HB2724 Summary

• Requires parents be notified of the nature of expulsion hearings and their option to retain legal counsel before expulsion proceedings occur.

• Mandates students can return to school the day after suspension periods end and requires written decisions on school bus riding privileges within 15 days of bus-related misconduct incidents.

• Requires schools to demonstrate remediation efforts excluding out-of-school suspensions, track racial and ethnic disproportionality in disciplinary removals, and revise policies if significant disparities are found.

• Requires students suspended over 4 days to be offered support services including automatic placement in e-learning or distance learning programs for removals exceeding 5 consecutive days or totaling more than 10 days in a school year.

• Allows students in suspension hearings to disclose mitigating factors including parental or expectant parent status and victim status, and permits designated representatives and support persons to attend disciplinary proceedings.