HF 3150 Summary

• Applies student bullying policies to bullying that occurs on school premises, during school functions or activities, or on school transportation.

• Extends policy application to electronic communications using school premises/devices, school functions/activities, school transportation, or school computers/networks/forums/mailing lists.

• Applies bullying policies to off-campus use of school-issued devices when such use substantially and materially disrupts student learning or the school environment.

• Encourages nonpublic schools to electronically transmit their antibullying policies and bullying incident summary data to the commissioner consistent with their accreditation cycle.

• Requires school-aged children who voluntarily participate in public school cocurricular or extracurricular activities to comply with the same student bullying policy provisions as enrolled public school students.