HB 2449 Summary

• Limits expulsions to a maximum of one year and suspensions to a maximum of 20 school days per disciplinary action.

• Requires schools to provide expelled pupils with information about accessible alternative educational options (alternative schools, tutoring, online programs, career readiness programs) within five days of expulsion.

• Mandates schools provide educational services in alternative settings for pupils suspended for more than five school days.

• Requires schools to report monthly to the Department of Education data on suspensions, expulsions, restraint and seclusion use, and demographic information on affected students.

• Restricts suspension and expulsion of kindergarten through fourth grade students to cases involving weapons, drugs, or immediate safety threats, and requires documentation of alternative interventions attempted before disciplinary action.