Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Public school students; authorize community service as alternative to suspension or expulsion.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/08 (H) Referred To Education | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2007 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Hines
Code Section: A 037-0011-0053
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-11-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ALLOW ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT WHO HAS NEVER BEEN SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION WHO COMMITS AN ACT OR ENGAGES IN CONDUCT FOR WHICH THE STUDENT OTHERWISE WOULD BE SUSPENDED OR EXPELLED UNDER THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S DISCIPLINE PLAN TO PARTICIPATE IN A COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO SUSPENSION OR EXPULSION; TO PROVIDE THAT WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM, THE STUDENT MUST RECEIVE YOUTH PEER COUNSELING DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE THAT UPON SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM, THE STUDENT RECORD OF THE STUDENT'S OFFENSIVE ACT OR CONDUCT MUST BE EXPUNGED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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