Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1016
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected:
IC 20-8.1-5.1-9.
Synopsis: Grounds for expulsion or suspension of students. Removes
the requirement that an activity must be unlawful before a student may
be suspended or expelled for the activity.
Effective: Upon passage.
January 10, 2000, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
Introduced
Second Regular Session 111th General Assembly (2000)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1016
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 20-8.1-5.1-9; (00)IN1016.1.1. -->
SECTION 1.
IC 20-8.1-5.1-9
IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 9. In addition to the
grounds specified in section 8 of this chapter, a student may be
suspended or expelled for engaging in unlawful an 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.