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OK HB2790
Bill
Status
2/1/2016
Primary Sponsor
Claudia Griffith
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AI Summary
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Amends Oklahoma's School Safety and Bullying Prevention Act to redefine "bullying" as unwanted aggressive behaviors involving a power imbalance that are repeated multiple times or highly likely to be repeated, resulting in harm or distress to targeted students
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Adds new definition of "power imbalance" as attempts to use personal or situational characteristics to control a targeted student's behavior or limit their ability to respond to aggression
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Adds new definition of "at school" to include school grounds, school vehicles, school-sponsored activities, and school-sanctioned events
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Allows teachers and administrators to classify a single aggressive incident as bullying for prevention purposes if they determine there is high likelihood of repeated behavior
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Effective date of July 1, 2016, with emergency clause for immediate implementation upon passage and approval
Legislative Description
Schools; modifying definition of bullying; effective date; emergency.
Last Action
Coauthored by Representative(s) Denney
2/25/2016