Bill Text | History of Actions | Amendments | Background | Title |
Description: MS School Safety Act of 2000; enact.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate]
| 1 | 02/02/00 | (S) | Referred To Education;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 03/07/00 | (S) | DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP | |
| 3 | 03/07/00 | (S) | Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub | |
| 4 | 03/14/00 | (S) | Committee Substitute Adopted | |
| 5 | 03/14/00 | (S) | Tabled Subject To Call | |
| 6 | 03/16/00 | (S) | Amended | |
| 7 | 03/16/00 | (S) | Passed As Amended | |
| 8 | 03/20/00 | (S) | Transmitted To House | |
| 9 | 03/21/00 | (H) | Referred To Education;Appropriations | |
| 10 | 03/30/00 | (H) | DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP | |
| 11 | 04/04/00 | (H) | DR - TSDPAA: AP To ED | |
| 12 | 04/04/00 | (H) | Title Suff Do Pass As Amended | |
| 13 | 04/05/00 | (H) | Amended | |
| 14 | 04/05/00 | (H) | Passed As Amended | |
| 15 | 04/06/00 | (H) | Returned For Concurrence | |
| 16 | 04/13/00 | (S) | Decline to Concur/Invite Conf | |
| 17 | 04/18/00 | (S) | Conferees Named Harden,Dickerson,Hyde-Smith | |
| 18 | 04/21/00 | (H) | Conferees Named Warren,Rogers,Scott (17th) | |
| 19 | 05/01/00 | (H) | Died In Conference |
| Adopted | [S] | Amendment No 1 |
| Adopted | [S] | Amendment No 2 |
| Adopted | [H] | Amendment No 1 |
| Effective date | July 1, 2000 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
Senate Committees:
House Committees:
Principal Author: Harden
Additional Authors: Johnson (38th), Little, Minor, Nunnelee, Frazier, Walls, Jordan, Chamberlin
Code Sections: A 037-0003-0081, A 037-0011-0055, A 037-0011-0053, A 037-0011-0018, A 037-0013-0092, A 037-0013-0181, A 037-0007-0301, A 037-0009-0071
Title: AN ACT ENTITLED THE "MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL SAFETY ACT OF 2000"; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-3-81 AND 37-11-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DIRECT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO ESTABLISH A SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL AND CRISIS ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND TO REQUIRE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ADOPT COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SAFETY PLANS; TO ESTABLISH A SCHOOL CRISIS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM WITHIN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TO PROVIDE FOR A TEAM OF PROFESSIONAL INDIVIDUALS TO RESPOND TO TRAUMATIC OR VIOLENT SITUATIONS THAT IMPACT STUDENTS AND FACULTY IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS; TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION OF THE PROGRAM AND TO AUTHORIZE FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM; TO CREATE A NEW SECTION TO BE CODIFIED AS SECTION 37-11-54, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE AUTOMATIC EXPULSION OF A HABITUALLY DISRUPTIVE STUDENT ON THE THIRD OCCURRENCE OF DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DURING A SCHOOL YEAR, AND TO DEFINE THE TERMS "DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR" AND "HABITUALLY DISRUPTIVE STUDENT"; TO AMEND SECTION 37-11-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE A SCHOOL'S CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AND TO PRESCRIBE ADDITIONAL POLICIES THAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN CODES OF STUDENT CONDUCT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-11-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT'S DISCIPLINE PLAN AND CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT AT THE NEXT LEGAL AUDIT OF SUCH PLAN AND TO AUTHORIZE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ALLOW A PARENT TO ACCOMPANY THEIR CHILD TO SCHOOL AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE CHILD'S SUSPENSION; TO CODIFY SECTION 37-11-54, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND PEER MEDIATION MODELS AND CURRICULA IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-11-18, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW THE PERIOD OF EXPULSION REQUIRED FOR STUDENTS POSSESSING A WEAPON OR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OR COMMITTING A VIOLENT ACT ON EDUCATIONAL PROPERTY TO BE LESS THAN A CALENDAR YEAR; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-92, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP A RISK ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE FOR STUDENTS REFERRED TO ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL PROGRAMS, TO PRESCRIBE ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS THAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL PROGRAMS, TO REQUIRE PERSONNEL IN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS TO BE TRAINED IN DISCIPLINE TECHNIQUES, AND TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO SUBMIT VARIOUS REPORTS TO THE LEGISLATURE CONCERNING ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL PROGRAMS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-181, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE CERTAIN COMPONENTS OF THE CHARACTER EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-7-301 AND 37-9-71, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE AUTHORITY OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS, PRINCIPALS AND SCHOOL BOARDS TO SUSPEND OR EXPEL PUPILS FOR CONDUCT THAT RENDERS A PUPIL'S PRESENCE IN THE CLASSROOM DETRIMENTAL TO THE SCHOOL'S EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OR THE BEST INTEREST OF A CLASS AS A WHOLE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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