HB1867: Students; expulsion for certain drug offenses.
HOUSE BILL NO. 1867
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That 22.1-277.08 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
22.1-277.08. Expulsion of students for certain drug offenses.
A. School boards shall expel may consider for expulsion
from school attendance any student whom such school board has determined, in
accordance with the procedures set forth in this article, to have brought a
controlled substance, imitation controlled substance, marijuana as defined in
18.2-247, or synthetic cannabinoids as defined in 18.2-248.1:1 onto school
property or to a school-sponsored activity. A school board may, however, administrator may refer such cases to the school
board or determine, upon consideration of the special circumstances
listed in subsection C of 22.1-277.06 and based
on the facts of the particular case, that
special circumstances exist and no
disciplinary action or another disciplinary action is
appropriate. Nothing in this
section shall be construed to prohibit a school
board from requiring, by regulation, a school administrator to refer such a
case to the school board. In addition, a school board may,
by regulation, authorize the division superintendent or his designee to conduct
a preliminary review of such cases to determine whether a disciplinary action
other than expulsion is appropriate. Such regulations shall ensure that, if a
determination is made that another disciplinary action is appropriate, any such
subsequent disciplinary action is to be taken in accordance with the procedures
set forth in this article.
B. Each school board shall revise its standards of student conduct to incorporate the requirements of this section no later than three months after the date on which this act becomes effective.