Bill
Number: H.B. 2119
Allen
S Floor Amendment
Reference
to: EDUCATION Committee amendment
Amendment
drafted by: Jeffrey Ong
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1. Requires school district
and charter school policies to dictate a process for documenting and reporting
any conduct posing a threat of death or physical injury, including specifying
employees who are responsible for making a report to law enforcement agencies.
2. Specifies that conduct
that is considered bullying, harassment or intimidation must be addressed
according to school district and charter governing body policies specific to
bullying, harassment or intimidation.
3. Removes notification
requirements for school districts and charter schools in violation of
reporting, notification or posting requirements and the withholding of state
aid for failure to cure violations in the specified time-period.
4. Requires the Arizona
Department of Education, by July 1, 2020, to develop a verification process to
determine whether each school district and charter school has adopted the
required policies.
5. Deems a school district
or charter school, beginning January 21, 2020, ineligible to apply for school
safety program grants if a school district or charter school has not adopted
the required policies and procedures.
6. Subjects parental and
guardian notification procedures to the requirements of federal law.
7. Allows a school
district or charter school to post a link to an online policies and procedures
manual.
Fifty-fourth Legislature Allen
S
First
Regular Session H.B. 2119
ALLEN S FLOOR AMENDMENT
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2119
(Reference to EDUCATION Committee
amendment)
Page 1,
before line 1, insert:
"Page
1, line 8, after "report" strike remainder of
line
Line 9,
strike "agency, pursuant to section 15-341, subsection a, paragraph
30,"
Line 14,
after the period insert "The policies shall dictate a Process
for employees to document and report the conduct, including specifying the
employees responsible for making a report to the local law enforcement agency
pursuant to section 15-341, subsection a, paragraph 30. Conduct that is
considered to be bullying, harassment or intimidation shall be addressed
according to policies adopted pursuant to section 15-341, subsection a,
paragraph 36."
Line 19,
after "section" insert ",
subject to the requirements of Federal law""
Line 2,
after the last quotation mark insert "; after the period insert "If the school district or charter school maintains an online manual of
policies and procedures, the school district or charter school may post a link
to that manual with a reference to the appropriate policies and procedures.""
Strike lines
3 through 12, insert:
"Strike
lines 23 through 41
Reletter to
conform"
Strike lines
16 through 25
Page 2,
strike lines 1 through 6, insert:
""E. By july 1, 2020, the department of education shall
develop a process to verify that each school district and charter school has
adopted the policies and procedures required by this section.
F. Beginning
january 21, 2020, a school district or charter school that has not adopted the
policies and procedures required by this section is not eligible to apply for
school safety program grants pursuant to section 15-154.""
Amend title to conform
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