Bill Text: HI HB2675 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-12 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Amato, Lowen, Nakashima, Quinlan, Todd excused (5). [HB2675 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-HB2675-Amended.html
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to inform members of the public school system on bullying by requiring:
(1) The department of education to provide and disseminate information on its bullying procedures; and
(2) Principals, teachers, staff, to disseminate this information to students.
SECTION 2. Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§302A‑ Bullying; information. (a) The department shall provide students, parents,
principals, teachers, staff, and the
general public its bullying procedures.
(b)
Principals, teachers, and staff, shall disseminate the department's
bullying procedures to students in various forms, including posting the
information in a prominent place at school and at school functions.
(c)
For the purposes of this section, "bullying procedures" means
procedures to identify, report, respond to bullying, and provide comfort and
safety to a person who is a victim of bullying.
"Bullying procedures" does not include training to medically
treat a person suffering from a mental health condition as a result of being
bullied."
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.
Report Title:
DOE; Bullying Procedures; Dissemination of Information
Description:
Requires the Department of Education to provide and disseminate its procedures for dealing with bullying. Requires principals, teachers, and staff to disseminate the Department's bullying procedures to students. Defines bullying procedures. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
