January 25, 2012
HOUSE BILL No. 1169
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DIGEST OF HB 1169
(Updated January 23, 2012 1:20 pm - DI 116)
Citations Affected: IC 20-33.
Synopsis: School discipline. Removes the requirement that an activity
must be "unlawful" in order for a student to be suspended or expelled
for engaging in activity on or off school grounds, if: (1) the activity
may reasonably be considered to be an interference with school
purposes or an educational function; or (2) the student's removal is
necessary to restore order or protect persons on school property.
Effective: July 1, 2012.
January 9, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
January 25, 2012, reported _ Do Pass.
January 25, 2012
Second Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2012)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1169
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 20-33-8-15; (12)HB1169.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 20-33-8-15, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005,
SECTION 17, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 15. In addition to the grounds specified in section
14 of this chapter, a student may be suspended or expelled for engaging
in
unlawful activity on or off school grounds if:
(1) the
unlawful activity may reasonably be considered to be an
interference with school purposes or an educational function; or
(2) the student's removal is necessary to restore order or protect
persons on school property;
including an
unlawful activity during weekends, holidays, other school
breaks, and the summer period when a student may not be attending
classes or other school functions.