SB241: School employees; school board to develop policies to address complaints of sexual abuse thereby.

Chief Patron

Louise Lucas (D-18)
Served: 1992–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

03/08/2008: enacted

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01/08/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 083341816
01/08/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/11/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
01/24/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB241)
01/28/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB241)
02/06/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2008 Committee substitute printed 080874260-S1
02/08/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB241S1)
02/08/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2008 Read second time
02/11/2008 Reading of substitute waived
02/11/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 080874260-S1
02/11/2008 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB241S1
02/11/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2008 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2008 Communicated to House
02/12/2008 Placed on Calendar
02/12/2008 Read first time
02/12/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/14/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
02/15/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2008 Committee substitute printed 080537260-H1
02/19/2008 Read second time
02/20/2008 Read third time
02/20/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 080537260-H1
02/20/2008 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB241H1
02/20/2008 Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/20/2008 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2008 House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2008 Enrolled
02/26/2008 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB241ER)
02/26/2008 Signed by Speaker
02/27/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB241ER)
02/28/2008 Signed by President
03/06/2008 Governor's recommendation received by House
03/06/2008 Governor's recommendation received by Senate
03/06/2008 Placed on Calendar
03/07/2008 Passed by temporarily
03/07/2008 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2008 Enacted, Chapter (effective 7/1/08)
03/08/2008 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (100-Y 0-N)
03/08/2008 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2008 G Governor's recommendation adopted
03/08/2008 Reenrolled
03/08/2008 Reenrolled bill text (SB241ER2)
03/08/2008 Signed by President as reenrolled
03/08/2008 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
03/08/2008 Enacted, Chapter 474 (effective 7/1/08)
03/11/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB241ER2)
03/14/2008 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0474)

Summary

School employees; criminal acts. Requires (i) notification to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the division superintendent of the conviction of any individual holding a license issued by the Board of Education; (ii) local school boards to develop policies and procedures to address complaints of sexual abuse of a student by a teacher or other school board employee; (iii) the Board of Education to include requirements for the denial, suspension, cancellation, revocation, and reinstatement of licensure in its licensure regulations; (iv) notification to the Board of Education when a licensed employee of a school board is dismissed or resigns for certain convictions of enumerated crimes; and (v) notification to the Superintendent of Public Instruction when any individual holding a license is the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect. There is also a technical amendment.

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