DIGEST
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or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 164 Original 2017 Regular Session Leger
Requests that the State Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Education, through an existing task force,
commission, or other study group, study state laws, policies, and practices relative to student
discipline with regard to the discipline of students exposed to violence and other forms of trauma
and submit a written report of findings, conclusions, and any recommendations for legislation to the
House Committee on Education by 60 days prior to the beginning of the 2018 R.S. Provides that the
study be conducted in collaboration with Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children
and that the study's goal shall be the crafting of student discipline laws that are comprehensive, fair,
consistent, and designed to promote an atmosphere conducive to education.