HB4175 Summary

• Creates Section 22-100 prohibiting corporal punishment (deliberately inflicting pain on students) by school personnel in all public schools, charter schools, and nonpublic schools, with exceptions only for physical restraint permitted under existing law.

• Modifies Sections 24-24 and 34-84a to replace "certificated" with "licensed" employee terminology and specify that school personnel may only use reasonable force as permitted under Sections 10-20.33 and 34-18.20.

• Requires all school discipline policies to explicitly prohibit corporal punishment in all circumstances, removing previous language that listed specific prohibited practices.

• Adds Section 22-100 to the list of provisions that charter schools must comply with regarding student discipline.