SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.2095
101STGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEKELLY(141).
4852H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection160.261,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
childabuseinvestigationsatschool,withapenaltyprovision.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section160.261,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection160.261,toreadasfollows:
160.261.1.Thelocalboardofeducationofeachschooldistrictshallclearlyestablish
2awrittenpolicyofdiscipline,includingthedistrict'sdeterminationontheuseofcorporal
3punishmentandtheproceduresinwhichpunishmentwillbeapplied.Awrittencopyofthe
4district'sdisciplinepolicyandcorporalpunishmentprocedures,ifapplicable,shallbe
5providedtothepupilandparentorlegalguardianofeverypupilenrolledinthedistrictatthe
6beginningofeachschoolyearandalsomadeavailableintheofficeofthesuperintendentof
7suchdistrict,duringnormalbusinesshours,forpublicinspection.Allemployeesofthe
8districtshallannuallyreceiveinstructionrelatedtothespecificcontentsofthepolicyof
9disciplineandanyinterpretationsnecessarytoimplementtheprovisionsofthepolicyinthe
10courseoftheirduties,includingbutnotlimitedtoapprovedmethodsofdealingwithactsof
11schoolviolence,discipliningstudentswithdisabilitiesandinstructioninthenecessityand
12requirementsforconfidentiality.
13 2.Thepolicyshallrequireschooladministratorstoreportactsofschoolviolenceto
14allteachersattheattendancecenterand,inaddition,tootherschooldistrictemployeeswitha
15needtoknow.Forthepurposesofthischapterorchapter167,"needtoknow"isdefinedas
16schoolpersonnelwhoaredirectlyresponsibleforthestudent'seducationorwhootherwise
17interactwiththestudentonaprofessionalbasiswhileactingwithinthescopeoftheir
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18assignedduties.Asusedinthissection,thephrase"actofschoolviolence"or"violent
19behavior"meanstheexertionofphysicalforcebyastudentwiththeintenttodoserious
20physicalinjuryasdefinedinsection556.061toanotherpersonwhileonschoolproperty,
21includingaschoolbusinserviceonbehalfofthedistrict,orwhileinvolvedinschool
22activities.Thepolicyshallataminimumrequireschooladministratorstoreport,assoonas
23reasonablypractical,totheappropriatelawenforcementagencyanyofthefollowingcrimes,
24oranyactwhichifcommittedbyanadultwouldbeoneofthefollowingcrimes:
25 (1)Firstdegreemurderundersection565.020;
26 (2)Seconddegreemurderundersection565.021;
27 (3)Kidnappingundersection565.110asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,2017,or
28kidnappinginthefirstdegreeundersection565.110;
29 (4)Firstdegreeassaultundersection565.050;
30 (5)Rapeinthefirstdegreeundersection566.030;
31 (6)Sodomyinthefirstdegreeundersection566.060;
32 (7)Burglaryinthefirstdegreeundersection569.160;
33 (8)Burglaryintheseconddegreeundersection569.170;
34 (9)Robberyinthefirstdegreeundersection569.020asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,
352017,orrobberyinthefirstdegreeundersection570.023;
36 (10)Distributionofdrugsundersection195.211asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,2017,
37ormanufactureofacontrolledsubstanceundersection579.055;
38 (11)Distributionofdrugstoaminorundersection195.212asitexistedpriorto
39January1,2017,ordeliveryofacontrolledsubstanceundersection579.020;
40 (12)Arsoninthefirstdegreeundersection569.040;
41 (13)Voluntarymanslaughterundersection565.023;
42 (14)Involuntarymanslaughterundersection565.024asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,
432017,involuntarymanslaughterinthefirstdegreeundersection565.024,orinvoluntary
44manslaughterintheseconddegreeundersection565.027;
45 (15)Seconddegreeassaultundersection565.060asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,
462017,orseconddegreeassaultundersection565.052;
47 (16)Rapeintheseconddegreeundersection566.031;
48 (17)Feloniousrestraintundersection565.120asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,2017,
49orkidnappingintheseconddegreeundersection565.120;
50 (18)Propertydamageinthefirstdegreeundersection569.100;
51 (19)Thepossessionofaweaponunderchapter571;
52 (20)Childmolestationinthefirstdegreepursuanttosection566.067asitexisted
53priortoJanuary1,2017,orchildmolestationinthefirst,second,orthirddegreepursuantto
54section566.067,566.068,or566.069;
HB2095 2 55 (21)Sodomyintheseconddegreepursuanttosection566.061;
56 (22)Sexualmisconductinvolvingachildpursuanttosection566.083;
57 (23)Sexualabuseinthefirstdegreepursuanttosection566.100;
58 (24)Harassmentundersection565.090asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,2017,or
59harassmentinthefirstdegreeundersection565.090;or
60 (25)Stalkingundersection565.225asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,2017,orstalking
61inthefirstdegreeundersection565.225;
62
63committedonschoolproperty,includingbutnotlimitedtoactionsonanyschoolbusin
64serviceonbehalfofthedistrictorwhileinvolvedinschoolactivities.Thepolicyshallrequire
65thatanyportionofastudent'sindividualizededucationprogramthatisrelatedto
66demonstratedorpotentiallyviolentbehaviorshallbeprovidedtoanyteacherandother
67schooldistrictemployeeswhoaredirectlyresponsibleforthestudent'seducationorwho
68otherwiseinteractwiththestudentonaneducationalbasiswhileactingwithinthescopeof
69theirassignedduties.Thepolicyshallalsocontaintheconsequencesoffailuretoobey
70standardsofconductsetbythelocalboardofeducation,andtheimportanceofthestandards
71tothemaintenanceofanatmospherewhereorderlylearningispossibleandencouraged.
72 3.Thepolicyshallprovidethatanystudentwhoisonsuspensionforanyofthe
73offenseslistedinsubsection2ofthissectionoranyactofviolenceordrug-relatedactivity
74definedbyschooldistrictpolicyasaseriousviolationofschooldisciplinepursuantto
75subsection9ofthissectionshallhaveasaconditionofhisorhersuspensiontherequirement
76thatsuchstudentisnotallowed,whileonsuchsuspension,tobewithinonethousandfeetof
77anyschoolpropertyintheschooldistrictwheresuchstudentattendedschooloranyactivity
78ofthatdistrict,regardlessofwhetherornottheactivitytakesplaceondistrictpropertyunless:
79 (1)Suchstudentisunderthedirectsupervisionofthestudent'sparent,legalguardian,
80orcustodianandthesuperintendentorthesuperintendent'sdesigneehasauthorizedthe
81studenttobeonschoolproperty;
82 (2)Suchstudentisunderthedirectsupervisionofanotheradultdesignatedbythe
83student'sparent,legalguardian,orcustodian,inadvance,inwriting,totheprincipalofthe
84schoolwhichsuspendedthestudentandthesuperintendentorthesuperintendent'sdesignee
85hasauthorizedthestudenttobeonschoolproperty;
86 (3)Suchstudentisenrolledinandattendinganalternativeschoolthatislocated
87withinonethousandfeetofapublicschoolintheschooldistrictwheresuchstudentattended
88school;or
89 (4)Suchstudentresideswithinonethousandfeetofanypublicschoolintheschool
90districtwheresuchstudentattendedschoolinwhichcasesuchstudentmaybeontheproperty
91ofhisorherresidencewithoutdirectadultsupervision.
HB2095 3 92 4.Anystudentwhoviolatestheconditionofsuspensionrequiredpursuantto
93subsection3ofthissectionmaybesubjecttoexpulsionorfurthersuspensionpursuanttothe
94provisionsofsections167.161,167.164,and167.171.Inmakingthisdetermination
95considerationshallbegiventowhetherthestudentposesathreattothesafetyofanychildor
96schoolemployeeandwhethersuchstudent'sunsupervisedpresencewithinonethousandfeet
97oftheschoolisdisruptivetotheeducationalprocessorunderminestheeffectivenessofthe
98school'sdisciplinarypolicy.Removalofanypupilwhoisastudentwithadisabilityissubject
99tostateandfederalproceduralrights.Thissectionshallnotlimitaschooldistrict'sabilityto:
100 (1)Prohibitallstudentswhoaresuspendedfrombeingonschoolpropertyor
101attendinganactivitywhileonsuspension;
102 (2)Disciplinestudentsforoff-campusconductthatnegativelyaffectstheeducational
103environmenttotheextentallowedbylaw.
104 5.Thepolicyshallprovideforasuspensionforaperiodofnotlessthanoneyear,or
105expulsion,forastudentwhoisdeterminedtohavebroughtaweapontoschool,includingbut
106notlimitedtotheschoolplaygroundortheschoolparkinglot,broughtaweapononaschool
107busorbroughtaweapontoaschoolactivitywhetheronoroffoftheschoolpropertyin
108violationofdistrictpolicy,exceptthat:
109 (1)Thesuperintendentor,inaschooldistrictwithnohighschool,theprincipalofthe
110schoolwhichsuchchildattendsmaymodifysuchsuspensiononacase-by-casebasis;and
111 (2)Thissectionshallnotpreventtheschooldistrictfromprovidingeducational
112servicesinanalternativesettingtoastudentsuspendedundertheprovisionsofthissection.
113 6.Forthepurposeofthissection,theterm"weapon"shallmeanafirearmasdefined
114under18U.S.C.Section921andthefollowingitems,asdefinedinsection571.010:a
115blackjack,aconcealablefirearm,anexplosiveweapon,afirearm,afirearmsilencer,agas
116gun,aknife,knuckles,amachinegun,aprojectileweapon,arifle,ashotgun,aspringgunor
117aswitchbladeknife;exceptthatthissectionshallnotbeconstruedtoprohibitaschoolboard
118fromadoptingapolicytoallowaCivilWarreenactortocarryaCivilWareraweaponon
119schoolpropertyforeducationalpurposessolongasthefirearmisunloaded.Thelocalboard
120ofeducationshalldefineweaponinthedisciplinepolicy.Suchdefinitionshallincludethe
121weaponsdefinedinthissubsectionbutmayalsoincludeotherweapons.
122 7.Allschooldistrictpersonnelresponsibleforthecareandsupervisionofstudents
123areauthorizedtoholdeverypupilstrictlyaccountableforanydisorderlyconductinschoolor
124onanypropertyoftheschool,onanyschoolbusgoingtoorreturningfromschool,during
125school-sponsoredactivities,orduringintermissionorrecessperiods.
126 8.Teachersandotherauthorizeddistrictpersonnelinpublicschoolsresponsiblefor
127thecare,supervision,anddisciplineofschoolchildren,includingvolunteersselectedwith
128reasonablecarebytheschooldistrict,shallnotbecivillyliablewhenactinginconformity
HB2095 4 129withtheestablishedpoliciesdevelopedbyeachboard,includingbutnotlimitedtopoliciesof
130studentdisciplineorwhenreportingtohisorhersupervisororotherpersonasmandatedby
131statelawactsofschoolviolenceorthreatenedactsofschoolviolence,withinthecourseand
132scopeofthedutiesoftheteacher,authorizeddistrictpersonnelorvolunteer,whensuch
133individualisactinginconformitywiththeestablishedpoliciesdevelopedbytheboard.
134Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtocreateanewcauseofactionagainstsuchschool
135district,ortorelievetheschooldistrictfromliabilityforthenegligentactsofsuchpersons.
136 9.Eachschoolboardshalldefineinitsdisciplinepolicyactsofviolenceandany
137otheractsthatconstituteaseriousviolationofthatpolicy."Actsofviolence"asdefinedby
138schoolboardsshallincludebutnotbelimitedtoexertionofphysicalforcebyastudentwith
139theintenttodoseriousbodilyharmtoanotherpersonwhileonschoolproperty,includinga
140schoolbusinserviceonbehalfofthedistrict,orwhileinvolvedinschoolactivities.School
141districtsshallforeachstudentenrolledintheschooldistrictcompileandmaintainrecordsof
142anyseriousviolationofthedistrict'sdisciplinepolicy.Suchrecordsshallbemadeavailable
143toteachersandotherschooldistrictemployeeswithaneedtoknowwhileactingwithinthe
144scopeoftheirassignedduties,andshallbeprovidedasrequiredinsection167.020toany
145schooldistrictinwhichthestudentsubsequentlyattemptstoenroll.
146 10.Spanking,whenadministeredbycertificatedpersonnelandinthepresenceofa
147witnesswhoisanemployeeoftheschooldistrict,ortheuseofreasonableforcetoprotect
148personsorproperty,whenadministeredbypersonnelofaschooldistrictinareasonable
149mannerinaccordancewiththelocalboardofeducation'swrittenpolicyofdiscipline,isnot
150abusewithinthemeaningofchapter210.[Theprovisionsofsections210.110to210.165
151notwithstanding,thechildren'sdivisionshallnothavejurisdictionoverorinvestigateany
152reportofallegedchildabusearisingoutoforrelatedtotheuseofreasonableforcetoprotect
153personsorpropertywhenadministeredbypersonnelofaschooldistrictoranyspanking
154administeredinareasonablemannerbyanycertificatedschoolpersonnelinthepresenceofa
155witnesswhoisanemployeeoftheschooldistrictpursuanttoawrittenpolicyofdiscipline
156establishedbytheboardofeducationoftheschooldistrict,aslongasnoallegationofsexual
157misconductarisesfromthespankingoruseofforce.
158 11.Ifastudentreportsallegedsexualmisconductonthepartofateacherorother
159schoolemployeetoapersonemployedinaschoolfacilitywhoisrequiredtoreportsuch
160misconducttothechildren'sdivisionundersection210.115,suchpersonandthe
161superintendentoftheschooldistrictshallreporttheallegationtothechildren'sdivisionas
162setforthinsection210.115.Reportsmadetothechildren'sdivisionunderthissubsection
163shallbeinvestigatedbythedivisioninaccordancewiththeprovisionsofsections210.145to
164210.153andshallnotbeinvestigatedbytheschooldistrictundersubsections12to20ofthis
165sectionforpurposesofdeterminingwhethertheallegationsshouldorshouldnotbe
HB2095 5 166substantiated.Thedistrictmayinvestigatetheallegationsforthepurposeofmakingany
167decisionregardingtheemploymentoftheaccusedemployee.
168 12.]11.Uponreceiptofanyreportsofchildabusebythechildren'sdivision[other
169thanreportsprovidedundersubsection11ofthissection,] pursuanttosections210.110to
170210.165whichallegedlyinvolvepersonnelofaschooldistrict,thechildren'sdivisionshall
171notifythesuperintendentofschoolsofthedistrictor,ifthepersonnamedinthealleged
172incidentisthesuperintendentofschools,thepresidentoftheschoolboardoftheschool
173districtwheretheallegedincidentoccurred.
174 [13.If,afteraninitialinvestigation,thesuperintendentofschoolsorthepresidentof
175theschoolboardfindsthatthereportinvolvesanallegedincidentofchildabuseotherthanthe
176administrationofaspankingbycertificatedschoolpersonnelortheuseofreasonableforceto
177protectpersonsorpropertywhenadministeredbyschoolpersonnelpursuanttoawritten
178policyofdisciplineorthatthereportwasmadeforthesolepurposeofharassingapublic
179schoolemployee,thesuperintendentofschoolsorthepresidentoftheschoolboardshall
180immediatelyreferthematterbacktothechildren'sdivisionandtakenofurtheraction.Inall
181mattersreferredbacktothechildren'sdivision,thedivisionshalltreatthereportinthesame
182mannerasotherreportsofallegedchildabusereceivedbythedivision.
183 14.Ifthereportpertainstoanallegedincidentwhicharoseoutoforisrelatedtoa
184spankingadministeredbycertificatedpersonnelortheuseofreasonableforcetoprotect
185personsorpropertywhenadministeredbypersonnelofaschooldistrictpursuanttoawritten
186policyofdisciplineorareportmadeforthesolepurposeofharassingapublicschool
187employee,anotificationofthereportedchildabuseshallbesentbythesuperintendentof
188schoolsorthepresidentoftheschoolboardtothelawenforcementinthecountyinwhichthe
189allegedincidentoccurred.
190 15.Thereportshallbejointlyinvestigatedbythelawenforcementofficerandthe
191superintendentofschoolsor,ifthesubjectofthereportisthesuperintendentofschools,bya
192lawenforcementofficerandthepresidentoftheschoolboardorsuchpresident'sdesignee.
193 16.Theinvestigationshallbeginnolaterthanforty-eighthoursafternotificationfrom
194thechildren'sdivisionisreceived,andshallconsistof,butneednotbelimitedto,
195interviewingandrecordingstatementsofthechildandthechild'sparentsorguardianwithin
196twoworkingdaysafterthestartoftheinvestigation,oftheschooldistrictpersonnelallegedly
197involvedinthereport,andofanywitnessestotheallegedincident.
198 17.Thelawenforcementofficerandtheinvestigatingschooldistrictpersonnelshall
199issueseparatereportsoftheirfindingsandrecommendationsaftertheconclusionofthe
200investigationtotheschoolboardoftheschooldistrictwithinsevendaysafterreceivingnotice
201fromthechildren'sdivision.
HB2095 6 202 18.Thereportsshallcontainastatementofconclusionastowhetherthereportof
203allegedchildabuseissubstantiatedorisunsubstantiated.
204 19.Theschoolboardshallconsidertheseparatereportsreferredtoinsubsection17
205ofthissectionandshallissueitsfindingsandconclusionsandtheactiontobetaken,ifany,
206withinsevendaysafterreceivingthelastofthetworeports.Thefindingsandconclusions
207shallbemadeinsubstantiallythefollowingform:
208 (1)Thereportoftheallegedchildabuseisunsubstantiated.Thelawenforcement
209officerandtheinvestigatingschoolboardpersonnelagreethattherewasnotapreponderance
210ofevidencetosubstantiatethatabuseoccurred;
211 (2)Thereportoftheallegedchildabuseissubstantiated.Thelawenforcement
212officerandtheinvestigatingschooldistrictpersonnelagreethatthepreponderanceof
213evidenceissufficienttosupportafindingthattheallegedincidentofchildabusedidoccur;
214 (3)Theissueinvolvedintheallegedincidentofchildabuseisunresolved.Thelaw
215enforcementofficerandtheinvestigatingschoolpersonnelareunabletoagreeontheir
216findingsandconclusionsontheallegedincident.
217 20.Thefindingsandconclusionsoftheschoolboardundersubsection19ofthis
218sectionshallbesenttothechildren'sdivision.Ifthefindingsandconclusionsoftheschool
219boardarethatthereportoftheallegedchildabuseisunsubstantiated,theinvestigationshall
220beterminated,thecaseclosed,andnorecordshallbeenteredinthechildren'sdivisioncentral
221registry.Ifthefindingsandconclusionsoftheschoolboardarethatthereportofthealleged
222childabuseissubstantiated,thechildren'sdivisionshallreporttheincidenttotheprosecuting
223attorneyoftheappropriatecountyalongwiththefindingsandconclusionsoftheschool
224districtandshallincludetheinformationinthedivision'scentralregistry.Ifthefindingsand
225conclusionsoftheschoolboardarethattheissueinvolvedintheallegedincidentofchild
226abuseisunresolved,thechildren'sdivisionshallreporttheincidenttotheprosecuting
227attorneyoftheappropriatecountyalongwiththefindingsandconclusionsoftheschool
228board,however,theincidentandthenamesofthepartiesallegedlyinvolvedshallnotbe
229enteredintothecentralregistryofthechildren'sdivisionunlessanduntiltheallegedchild
230abuseissubstantiatedbyacourtofcompetentjurisdiction.
231 21.Anysuperintendentofschools,presidentofaschoolboardorsuchperson's
232designeeorlawenforcementofficerwhoknowinglyfalsifiesanyreportofanymatter
233pursuanttothissectionorwhoknowinglywithholdsanyinformationrelativetoany
234investigationorreportpursuanttothissectionisguiltyofaclassAmisdemeanor.
235 22.]12.Inordertoensurethesafetyofallstudents,shouldastudentbeexpelledfor
236bringingaweapontoschool,violentbehavior,orforanactofschoolviolence,thatstudent
HB2095 7 237shallnot,forthepurposesoftheaccreditationprocessoftheMissourischoolimprovement
238plan,beconsideredadropoutorbeincludedinthecalculationofthatdistrict'seducational
239persistenceratio.
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