Loading chat...
ID H0539
Bill
Status
2/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Education Committee
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Requires school principals or designees to notify parents or legal guardians of student aggressors and victims in harassment, intimidation, or bullying incidents, or when a student indicates inclination for harm to self or others
-
Mandates parental notifications include empowerment materials on suicide prevention resources and methods to limit student access to means of self-harm
-
Requires school districts to establish policies setting timeliness requirements for parent notifications
-
Requires each school district to report harassment, intimidation, and bullying incidents to the state department of education along with confirmation that parents were notified and provided required materials, in a format specified by state board rule
-
Becomes effective July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Amends existing law to require school principals to notify parents and guardians of a student's involvement in harassment, intimidation, bullying, violence, or self-harm and to provide empowering materials and requires school districts to report incidents and confirm the distribution of the materials to the State Department of Education.
EDUCATION
Last Action
Filed in Office of the Chief Clerk
2/19/2024