H.F. 3587 Summary

• Defines "nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices" as alternatives to removing pupils from class or dismissing them from school, including positive behavioral interventions, supports, and alternative education services that must be attempted before removal.

• Requires schools to attempt alternative educational services or nonexclusionary disciplinary practices before dismissal proceedings, except when a pupil will create immediate and substantial danger to self or others.

• Mandates parent notification and meetings when a pupil's total removal days exceed 10 cumulative days in a school year, with opportunity to arrange mental health screening to assess need for treatment.

• Requires written suspension notices to document nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices initially used with the pupil, and allows suspended pupils to complete and receive full credit for schoolwork assigned during suspension.

• Establishes that school officials must explain grounds for suspension, expulsion notice must explain why nonexclusionary practices were not used instead, and school administrators must document efforts to contact parents when pupils are removed by peace or school resource officers.