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AL HB139
Bill
Status
1/12/2010
Primary Sponsor
Barry Mask
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AI Summary
HB139 Summary
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Reduces the suspension period for students convicted of possessing a pistol on school grounds or a school bus from 30 days to 10 days following notice of adjudication.
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Authorizes the Department of Public Safety to suspend a student's driver's license for 90 days, 120 days, or one year upon a school principal's recommendation for serious misconduct or a pattern of disruptive behavior.
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Requires school principals to certify compliance with all local school system due process requirements and provide specific documentation including student information, misconduct description, and citation to violated disciplinary policy.
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Grants students the right to a hearing before the Department of Public Safety and allows them to petition a court to review the final suspension or denial order.
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Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Motor vehicles, students, drivers' licenses, suspension of by Public Safety Department for disruptive behavior in classrooms resulting in suspension or expulsion from school, based on recommendation of principal, procedures for hearing, Sec. 16-28-40 am'd.
Motor Vehicles
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy
1/12/2010