Bill Text: CT HB05535 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning School Bullying Laws.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-6)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-20 - Referred to Joint Committee on Education [HB05535 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05535-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5535 |
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January Session, 2011 |
LCO No. 2269 | ||||
Referred to Committee on Education |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. ABERCROMBIE, 83rd Dist. REP. LYDDY, 106th Dist. REP. ROBLES, 6th Dist. REP. KINER, 59th Dist. REP. URBAN, 43rd Dist. REP. COOK, 65th Dist. REP. HEWETT, 39th Dist. REP. RITTER E., 38th Dist. REP. RYAN, 139th Dist. REP. NICASTRO, 79th Dist. REP. SCRIBNER, 107th Dist. |
REP. GODFREY, 110th Dist. REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist. REP. GIEGLER, 138th Dist. SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. SEN. DUFF, 25th Dist. SEN. CRISCO, 17th Dist. REP. REYNOLDS, 42nd Dist. REP. FLEXER, 44th Dist. REP. MORRIS, 140th Dist. REP. MILLER P., 145th Dist. SEN. PRAGUE, 19th Dist. | ||||
AN ACT CONCERNING SCHOOL BULLYING LAWS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 170 of the general statutes be amended to include cyberbullying in the definition of bullying, improve and strengthen school districts' policies on bullying, including timelines for reporting and investigating allegations of bullying, and make such policies available on school district web sites, create safety plans for students who are the victims of bullying, collect data relating to incidents of bullying at schools and establish a state-wide "No Name Calling Day" at schools.
Statement of Purpose: