Introduced Version




HOUSE BILL No. 1307

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 20-33-8-13.5.

Synopsis: Parent service at schools. Requires that each school corporation's discipline rules must require a parent of a student to provide at least three hours of service each semester (or quarter, if applicable) at the student's school.

Effective: July 1, 2011.



Lawson L, Hinkle


    January 13, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.




Introduced

First Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2011)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1307


    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 20-33-8-13.5; (11)IN1307.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 20-33-8-13.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.106-2005, SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 13.5. (a) Discipline rules adopted by the governing body of a school corporation under section 12 of this chapter must:
        (1) prohibit bullying; and
        (2) include provisions concerning education, parental involvement, reporting, investigation, and intervention.
    (b) The discipline rules described in subsection (a) must apply when a student is:
        (1) on school grounds immediately before or during school hours, immediately after school hours, or at any other time when the school is being used by a school group;
        (2) off school grounds at a school activity, function, or event;
        (3) traveling to or from school or a school activity, function, or event; or
        (4) using property or equipment provided by the school.
    (c) This section may not be construed to give rise to a cause of action against a person or school corporation based on an allegation of noncompliance with this section. Noncompliance with this section may not be used as evidence against a school corporation in a cause of action.
     (d) The discipline rules described in subsection (a) concerning parental involvement must include a requirement that a student's parent provide at least three (3) hours of service each semester or each quarter, if applicable, at the student's school.