School principals; incident reports. (HB59)

Introduced By

Sen. John McGuire (R-Glen Allen) with support from co-patron Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan)

Progress

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

Description

School principals; incident reports. Requires that school principals report to law enforcement certain enumerated acts that may constitute a misdemeanor offense and report to the parents of any minor student who is the specific object of such act that the incident has been reported to law enforcement. Under current law, principals are required to make such reports only for such acts that may constitute a felony offense. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/03/2022Committee
01/03/2022Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100897D
01/03/2022Referred to Committee on Education
01/11/2022Impact statement from DHCD (HB59CHP)
01/17/2022Impact statement from DPB (HB59)
01/28/2022Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (HB59)
02/15/2022Left in Education

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB4, SB36 and HB308.

Comments

VA NOW (National Organization for Women), tracking this bill in Photosynthesis, notes:

Fail. This will lead to more kids getting into the penal system - not because they're criminals but more likely because of behavior issues.