumstances should know would cause the other student to suffer fear of physical harm, intimidation, humiliation or embarrassment, and which serves no purpose of legitimate communication.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/08RS/HB91/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 91
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12 | Requires the State Board of Education to develop a certain model policy prohibiting bullying, harassment and intimidation in schools; requires that the model policy include certain information; requires certain county boards of education to establish certain policies prohibiting bullying, harassment, and intimidation in schools based on the model policy.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/bills/hb/hb0199e.pdf
Title: H.B. 199
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us/
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| UT | Adopted 03/2008 | P-12 | Provides that all charter schools (and schools if district does not have districtwide plan) must develop a school-wide written model for prevention and intervention for student behavior management and discipline procedures for students who habitually disrupt school environments and processes (the "plan"). Requires plan to include:
(1) written standards for student behavior expectations, including school and classroom management
(2) effective instructional practices for teaching student expectations, including self-discipline, citizenship, civic skills and social skills
(3) systematic methods for reinforcement of expected behaviors and uniform methods for correction of student behavior
(4) uniform methods for at least annual school level data-based evaluations of efficiency and effectiveness.
(5) an ongoing staff development program related to of student behavior expectations, effective instructional practices for teaching and reinforcing behavior expectations, effective intervention strategies, and effective strategies for evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of interventions.
Adds parents to role groups for whom training in anti-bullying awareness and intervention strategies must be offered.
Requires student assessments of the prevalence of bullying in schools to be conducted not just at the district level but also at the school and charter school level. Extends school staff who must receive anti-bullying awareness and intervention skills to include custodians, kitchen and lunchroom workers, and secretaries.
Requires each plan to also provide direction to school districts for dealing with disruptive students. This part of the plan must:
(1) direct schools to determine the range of behaviors and establish the continuum of administrative procedures that may be used by school personnel to address the behavior of habitually disruptive students
(2) provide for identification, by position(s), of individual(s) designated to issue notices of disruptive student behavior
(3) provide for documentation of disruptive student behavior prior to referral of disruptive students to juvenile court.
Directs districts, schools and charter schools to implement strategies and policies consistent with their plans, and to develop, use and monitor a continuum of intervention strategies--including teaching student behavior expectations, reinforcing student behavior expectations, re-teaching behavior expectations, followed by effective, evidence-based interventions matched to student needs prior to administrative referral--to assist students whose behavior repeatedly falls short of expectations.
Provides that, as part of any suspension or expulsion process that results in court involvement, once a school district, school or charter school receives information from the courts that disruptive student behavior will result in court action, the school district, school or charter school must provide a formal written assessment of habitually disruptive students. Requires that assessment information be used to connect parents and students with supportive school and community resources.
Requires districts, schools and charter schools to provide procedures for qualifying minors and their parents to participate in decisions regarding consequences for disruptive student behavior. Requires policies to provide for notice to parents and information about resources available to assist parents in resolving school-age minors' disruptive behavior. Requires policies to provide for notices of disruptive behavior to be issued by schools to qualifying minor(s) and parent(s) consistent with:
(1) numbers of disruptions and timelines set in statute
(2) school resources available
(3) cooperation from the appropriate juvenile court in accessing student school records, including attendance, grades, behavioral reports and other available student school data.
Requires policies to provide due process procedures for minors and parents to contest allegations and citations of disruptive student behavior.
Directs the state office of education to develop, review regularly and provide to local school boards and charter school governing boards model policies to address disruptive student behavior and appropriate consequences.
Title: R277-609
Source: www.rules.utah.gov
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | Defines bullying and hazing. Prohibits school employees and students from bullying or hazing, retaliation for reporting bullying or hazing, and making a false report of bullying or hazing. By September 2009. requires local school boards to adopt a bullying or hazing policy with input from students, parents, teachers, school administrators, school staff or local law enforcement agencies. Describes minimum requirements for a policy. Requires the state board of education to develop a model policy on bullying, hazing, and retaliation by September 1, 2008 to assist districts in adopting policies. Requires school boards to include training on bullying, hazing and retaliation in school employee training.
http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/hbillenr/hb0325.pdf
Title: H.B. 325
Source: le.utah.gov
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| NE | Signed into law 02/2008 | P-12 | Requires schools to adopt a bullying policy by July 1, 2009; amends provisions regarding student discipline.Defines bullying as any ongoing pattern of physical, verbal, or electronic abuse on school grounds, in a vehicle owned, leased, or contracted by a school being used for a school purpose by a school employee or his or her designee, or at school-sponsored activities or school-sponsored athletic events.
http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Final/LB205.pdf
Title: L.B. 205
Source: http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/
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| NJ | Signed into law 01/2008 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Revises laws concerning hate crimes and bullying; relates to civil actions for for bias crime victims; adds bias crimes to the list with which a victim may receive compensation; requires police training in bias intimidation crimes; provides for additional penalties for the crime of bias intimidation; establishes the Commission on Bullying in Schools to study and make recommendations regarding the implementation and effectiveness of school bullying laws and regulations and student legal remedies.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/S3000/2975_R1.PDF
Title: S.B. 2975
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | Defines "gang resistance education and training" as instruction in conflict resolution, cultural sensitivity, personal goal setting and resisting peer pressure, when accompanied by a stated objective of reducing gang activity and educating K-12 students about the consequences of gang involvement.
Provides that each district may make suitable provisions for instruction in gang resistance education and training in all grades and include such instruction in the courses of study regularly taught therein. Directs a district providing gang resistance education and training to collaborate with state and local law enforcement agencies. Authorizes the state board to assist in the development of instructional materials and teacher training on gang resistance education and training. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB0438lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 438
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | Directs each school district to create and maintain a policy on bullying, and to file this policy with the state board of education. Requires the policy on bullying to be annually communicated to students and parents. Provides that the policy must be updated every 2 years and filed with the state board after being updated. Directs the state board to monitor the implementation of these policies. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB0018lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 18
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | Creates the Internet Safety Education Act. Provides that each school may adopt an age-appropriate curriculum for Internet safety instruction of students in grades K-12. Recommends a minimum of two hours of instruction each school year on:
(1) Safe and responsible use of social networking Web sites, chat rooms, e-mail, bulletin boards, instant messaging, and other means of communication on the Internet.
(2) Recognizing, avoiding, and reporting online solicitations of students and their peers by sexual predators.
(3) Risks of transmitting personal information on the Internet.
(4) Recognizing and avoiding unsolicited or deceptive communications received online.
(5) Recognizing and reporting online harassment and cyber-bullying.
(6) Reporting illegal activities and communications on the Internet.
(7) Copyright laws on written materials, photographs, music and video.
Provides that a school may submit the curriculum for review to the office of the attorney general.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB1472lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 1472
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| OR | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Defines cyberbullying as any electronic communication device to harass, intimidate or bully and requires school districts to adopt policy prohibiting cyberbullying as part of their harassment, intimidation and bullying policies.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measpdf/hb2600.dir/hb2637.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 2637
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| NH | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Adds criminal threatening to the definition of an act of theft, destruction, or violence within the safe school zones statute.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2007/HB0446.html
Title: H.B. 446
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us
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| NJ | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Includes electronic communication in definition of public school harassment, intimidation or bullying; defines electronic communication to mean a communication transmitted by means of an electronic device, including, but not limited to, a telephone, cellular phone, computer or pager; relates to the addition to a school district's policy on prohibiting harassment, intimidation or bullying to include such communication.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/S1000/993_R1.PDF
Title: S.B. 993
Source: New Jersey Legislature
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| KS | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Defines "bullying." Directs each local board, by January 2008, to adopt a policy prohibiting bullying on school property, in a school vehicle or at a school-
sponsored activity or event. Also directs each local board to adopt a plan to address bullying; requires this plan to include provisions to train school staff and students.
Also requires the state board, upon request from a district, to assist in the development of a grade-appropriate curriculum for character development programs that stress character qualities. Defines ''character qualities'' as positive character qualities, including honesty, responsibility, attentiveness, patience, kindness, respect, self-control, tolerance, cooperation, initiative, patriotism and citizenship.
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/68.pdf
Title: S.B. 68 (Section 4)
Source: www.kslegislature.org
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Requires locally adopted anti-bullying policies to address bullying in all forms, including electronic forms and forms involving Internet use.
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S0646.0.html&session=ls85
Title: S.B. 646
Source: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/
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| DE | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Creates the School Bullying Prevention Act. The goals of this Act is to provide a safer learning environment for students attending public schools, including charter schools, in the State of Delaware and for the staff members of those institutions. This Bill requires each school district and charter school to establish a policy on bullying prevention with certain minimal requirements including, but not limited to developing a bullying prevention program and reporting bullying.
http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/lis144.nsf/EngrossmentsforLookup/HB+7/$file/0661440019.doc?open
Title: H.B. 7
Source: Delaware Legislature
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Provides that, by August 1, 2008, each school district shall amend its harassment, intimidation, and bullying prevention policy to include a section addressing acts of bullying, harassment, or intimidation that are conducted via electronic means by a student while on school grounds and during the school day. The policy shall include a requirement that materials meant to educate parents and students about the seriousness of cyberbullying be disseminated to parents or made available on the school district's web site. Provides that the material shall include information on responsible and safe internet use as well as what options are available if a student is being bullied via electronic means, including but not limited to, reporting threats to local police and when to involve school officials, the internet service provider, or phone service provider.
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5288-S.PL.pdf
Title: S.B. 5288
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/
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| IA | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Relates to the establishment of state and school antiharassment and antibullying policies, Creates specifi protections for sexual orientation. Requires districts to amend local policies, including data tracking; provides for criminal and civil immunity to those who report harassment or bullying incidents. http://www.legis.state.ia.us
Title: S.F. 61
Source: http://www.legis.state.ia.us
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Behavior modification plans written for disruptive students must be developed by utilizing evidence-based practices and positive behavioral intervention supports. Plans must be implemented no later than two weeks after the occurrence of the disruptive behavior. Requires the state board to develop a list of recommended conflict resolution and mediation materials, models and curricula that are developed from evidence-based practices and positive behavioral intervention supports.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2324SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2324
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| AR | Signed into law 02/2007 | P-12 | Defines bullying and to include cyberbullying in public school district antibullying policies.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2007/public/HB1072.pdf
Title: H.B. 1072
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/
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| OH | Signed into law 12/2006 | P-12 | Requires the state board of education to develop a model policy to prohibit harassment, intimidation, or bullying in order to assist school districts in developing their own policies under section 3313.666 of the Revised Code. The board is required to issue the model policy within six months after the effective date of this section. Sec. 3313.666 defines "harassment, intimidation, or bullying" as any intentional written, verbal, or physical act that a student has exhibited toward another particular student more than once and the behavior both:
(1) Causes mental or physical harm to the other student;
(2) Is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive that it creates an intimidating, threatening, or abusive educational environment for the other student.
(B) The board of education of each city, local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district shall establish a policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation, or bullying. The policy shall be developed in consultation with parents, school employees, school volunteers, students, and community members. The policy shall include the following:
(1) A statement prohibiting harassment, intimidation, or bullying of any student on school property or at school-sponsored events;
(2) A definition of harassment, intimidation, or bullying that shall include the definition in division (A) of this section;
(3) A procedure for reporting prohibited incidents;
(4) A requirement that school personnel report prohibited incidents of which they are aware to the school principal or other administrator designated by the principal;
(5) A requirement that parents or guardians of any student involved in a prohibited incident be notified and, to the extent permitted by section 3319.321 of the Revised Code and the "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," 88 Stat. 571, 20 U.S.C. 1232q, as amended, have access to any written reports pertaining to the prohibited incident;
(6) A procedure for documenting any prohibited incident that is reported;
(7) A procedure for responding to and investigating any reported incident;
(8) A strategy for protecting a victim from additional harassment, intimidation, or bullying, and from retaliation following a report;
(9) A disciplinary procedure for any student guilty of harassment, intimidation, or bullying, which shall not infringe on any student's rights under the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States;
(10) A requirement that the district administration semiannually provide the president of the district board a written summary of all reported incidents and post the summary on its web site, if the district has a web site, to the extent permitted by section 3319.321 of the Revised Code and the "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," 88 Stat. 571, 20 U.S.C. 1232q, as amended.
(C) Each board's policy shall appear in any student handbooks, and in any of the publications that set forth the comprehensive rules, procedures, and standards of conduct for schools and students in the district. Information regarding the policy shall be incorporated into employee training materials.
(D) A school district employee, student, or volunteer shall be individually immune from liability in a civil action for damages arising from reporting an incident in accordance with a policy adopted pursuant to this section if that person reports an incident of harassment, intimidation, or bullying promptly in good faith and in compliance with the procedures as specified in the policy.
(E) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, nothing in this section prohibits a victim from seeking redress under any other provision of the Revised Code or common law that may apply.
(F) This section does not create a new cause of action or a substantive legal right for any person.
Sec. 3313.667. (A) Any school district may form bullying prevention task forces, programs, and other initiatives involving volunteers, parents, law enforcement, and community members.
(B) To the extent that state or federal funds are appropriated for these purposes, each school district shall:
(1) Provide training, workshops, or courses on the district's harassment, intimidation, or bullying policy adopted pursuant to section 3313.666 of the Revised Code to school employees and volunteers who have direct contact with students. Time spent by school employees in the training, workshops, or courses shall apply towards any state- or district-mandated continuing education requirements.
(2) Develop a process for educating students about the policy.
(C) This section does not create a new cause of action or a substantive legal right for any person.
http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=126_HB_276
Title: H.B. 276 -- Sections on Harassment
Source: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2006 | P-12 | Amends existing law that requires the Attorney General to conduct a biennial survey of drug and alcohol use among pupils enrolled in grades 7, 9, and 11 to provide the survey shall also assess pupils' experiences with harassment and bullying. Requires the Attorney General to prepare and distribute a separate report focusing on bias- related discrimination and harassment incidents.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2501-2550/ab_2510_bill_20060915_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 2510
Source: California Legislature
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| UT | Adopted 09/2006 | P-12 | Provides definition of bullying, updates authority and purpose, provides for bullying language in district and school plans section, and removes outdated language. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2006/20060701/28810.htm
Title: R277-609
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Concerns bullying policies in schools requires school notices be provided to parents and guardians with minimal cost to local and regional school districts. Public Act No. 115
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2006/ACT/Pa/pdf/2006PA-00115-R00HB-05563-PA.pdf
Title: H.B. 5563
Source: Connecticut Legislature
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| IL | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Defines "bullying prevention" as instruction in all of the following:
(1) Intimidation.
(2) Student victimization.
(3) Sexual harassment.
(4) Sexual violence.
(5) Strategies for student-centered problem solving regarding bullying.
Provides that each school district may provide instruction in bullying prevention in all grades and shall include such instruction in the courses of study regularly taught therein. Provides that a school board may collaborate with a community-based agency providing specialized curricula in bullying prevention whose ultimate outcome is to prevent sexual violence. Authorizes the state board to assist in the development of instructional materials and teacher training in bullying prevention. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/SB/PDF/09400SB2630lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 2630
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| SC | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Enacts the Safe Schools Act to prevent school harassment, intimidation, or bullying, to instruct local school districts to adopt a policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation, or bullying that includes certain things, and to develop a training process.
http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess116_2005-2006/prever/3573_20060530.doc
Title: H.B. 3573
Source: South Carolina Legislature
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| AK | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | Requires that each school district shall adopt a policy that prohibits the harassment, intimidation, or bullying of any student by July 2007. Districts must share this policy with parents or guardians, students, volunteers and school employees. Policy also requires districst to report incidents of harassment, intimidation, or bullying to the state department of education beginning with the 2007 - 2008 school year.
http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill_text.asp?hsid=HB0482E&session=24
Title: H.B. 482
Source: http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill_text.asp?hsid=HB0482E&session=24
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| MO | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | Requires every school district to adopt an anti-bullying policy no later than September 1, 2007. Policies may not contain specific lists of protected classes of students. Policies must require district employees to report any instance of bullying of which the employee has firsthand knowledge and address training of employees in the requirements of the district policy.
http://www.senate.mo.gov/06info/pdf-bill/tat/SB894.pdf
Title: S.B. 894
Source: http://www.senate.mo.gov
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| VT | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | Requires schools to annually submit the names of organizations and individuals who have provided effective hazing, harassment, bullying, suicide, or substance abuse prevention training for staff or students, or both. Directs the commissioner to consult with the commission on human rights and other relevant organizations regarding organizations and individuals who may not yet have been invited into a school but who are qualified to provide the training. Requires the commissioner to compile the information and make it available to schools throughout the state either on the department's website or in another form in a format determined most appropriate. The intent of this listing is to offer schools a broad set of programs for prevention training which will be periodically updated based on feedback from schools. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACT182.HTM
Title: H.B. 867 - Section 27
Source: www.leg.state.vt.us
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| ID | Signed into law 03/2006 | P-12 | Allows superintendents and principals suspend pupils for student harassment, intimidation or bullying. Authorizes local boards to adopt rules related to student harassment, intimidation and bullying, to be included in the district discipline code. Bars students from committing any act of harassment, intimidation or bullying against another student. Defines "harassment, intimidation or bullying." Clarifies that an act of harassment, intimidation or bullying may also be committed through the use of a land line, car phone or wireless telephone or computer. Provides that a student guilty of harassment, intimidation or bullying of another student may be guilty of an infraction. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/2006/H0750.html
Title: H.B. 750
Source: www3.state.id.us
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2006 | P-12 | Encourages concerned parents, individuals, and organizations to review and assist in the adoption of policies prohibiting bullying, harassment, and intimidation in public schools; requests the establishment of a definition for bullying and a system for reporting and responding to school- related bullying incidents and that identifies and assists victims of bullying and assists faculty and students in seeking safer schools and a more positive learning environment.
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2006/bills/sbillenr/scr001.pdf
Title: S.C.R. 1
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us
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| NJ | Rule Adoption 08/2005 | P-12 | Establishes and amends requirements for school district boards relating to development and implementation of school safety plans, cooperation with law enforcement on certain matters if they occur at school grounds and functions, development and implementation of a student code of conduct, establishment of intervention and referral services at schools, application and approval of alternative education programs, guidelines for placement in home or out-of-school instruction for general education students, and reporting allegations of child abuse or neglect.
Title: NJAC 6A:16-1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.5 thru 5.8, 6.1 thru 6.3,7.1, 7.2 thru 7.10, 8 thru 11
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MN | Signed into law 07/2005 | P-12 | Each school board shall adopt a written policy prohibiting intimidation and bullying of any student.
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H0141.1&session_year=2005&session_number=1
Title: H.F. 141 - Multiple Components
Source: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Enacts the Chad Meredith Act. Specifies conduct that constitutes hazing at high schools with grades 9-12. Creates new felony and misdemeanor offenses of hazing at such high schools. Requires court to impose condition of 4-hour hazing education course and authorizes drug or alcohol probation for person convicted of hazing. Amends definition of hazing at public postsecondary institutions to include pressuring or coercing the student into violating state or federal law. Provides for felony & misdemeanor offenses of hazing at postsecondary educational institutions. Requires court to impose hazing education course and allows court to impose drug or alcohol probation as condition of sentence in certain circumstances. Amends 1006.63, 1001.64.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=15706&
Title: H.B. 193
Source: www.myfloridahouse.gov
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| ME | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | Defines unacceptable student behavior; as including, but not limited to, behavior that negatively affects a student's ability to perform academically or socially, such as: bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, quid pro quo sexual harassment, which is when the perpetrator forces the victim to perform a favor or assume some responsibility for the harassment; or hostile-environment sexual harassment, which is when the perpetrator's behavior affects the victim's ability to perform effectively in the school environment. Requires each district-wide student code of conduct to establish policies and procedures to address bullying, harassment and sexual harassment.
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/LD056401-1.asp
Title: LD 564
Source: State Net
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| NV | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Education to prescribe a policy for public schools to provide a safe and respectful learning environment; prohibiting a school official from interfering with or preventing the disclosure of information concerning harassment or intimidation in public schools; provides that certain causes of action may not be brought against a pupil or an employee or volunteer of a school who reports an incident of harassment or intimidation.
http://leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/AB/AB202_EN.pdf
Title: H.B. 202
Source: StateNet
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| TN | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | Amends Tennessee code annotated, section 49-2-118. Present law requires the commissioner of education to randomly select five LEAs from each grand division and the LEAs must submit a report to the commissioner on or before November 1 of each year on the conflict resolution intervention programs implemented during the previous school year. This amendment requires the commissioner to require all LEAs to file a report with the commissioner each year regarding any conflict resolution intervention programs implemented during the previous school year. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/104/Chapter/PC0335.pdf
Title: S.B. 1090
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | Adds a new section: Sec. 25.0341 and amends several other sections. Defines "bullying. Requires, on the request of a parent or other person with authority to act on behalf of a student who is a victim of bullying, the board or its designee to transfer the student to certain other educational settings. Requires the board or its designee to verify that a student has been a victim of bullying before transferring the student. Authorizes the board to consider past student behavior when identifying a bully. Provides that the determination by the board or its designee is final and is prohibited from being appealed. Provides that a school district is not required to provide transportation to a student who transfers to another campus. (g) Provides that Section 25.034 does not apply to a transfer under this section. Prohibits bullying, harassment, and making hit lists and requires districts to ensure that district employees enforce those prohibitions. Defines "harassment" and "hit list" (hit list: "Hit list" means a list of people targeted to be harmed, using: (A) a firearm, as defined by Section 46.01(3), Penal Code; (B) a knife, as defined by Section 46.01(7), Penal Code; or (C) any other object to be used with intent to cause bodily harm. Requires certain methods for management and discipline to provide that a student who is enrolled in a special education program is prohibited from being disciplined for certain prohibited conduct until an admission, review, and dismissal committee meeting has been held to review the conduct. Requires a discipline management program to provide for prevention of and education concerning unwanted physical or verbal aggression, sexual harassment, and other forms of bullying in school, on school grounds, and in school vehicles. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=79&SESS=R&CHAMBER=H&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=00283&VERSION=5&TYPE=B
Title: H.B. 283
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| IN | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12 | Defines "bullying", and requires a school corporation to adopt rules to prohibit bullying. Allows the use of grants from the safe schools fund to provide education and training to school personnel concerning bullying, and requires the inclusion of anti-bullying training in school safety specialist education. Requires each school to establish a safe school committee. Discipline rules adopted by governing boards must (1) prohibit bullying; and (2) include provisions concerning education, parental involvement, reporting, investigation, and intervention.The discipline rules must apply when a student is: (1) on school grounds immediately before or during school hours, immediately after school hours, or at any other time when the school is being used by a school group; (2) off school grounds at a school activity, function, or event; (3) traveling to or from school or a school activity, function, or event; or 4) using property or equipment provided by the school. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2005/SE/SE0285.1.html
Title: S.B. 285
Source: http://www.in.gov
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12 | Requires each LEA to adopt a policy that prohibits harassment, intimidation, or bullying and to forward a copy of the policy to
the Commissioner of Education by January 1, 2006. School employees, volunteers, and students are encouraged to report incidents of harassment, intimidation, or bullying to the appropriate school authorities. Any school employee who promptly reports an incident would have immunity against any suit based upon the reporting employee's failure to remedy the reported act. The bill encourages school districts to form harassment, intimidation, or bullying prevention programs and task forces. An amendment limits this bill's application to bullying or harassment that occurs on school grounds, at school-sponsored activities, on school-provided transportation, and at school bus stops by removing the provision that would apply to conduct immediately adjacent to school grounds. Another amendment encourages school districts to include a procedure for discouraging and reporting conduct aimed at defining a student in a sexual manner or conduct that impugns a student's character based on allegations of sexual promiscuity. Link to summary: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Summary.asp?BillNumber=HB2114 and to chaptered bill: http://tennessee.gov/sos/acts/104/pub/pc0202.pdf
Title: S.B. 1621/H.B. 2114
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | Amends antibullying policies. Expands prohibition of bullying to include any activity in school vehicles, at designated school bus stops, and at school sanctioned events. Requires local board policies against bullying to require that the person or persons who file a complaint will not be subject to retaliation or reprisal in any form.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB1708.pdf
Title: H.B. 1708
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | Directs the state board to include bullying in its standards for school board policies on student conduct and requires school boards to include (i) instruction on the inappropriateness of bullying in their character education programs and (ii) bullying provisions in their student conduct codes. In addition, the measure requires the reporting of incidents of stalking to principals and division superintendents. Finally, except as may be prohibited by federal law, regulation, or jurisprudence, principals must report certain violent acts, stalking, and other conduct to parents of the minor student who is the target of the conduct; included in this report is disclosure that the incident has been reported to law enforcement, and that the parent may contact law enforcement for further information. This bill is identical to HB 2879.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?051+ful+CHAP0461
Title: H.B. 2266
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | Establishes immunity from civil damages for any school employee, student, or school volunteer who reports incidents of bullying, intimidation, and harassment. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?051+ful+CHAP0462
Title: H.B. 2267
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| NH | Signed into law 06/2004 | P-12 | Relates to school district policies on bullying; requires school districts to notify the parents or legal guardians of the district's policies on bullying; requires that a report of any bullying incidents be made by telephone and by a written report sent by mail to the parents or legal guardian of the pupils involved. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2004/HB1162.html
Title: H.B. 1162
Source: StateNet
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| VT | Signed into law 05/2004 | P-12 | Defines bullying: Bullying" means any overt act or combination of acts directed against a student by another student or group of students and which: (A) is repeated over time; (B) is intended to ridicule, humiliate, or intimidate the student; and (C) occurs during the school day on school property, on a school bus, or at a school-sponsored activity, or before or after the school day on a school bus or at a school-sponsored activity.
Requires the state commissioner by January 1, 2005, to update and distribute a model school plan on student discipline. This plan must:
(1) state that bullying is a form of dangerous and disrespectful behavior that will not be permitted or tolerated;
(2) enable students to report anonymously to teachers and school administrators acts of bullying;
(3) enable parents or guardians of students to file written reports of suspected bullying;
(4) require teachers and other school staff who witness acts of bullying or receive student reports of bullying to notify school administrators;
(5) require school administrators to investigate any written reports filed and to review any anonymous reports;
(6) include an intervention strategy for school staff to deal with bullying;
(7) include the prohibition against bullying in the student or school handbook and otherwise make students aware of the prohibition against bullying, the penalties therefor, and the procedures for reporting bullying;
(8) require the school to notify the parent or guardian of a student who
commits a verified act of bullying of the response of the school staff and consequences that may result from further acts of bullying;
(9) to the extent permitted under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-380) and as amended, require the school to notify the parent or guardian of a student who is a victim of bullying of the action taken to prevent any further acts of bullying; and
(10) require the school to collect data on the number of reported incidents of bullying and the number of incidents that have been verified and to make such data available to the commissioner and to the public.
On or before January 15, 2007, the commissioner must report to the senate and house committees on education on implementation of this section. The report should include pertinent data such as incidences of bullying gathered by school districts.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2004/acts/ACT117.HTM
Title: H.B. 629
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2004 | P-12 | Requires a county board of education and the Board of School Commissioners of Baltimore City to require elementary schools with a suspension rate over 18% of enrollment to implement a Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support Program or an alternative behavioral modification program; requires the State Board of Education to adopt regulations. http://mlis.state.md.us/2004rs/bills/hb/hb1288t.rtf
Title: H.B. 1288
Source: StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2004 | P-12 | Requires the Board of Education to include hazing in its guidelines and model policies for codes of student conduct; provides school boards to prohibit hazing in their codes of student conduct; school boards must cite in their standards for student conduct, the provisions of the criminal law prohibiting hazing, which renders convictions of violations a Class 1 misdemeanor. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+ful+HB1331ER
Title: H.B. 1331
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| VT | Signed into law 04/2004 | P-12 | Requires boards to adopt policies prohibiting harassment and hazing, including sexual harassment. The stated intent is to: the intent of the General Assembly to:
(1) clarify the definition of harassment;
(2) encourage education and training of teachers and school personnel on harassment issues;
(3) recognize that students should be free of harassment in educational institutions;
(4) recognize that educational institutions should have the opportunity to remedy promptly and appropriately allegations of harassment; and
(5) foster communication in educational institutions.
Any institution that receives actual notice of alleged conduct that may constitute harassment must promptly investigate to determine whether harassment occurred. If conduct is verified, finds that the alleged conduct occurred and that it constitutes harassment, the educational institution must take prompt and appropriate remedial action reasonably calculated to stop the harassment. Provides for independent review. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2004/acts/ACT091.HTM
Title: H.B. 113
Source: StateNet
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| RI | Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 07/2003 | P-12 | This act would require schools to adopt policies that prohibit harassment, intimidation and bullying by students at school. Defines harassment, intimidation and bullying. Requires districts to (a) Provide training on the school district's or public school academy's harassment, intimidation or bullying policies to school employees and volunteers who have significant contact with pupils; (b) Develop a process for discussing the harassment, intimidation or bullying policy with pupils. Requires districts or public school academies to incorporate information regarding the school district's or public or private school academy's policy against harassment, intimidation or bullying into each school's employee training program. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Billtext/BillText03/HouseText03/H5919aa.pdf
Title: H.B. 5919, S.B. 272
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Requires school districts to adopt anti-bullying policies; requires the policies to be filed with the Department of Education. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2274.pdf
Title: H.B. 2274
Source: State legislative web site
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12
Community College | Changes repealer from 2003 to 2007 on 1) the School Crisis Management Program, 2) the transfer of the industrial and adult short-term training programs to the State Board of Community Colleges, 3) the School Administrator Sabbatical Leave Program, 4) the section permitting expulsion for certain disruptive students, 5) requirement that state board develop and make available to district and schools a list of recommended conflict resolution, mediation, cultural diversity and other such materials, and 6) creation of permanent records and cumulative folders for each student in state public schools, to include among other data student's grades, attendance and date of any expulsion from the school system and a description of the student's act or behavior resulting in the expulsion. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0744SG.htm
Title: H.B. 744
Source: StateNet
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| WV | Adopted 12/2002 | P-12 | The purpose is to provide districts with a policy of student conduct that will ensure an orderly and safe environment that is conducive to learning. These regulations also require that public schools respond immediately and consistently to incidents of harassment, intimidation, bullying, substance abuse and/or violence or other Student Code of Conduct violations in a manner that effectively deters future incidents and affirms respect for individuals. These regulations require county boards to design and implement prevention and response programs, to outline investigatory and reporting procedures, and to delineate penalties for violations of this policy. The state board believes further that public schools should undertake proactive, preventive approaches to ensure a nurturing, orderly and safe school environment that fosters learning and personal-social development. Public schools must create, encourage, and maintain a safe, drug-free, and fear-free school environment in the classroom, on the playground, and at school-sponsored activities. Assuring such an educational environment requires a comprehensive program supported by everyone in the school organization, as well as parents/guardians, and the community. Any form of harassment, intimidation, bullying, substance abuse, violence, or other policy violation is unacceptable in West Virginia schools. WEST VIRGINIA REG 4204 (SN)
Title: Title 126, Series 99
Source: StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2002 | P-12 | Provides that only a school board that adopts a policy to incorporate activities to address intergroup conflict must make information available to the public that describes the manner in which the board has implemented the authority granted to it; declares that anti-bias education and intergroup conflict resolution are most effective when they are respectful of individuals and their divergent viewpoints and religious beliefs; provides for teacher training.
Title: H.B. 1692
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2002 | P-12 | Requires local and regional boards to establish policies addressing bullying in the schools. Policies must include components set out in legislation, including a system enabling students to anonymously report acts of bullying to teachers and school administrators. Also requires each regional and local board of education to develop a policy allowing for time each school day for students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. This, however, does not require any person to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
Title: H.B. 5425
Source: Lexis-Nexis
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| NJ | Signed into law 06/2002 | P-12 | Requires school districts to adopt harassment and bullying prevention policies.
Title: A.B. 1874
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OK | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | The purpose of the School Bullying Prevention Act is to provide a comprehensive approach for the public schools of this state to create an environment free of unnecessary disruption which is conducive to the learning process by implementing policies for the prevention of harassment, intimidation, and bullying. Requires the state department to compile a list of programs and requires districts to select from the list; restricts utilization of commercial bullying prevention programs to those on the state list to ensure effectiveness; defines harassment, intimidation and bullying and requires school boards to prohibit these actions and to address prevention in the district's policy.
Title: S.B. 992
Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb992_enr.rtf
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Relates to preventing harassment, intimidation, or bullying in schools; relates to the physical harm of a student or the students property; relates to false accusations; relates to students, school employees, or volunteers; provides that each school district shall adopt a policy that prohibits the harassment, intimidation, or bullying in schools.
Title: H.B. 1444
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2001 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Education to develop model policies on the prevention of bullying and on conflict resolution. Makes the model policies available to school districts. Authorizes school districts to adopt one or both policies for incorporation into the school safety plan.
Title: A.B. 79
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2001 | P-12 | Requires superintendent of Public Instruction to develop model policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation or bullying on school grounds, at school activities, on school transportation or at school bus stops; requires each school district to adopt policy against harassment, intimidation or bullying.
Title: H.B. 3403
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Requires school districts to include a specific policy concerning bullying prevention and education; requires school districts to submit annual reports to the State Board of Education regarding the district's policy on bullying prevention and education.
Title: S.B. 80
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WV | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Specifies that counties must establish policies prohibiting harassment, intimidation and bullying by December 2001; requires the department of education to develop a model policy by September 2001.
Title: H.B. 3023
Source: West Virginia Department of Education Legislative Update
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| TN | Signed into law 04/2001 | P-12 | Expands from five schools to five LEAs in each grand division who are required to file report with commissioner of education on conflict resolution intervention programs. - Amends TCA Section 49-2-118.
Title: S.B. 215
Source: Tennessee Legislative Web Site
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2001 | P-12 | Directs the state board of education to develop conflict resolution and peer mediation models and curricula in the public schools.
Title: S.B. 2390
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2001 | P-12 | Creates the School Safety Act of 2001; establishes a school safety center to provide technical and crisis assistance to school districts; authorizes school safety grants to local school districts to finance certain programs; establishes a school crisis management program; requires the State Board of Education to develop conflict resolution and peer mediation models and curricula; requires the automatic expulsion of a habitually disruptive student.
Title: S.B. 2239
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2000 | P-12 | Establishes the Bullying Prevention Grant Program for Grades 5 and 6. Provides that schools maintaining grades 5 and 6 would be authorized to apply to the State Department of Education for a grant of a specified amount to implement a 2-year program. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop criteria by which grant recipients will be selected.
Title: A.B. 1390
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2000 | P-12 | Encourages local education agencies to extend conflict resolution intervention program implemented in grades 1 and 2 to grades 3 through 6, and to file annual progress report with Governor and Education Committees of the House and Senate.
Title: H.B. 2104
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ME | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12 | (LD 1305)Creates a grant program within the Department of Education to encourage conflict resolution education programs in public elementary and secondary schools; allows peer mediation programs and may be directed at students and teachers, administrators and other staff.
Title: H.B. 928
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| GA | Signed into law 01/1999 | P-12 | Required each board to adopt policies for grades 6-12 that prohibit bullying of a student by another student. Requires the prohibition to be included in the student code of conduct. Also requires that if a student has committed the offense of bullying for the third time in a school year, such student must be assigned to an alternative school.
Title: O.C.G.A. § 20-2-751.4
Source: Official Code of Georgia
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