Legislative Session number- 82

Bill Name: SF2771

Requiring school boards to adopt policies prohibiting intimidation and bullying,
defining intimidation or bullying and specifying certain minimum policy
requirements; requiring disciplinary actions taken under the policies to be
consistent with collective bargaining agreements and the pupil fair dismissal
act; requiring the department of children, families and learning to develop and
make available to school boards a model policy on intimidation and bullying and
to upon request assist school boards in developing the policies; prohibiting
school employee, student or volunteer retaliation against persons with
information relating to acts of intimidation or bullying; specifying certain
reporting requirements of school employees, students or volunteers and providing
immunity from liability for good faith reporting; encouraging school districts
to form task forces, organize programs and develop initiatives to prevent
intimidation and bullying; requiring school officials to include information on
intimidation and bullying policies in employee training programs and school
boards to provide annual notice of the policies in student handbooks; providing
for legal recourse (mk)