Bill Text: CT SB00320 | 2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Complaints Of Sexual Harassment Against School Administrators.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-19 - Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Education [SB00320 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2018-SB00320-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Raised Bill No. 320 | ||
February Session, 2018 |
LCO No. 1235 | ||
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Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN |
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Introduced by: |
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AN ACT CONCERNING COMPLAINTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AGAINST SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2018) (a) As used in this section:
(1) "Administrator" has the same meaning as provided in subsection (a) of section 10-144e of the general statutes;
(2) "Sexual harassment" has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (8) of subsection (a) of section 46a-60 of the general statutes; and
(3) "School employee" has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (13) of section 53a-65 of the general statutes.
(b) Upon the filing of a complaint of sexual harassment by a school employee against an administrator, the superintendent of schools shall immediately suspend such administrator and conduct an investigation of the allegations contained in such complaint. Such suspension shall be with pay and shall not result in the diminution or termination of benefits to such employee.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
July 1, 2018 |
New section |
Statement of Purpose:
To require the immediate suspension of school administrators accused of sexual harassment.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]