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House Bill 1942 |
House Author: Patrick, Diane et al. |
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Effective: 6-17-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Van de Putte et al. |
House Bill 1942 amends the Education Code to authorize a school district board of trustees to transfer a student who engaged in bullying to another classroom at the campus to which the victim was assigned at the time the bullying occurred or, in consultation with a parent or other person authorized to act on behalf of the student who engaged in bullying, to a district campus other than the campus to which the victim was assigned at the time the bullying occurred. The bill requires each school district board of trustees to adopt a policy on bullying that prohibits the bullying of a student and the retaliation against any person who in good faith provides information concerning an incident of bullying; establishes procedures relating to parental notification; establishes procedures for reporting and investigating a reported incident of bullying and determining whether the reported incident of bullying occurred; specifies a student's appropriate responses to bullying; sets out counseling options for a student involved in bullying, whether as victim, witness, or perpetrator; and addresses disciplinary matters relating to a student who uses reasonable self-defense in response to bullying and to a student with disabilities.
The bill specifies the behaviors that constitute bullying and requires the State Board of Education to adopt for the health curriculum essential knowledge and skills that include evidence-based practices that will effectively address awareness, prevention, identification, self‑defense, and resolution of and intervention in bullying and harassment. The bill adds training in preventing, identifying, responding to, and reporting incidents of bullying to the training authorized for inclusion in the staff development provided by a school district.