HF3396 Summary

• Schools must use nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices (including positive behavior interventions, mental health services, counseling, and academic support) before dismissing pupils, except when a student poses immediate danger.

• Suspensions limited to 10 school days maximum, with suspensions over five days requiring superintendent notification and alternative educational services; consecutive suspensions prohibited except in immediate danger situations or during expulsion proceedings (maximum 15 days total).

• Suspended pupils must have opportunity to complete schoolwork and receive full credit for satisfactory completion, with schools encouraged to designate a liaison to provide course materials and feedback.

• Schools must include information about formal suspensions, expulsions, exclusions, and pupil withdrawal agreements in transferred educational records and notify students and parents of this transfer.

• Pupil withdrawal agreements defined as verbal or written agreements between administrators and parents to withdraw students to avoid expulsion/exclusion, limited to 12-month duration; schools must report these agreements to the education commissioner within 30 days.