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Committee advances HB 1223 amending expulsion rules for weapons violations and flagrant conduct
Summary
The committee adopted amendments to House Bill 1223 clarifying expulsion and suspension rules for violent or flagrant K–12 student conduct, including that weapons-policy violations may lead to expulsion under Section 15.1‑19‑10.
The House Education Committee adopted amendments and forwarded House Bill 1223, which addresses suspension and expulsion for violent or flagrant conduct by K–12 students and clarifies the duration of expulsions for weapons-policy violations.
Representative Jonas summarized the panel’s changes, including an amendment that adds language specifying that a student who violates a school district’s weapons policy may be expelled under Section 15.1‑19‑10 of the North Dakota Century Code. Committee discussion clarified that the relevant expulsion for weapons violations applies on an annual basis (the transcript repeatedly clarifies "annual" rather than "school year").
The committee voted to adopt the amendment on roll call and then voted a do-pass recommendation for HB 1223 as amended. The clerk recorded the amendment vote and the final committee vote; the transcript records the motion passed and shows the committee named a carrier for the bill.
The amended bill explicitly references the statutory expulsion provision in Section 15.1‑19‑10 when a student violates a district weapons policy; the committee's action forwards the amended text for further legislative consideration.
