SB 461 - Education; provide schools with certain guidelines regarding bullying; submit policy to Dept. of Education
Current Status
03/28/08 - House Committee Favorably ReportedFirst Reader Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 2 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to discipline of students in elementary and secondary education, so as to provide schools with certain guidelines regarding bullying; to require schools to submit to the Department of Education a policy regarding bullying; to direct the Department of Education to develop a model policy regarding bullying; to provide immunity for certain individuals reporting a bullying incident; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Votes
Electronically Recorded Votes| Date | Time | Vote No | Yeas | Nays | NV | Exc | Description |
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| 03/11/2008 | 1:44PM | Senate Vote #713 | 052 | 000 | 002 | 002 | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE |
Status History
Bill History| Date | Action |
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| 02/14/2008 | Senate Read and Referred |
| 03/05/2008 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| 03/06/2008 | Senate Read Second Time |
| 03/11/2008 | Senate Third Read |
| 03/11/2008 | Senate Passed/Adopted |
| 03/12/2008 | House First Readers |
| 03/18/2008 | House Second Readers |
| 03/28/2008 | House Committee Favorably Reported |
