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OH HB155

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/15/2011

Primary Sponsor

Ronald Gerberry

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Origin

House of Representatives

129th General Assembly (2011-2012)

AI Summary

  • Enacts the "Jessica Logan Act" requiring public school districts to adopt and annually review harassment, intimidation, and bullying policies that include prohibitions on electronic bullying and off-campus conduct that materially disrupts the school environment.

  • Defines "electronic act" as bullying committed through cellular phones, computers, pagers, or other electronic communication devices, and requires policies to address such conduct and allow suspension of students found guilty of electronic bullying.

  • Requires school bullying policies to include procedures for reporting incidents, documenting cases, investigating complaints, protecting victims from retaliation, disciplinary procedures, and anonymous reporting mechanisms.

  • Mandates that school districts incorporate training on the bullying policy into employee in-service training and that the policy and explanation of electronic bullying severity be made available to students, parents, and guardians.

  • Requires the State Board of Education to update its model bullying policy within six months to include electronic bullying, and prohibits students from deliberately making false bullying reports with disciplinary consequences for violations.

Legislative Description

To enact the "Jessica Logan Act" to require that public school bullying policies prohibit bullying by electronic means and address certain acts that occur off school property and to require staff training on the bullying policy.

Bullying-include electronic bullying/events off school premises/staff training

Last Action

To Education

3/15/2011

Full Bill Text

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