Bill Text: VA SB829 | 2017 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Alternatives to suspension; Board of Education shall establish guidelines for local school boards.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-03 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0303) [SB829 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2017-SB829-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. §1. The Board of Education shall establish guidelines for alternatives to short-term and long-term suspension for consideration by local school boards. Such alternatives may include positive behavior incentives, mediation, peer-to-peer counseling, community service, and other intervention alternatives.
