1st Engrossment - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to education; regarding notification to 1.3 teachers that are in contact with students with 1.4 histories of violent behavior; amending Minnesota 1.5 Statutes 2002, section 121A.64. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 121A.64, is 1.8 amended to read: 1.9 121A.64 [NOTIFICATION.] 1.10Representatives of the school board and the exclusive1.11representative of the teachers shall discuss issues related to1.12notification prior to placementThe principal or other person 1.13 having general control and supervision of a school must notify 1.14 the classroom teacher before placing a student with a history of 1.15 violent behavior inclassrooms of students with histories of1.16violent behavior andthe teacher's classroom. The principal or 1.17 other person having general control and supervision of a school 1.18 also must notify other district employees whom the principal or 1.19 other person having general control and supervision of a school 1.20 determines have a legitimate educational interest in knowing 1.21 about that student's history of violent behavior. 1.22 Representatives of the school board and the exclusive 1.23 representative of the teachers must discuss any need for 1.24 intervention services or conflict resolution or training for 1.25 staff in these cases. 2.1 [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective for the 2.2 2003-2004 school year and later.