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House panel advances bill requiring districts to report serious bullying incidents, notify families
Summary
House Bill 44, narrowed from an earlier proposal, would require school district policies to include reporting procedures for serious incidents of harassment, intimidation or bullying (those resulting in suspension); the committee voted to send the bill to the House floor with a due-pass recommendation.
Representative Chris Mathias presented House Bill 44 to the House Education Committee on Jan. 23, describing it as a narrowed rewrite of a prior bill. Under HB 44, districts would be required to include procedures in their policies for reporting ‘‘serious’’ incidents of harassment, intimidation or bullying — defined in the bill as incidents that result in a form of suspension.
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