School Safety
Summary
School Safety; Revising parent, guardian, or caregiver notification requirements that must be met before an involuntary examination of a minor; requiring a principal or his or her designee who successfully notifies any known emergency contact to share only the information necessary to alert such contact that the parent or caregiver must be contacted; requiring codes of student conduct to include provisions relating to civil citation or similar prearrest diversion programs for specified purposes; revising training requirements for school safety officers, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Signed Jun 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2021 · House Apr 27, 2021
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 22, 2021
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Jun 29, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (227004, 603772, 693672) -SJ 585, 586, 587
upper
Apr 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Education; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/30/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/16/21, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Education; Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gayle Harrell
RRepublican
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