HB1058 Summary

• Requires school boards to adopt zero-tolerance policies defining criteria for reporting student misconduct, acts posing serious threats to school safety, petty acts of misconduct, and procedures for victim protection and student appeals.

• Prohibits zero-tolerance policies from requiring reporting of minor offenses (disorderly conduct, simple assault/battery, theft under $300, vandalism under $1,000) to law enforcement agencies.

• Requires school boards to enter into agreements with local law enforcement agencies and the Department of Juvenile Justice to establish reporting systems, define school resource officer roles, and enforce no-contact orders between offenders and victims.

• Mandates that any disciplinary or prosecutorial action be based on individual student circumstances rather than automatic punishment, and encourages use of alternatives to expulsion such as restitution, civil citation, or restorative justice programs.

• Allows school officials to receive law enforcement records only for students arrested for serious offenses (violent crimes, drug violations, weapons violations) when there is an imminent threat to school safety.