Senate Bill 1462 - Cyberbullying Reporting Act

• Defines "cyberbullying" as electronic communication motivated by a student's actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, gender, or other distinguishing characteristics, intended to physically harm a student, damage property, substantially interfere with educational opportunities, create an intimidating educational environment, or substantially disrupt school operations.

• Requires the Michigan Department of State Police and Department of Education to use the existing Michigan school violence hotline to accept reports of cyberbullying incidents in schools in addition to other violence or criminal conduct reports.

• Mandates that law enforcement officers and agencies promptly report credible cyberbullying incidents to relevant school officials and to the parents or guardians of any alleged perpetrators or victims.

• Requires school officials who become aware of or receive credible reports of cyberbullying incidents to promptly notify the parents or guardians of any alleged perpetrators or victims.