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AR HB1936

Bill

Status

Passed

3/30/2011

Primary Sponsor

Tracy Steele

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Origin

House of Representatives

88th General Assembly (2011 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Requires each Arkansas school district to include in its student discipline policies a provision prohibiting students from wearing clothing that exposes underwear or body parts in an indecent manner that disrupts the learning environment while on school grounds during the regular school day

  • Mandates that school districts specify the disciplinary actions that will be taken against students who violate the clothing prohibition

  • Prohibits enforcement of the clothing policy in a manner that discriminates against students on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, or national origin

  • Bases legislative intent on findings that indecent clothing distracts students from education and that student competition over clothing could lead to violence and injuries during school hours

Legislative Description

To Require School Districts To Prohibit The Wearing Of Clothing That Exposes Underwear, Buttocks, Or The Breast Of A Female.

Last Action

House Notification that HB1936 is now Act 835

3/30/2011

Committee Referrals

Education3/17/2011
Education3/7/2011

Full Bill Text

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