H.F. No. 1780 Summary

• Schools must transmit student educational records including formal suspension, expulsion, and exclusion disciplinary actions within ten business days when a student transfers to another school.

• Defines "nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices" as alternatives to removing pupils from class or school, including evidence-based positive behavior interventions, mental health services, counseling, and academic support.

• Schools must use nonexclusionary disciplinary practices before dismissal or pupil withdrawal proceedings, except where a pupil creates immediate and substantial danger to self or others.

• Suspended pupils must have the opportunity to complete school work assigned during suspension and receive full credit for satisfactory completion, with modified assignments addressing the same standards as original assignments.

• School boards must include nonexclusionary disciplinary policies in written discipline policies and must review expelled or excluded pupils' progress quarterly, communicate regularly with parents, and provide mental health service resources.