Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB1032 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	sb1032
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7	7	SENATE BILL 1032
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9	9	CF 4lr3057
10	10	By: Senator Carter
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2024
12	12	Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Public Schools – Student Use of Force – Authorization 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of authorizing a student to take reasonable action necessary to prevent 3
21	21	violence on school premises or on a school–sponsored trip; authorizing a student to 4
22	22	use reasonable force necessary to protect themselves or escape an attack under 5
23	23	certain circumstances; requiring the principal or school administration to investigate 6
24	24	each student use of force incident; prohibiting a school employee from disciplining a 7
25	25	student under certain circumstances; and generally relating to student use of force 8
26	26	incidents. 9
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28	28	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 10
29	29	Article – Education 11
30	30	Section 7–307(a) 12
31	31	Annotated Code of Maryland 13
32	32	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 14
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34	34	BY adding to 15
35	35	Article – Education 16
36	36	Section 7–311 17
37	37	Annotated Code of Maryland 18
38	38	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 19
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40	40	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 20
41	41	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21
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43	43	Article – Education 22
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45	45	7–307. 23
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47	47	(a) (1) A principal, teacher, school security guard, STUDENT, or other school 24 2 SENATE BILL 1032
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50	50	system personnel in any public school may take reasonable action necessary to prevent 1
51	51	violence on school premises or on a school–sponsored trip, including intervening in a fight 2
52	52	or physical struggle that takes place in his or her presence, whether the fight is among 3
53	53	students or other individuals. 4
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55	55	(2) The degree and force of the intervention may be as reasonably 5
56	56	necessary to prevent violence, restore order and to protect the safety of the combatants and 6
57	57	surrounding individuals. 7
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59	59	7–311. 8
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61	61	(A) A STUDENT WHO IS PHYSI CALLY ATTACKED ON SC HOOL PROPERTY 9
62	62	DURING SCHOOL HOURS MAY USE FORCE REASON ABLY NECESSARY TO PR OTECT 10
63	63	THEMSELVES OR TO ESC APE THE ATTACK . 11
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65	65	(B) (1) THE PRINCIPAL OR SCHO OL ADMINISTRATION SH ALL 12
66	66	INVESTIGATE EACH USE OF FORCE INCIDENT DE SCRIBED UNDER SUBSEC TION (A) 13
67	67	OF THIS SECTION. 14
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69	69	(2) A SCHOOL EMPLOYEE MAY NOT DISCIPLINE A STU DENT WHO, 15
70	70	AFTER THE INVESTIGAT ION REQUIRED UNDER P ARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 16
71	71	SUBSECTION, MORE LIKELY THAN NOT USED FORCE CONSISTEN T WITH SUBSECTION 17
72	72	(A) OF THIS SECTION. 18
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74	74	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 19
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