FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1220
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESMITH(68).
2604H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection160.261,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
schoolattendancedata.
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.Nopupilshallbesubjectto
8corporalpunishmentproceduresoutlinedinthedisciplineandcorporalpunishmentpolicy
9withoutaparentorguardianbeingnotifiedandprovidingwrittenpermissionforthecorporal
10punishment.Allemployeesofthedistrictshallannuallyreceiveinstructionrelatedtothe
11specificcontentsofthepolicyofdisciplineandanyinterpretationsnecessarytoimplement
12theprovisionsofthepolicyinthecourseoftheirduties,includingbutnotlimitedtoapproved
13methodsofdealingwithactsofschoolviolence,discipliningstudentswithdisabilitiesand
14instructioninthenecessityandrequirementsforconfidentiality.
15 2.Thepolicyshallrequireschooladministratorstoreportactsofschoolviolenceto
16allteachersattheattendancecenterand,inaddition,tootherschooldistrictemployeeswitha
17needtoknow.Forthepurposesofthischapterorchapter167,"needtoknow"isdefinedas
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18schoolpersonnelwhoaredirectlyresponsibleforthestudent'seducationorwhootherwise
19interactwiththestudentonaprofessionalbasiswhileactingwithinthescopeoftheir
20assignedduties.Asusedinthissection,thephrase"actofschoolviolence"or"violent
21behavior"meanstheexertionofphysicalforcebyastudentwiththeintenttodoserious
22physicalinjuryasdefinedinsection556.061toanotherpersonwhileonschoolproperty,
23includingaschoolbusinserviceonbehalfofthedistrict,orwhileinvolvedinschool
24activities.Thepolicyshallataminimumrequireschooladministratorstoreport,assoonas
25reasonablypractical,totheappropriatelawenforcementagencyanyofthefollowingcrimes,
26oranyactwhichifcommittedbyanadultwouldbeoneofthefollowingcrimes:
27 (1)Firstdegreemurderundersection565.020;
28 (2)Seconddegreemurderundersection565.021;
29 (3)Kidnappingundersection565.110asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,2017,or
30kidnappinginthefirstdegreeundersection565.110;
31 (4)Firstdegreeassaultundersection565.050;
32 (5)Rapeinthefirstdegreeundersection566.030;
33 (6)Sodomyinthefirstdegreeundersection566.060;
34 (7)Burglaryinthefirstdegreeundersection569.160;
35 (8)Burglaryintheseconddegreeundersection569.170;
36 (9)Robberyinthefirstdegreeundersection569.020asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,
372017,orrobberyinthefirstdegreeundersection570.023;
38 (10)Distributionofdrugsundersection195.211asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,2017,
39ormanufactureofacontrolledsubstanceundersection579.055;
40 (11)Distributionofdrugstoaminorundersection195.212asitexistedpriorto
41January1,2017,ordeliveryofacontrolledsubstanceundersection579.020;
42 (12)Arsoninthefirstdegreeundersection569.040;
43 (13)Voluntarymanslaughterundersection565.023;
44 (14)Involuntarymanslaughterundersection565.024asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,
452017,involuntarymanslaughterinthefirstdegreeundersection565.024,orinvoluntary
46manslaughterintheseconddegreeundersection565.027;
47 (15)Seconddegreeassaultundersection565.060asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,
482017,orseconddegreeassaultundersection565.052;
49 (16)Rapeintheseconddegreeundersection566.031;
50 (17)Feloniousrestraintundersection565.120asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,2017,
51orkidnappingintheseconddegreeundersection565.120;
52 (18)Propertydamageinthefirstdegreeundersection569.100;
53 (19)Thepossessionofaweaponunderchapter571;
HB1220 2 54 (20)Childmolestationinthefirstdegreepursuanttosection566.067asitexisted
55priortoJanuary1,2017,orchildmolestationinthefirst,second,orthirddegreepursuantto
56section566.067,566.068,or566.069;
57 (21)Sodomyintheseconddegreepursuanttosection566.061;
58 (22)Sexualmisconductinvolvingachildpursuanttosection566.083;
59 (23)Sexualabuseinthefirstdegreepursuanttosection566.100;
60 (24)Harassmentundersection565.090asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,2017,or
61harassmentinthefirstdegreeundersection565.090;or
62 (25)Stalkingundersection565.225asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,2017,orstalking
63inthefirstdegreeundersection565.225;
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65committedonschoolproperty,includingbutnotlimitedtoactionsonanyschoolbusin
66serviceonbehalfofthedistrictorwhileinvolvedinschoolactivities.Thepolicyshallrequire
67thatanyportionofastudent'sindividualizededucationprogramthatisrelatedto
68demonstratedorpotentiallyviolentbehaviorshallbeprovidedtoanyteacherandother
69schooldistrictemployeeswhoaredirectlyresponsibleforthestudent'seducationorwho
70otherwiseinteractwiththestudentonaneducationalbasiswhileactingwithinthescopeof
71theirassignedduties.Thepolicyshallalsocontaintheconsequencesoffailuretoobey
72standardsofconductsetbythelocalboardofeducation,andtheimportanceofthestandards
73tothemaintenanceofanatmospherewhereorderlylearningispossibleandencouraged.
74 3.Thepolicyshallprovidethatanystudentwhoisonsuspensionforanyofthe
75offenseslistedinsubsection2ofthissectionoranyactofviolenceordrug-relatedactivity
76definedbyschooldistrictpolicyasaseriousviolationofschooldisciplinepursuantto
77subsection9ofthissectionshallhaveasaconditionofhisorhersuspensiontherequirement
78thatsuchstudentisnotallowed,whileonsuchsuspension,tobewithinonethousandfeetof
79anyschoolpropertyintheschooldistrictwheresuchstudentattendedschooloranyactivity
80ofthatdistrict,regardlessofwhetherornottheactivitytakesplaceondistrictpropertyunless:
81 (1)Suchstudentisunderthedirectsupervisionofthestudent'sparent,legalguardian,
82orcustodianandthesuperintendentorthesuperintendent'sdesigneehasauthorizedthe
83studenttobeonschoolproperty;
84 (2)Suchstudentisunderthedirectsupervisionofanotheradultdesignatedbythe
85student'sparent,legalguardian,orcustodian,inadvance,inwriting,totheprincipalofthe
86schoolwhichsuspendedthestudentandthesuperintendentorthesuperintendent'sdesignee
87hasauthorizedthestudenttobeonschoolproperty;
88 (3)Suchstudentisenrolledinandattendinganalternativeschoolthatislocated
89withinonethousandfeetofapublicschoolintheschooldistrictwheresuchstudentattended
90school;or
HB1220 3 91 (4)Suchstudentresideswithinonethousandfeetofanypublicschoolintheschool
92districtwheresuchstudentattendedschoolinwhichcasesuchstudentmaybeontheproperty
93ofhisorherresidencewithoutdirectadultsupervision.
94 4.Anystudentwhoviolatestheconditionofsuspensionrequiredpursuantto
95subsection3ofthissectionmaybesubjecttoexpulsionorfurthersuspensionpursuanttothe
96provisionsofsections167.161,167.164,and167.171.Inmakingthisdetermination
97considerationshallbegiventowhetherthestudentposesathreattothesafetyofanychildor
98schoolemployeeandwhethersuchstudent'sunsupervisedpresencewithinonethousandfeet
99oftheschoolisdisruptivetotheeducationalprocessorunderminestheeffectivenessofthe
100school'sdisciplinarypolicy.Removalofanypupilwhoisastudentwithadisabilityissubject
101tostateandfederalproceduralrights.Thissectionshallnotlimitaschooldistrict'sabilityto:
102 (1)Prohibitallstudentswhoaresuspendedfrombeingonschoolpropertyor
103attendinganactivitywhileonsuspension;
104 (2)Disciplinestudentsforoff-campusconductthatnegativelyaffectstheeducational
105environmenttotheextentallowedbylaw.
106 5.Thepolicyshallprovideforasuspensionforaperiodofnotlessthanoneyear,or
107expulsion,forastudentwhoisdeterminedtohavebroughtaweapontoschool,includingbut
108notlimitedtotheschoolplaygroundortheschoolparkinglot,broughtaweapononaschool
109busorbroughtaweapontoaschoolactivitywhetheronoroffoftheschoolpropertyin
110violationofdistrictpolicy,exceptthat:
111 (1)Thesuperintendentor,inaschooldistrictwithnohighschool,theprincipalofthe
112schoolwhichsuchchildattendsmaymodifysuchsuspensiononacase-by-casebasis;and
113 (2)Thissectionshallnotpreventtheschooldistrictfromprovidingeducational
114servicesinanalternativesettingtoastudentsuspendedundertheprovisionsofthissection.
115 6.Forthepurposeofthissection,theterm"weapon"shallmeanafirearmasdefined
116under18U.S.C.Section921andthefollowingitems,asdefinedinsection571.010:a
117blackjack,aconcealablefirearm,anexplosiveweapon,afirearm,afirearmsilencer,agas
118gun,aknife,knuckles,amachinegun,aprojectileweapon,arifle,ashotgun,aspringgunor
119aswitchbladeknife;exceptthatthissectionshallnotbeconstruedtoprohibitaschoolboard
120fromadoptingapolicytoallowaCivilWarreenactortocarryaCivilWareraweaponon
121schoolpropertyforeducationalpurposessolongasthefirearmisunloaded.Thelocalboard
122ofeducationshalldefineweaponinthedisciplinepolicy.Suchdefinitionshallincludethe
123weaponsdefinedinthissubsectionbutmayalsoincludeotherweapons.
124 7.Allschooldistrictpersonnelresponsibleforthecareandsupervisionofstudents
125areauthorizedtoholdeverypupilstrictlyaccountableforanydisorderlyconductinschoolor
126onanypropertyoftheschool,onanyschoolbusgoingtoorreturningfromschool,during
127school-sponsoredactivities,orduringintermissionorrecessperiods.
HB1220 4 128 8.Teachersandotherauthorizeddistrictpersonnelinpublicschoolsresponsiblefor
129thecare,supervision,anddisciplineofschoolchildren,includingvolunteersselectedwith
130reasonablecarebytheschooldistrict,shallnotbecivillyliablewhenactinginconformity
131withtheestablishedpoliciesdevelopedbyeachboard,includingbutnotlimitedtopoliciesof
132studentdisciplineorwhenreportingtohisorhersupervisororotherpersonasmandatedby
133statelawactsofschoolviolenceorthreatenedactsofschoolviolence,withinthecourseand
134scopeofthedutiesoftheteacher,authorizeddistrictpersonnelorvolunteer,whensuch
135individualisactinginconformitywiththeestablishedpoliciesdevelopedbytheboard.
136Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtocreateanewcauseofactionagainstsuchschool
137district,ortorelievetheschooldistrictfromliabilityforthenegligentactsofsuchpersons.
138 9.Eachschoolboardshalldefineinitsdisciplinepolicyactsofviolenceandany
139otheractsthatconstituteaseriousviolationofthatpolicy."Actsofviolence"asdefinedby
140schoolboardsshallincludebutnotbelimitedtoexertionofphysicalforcebyastudentwith
141theintenttodoseriousbodilyharmtoanotherpersonwhileonschoolproperty,includinga
142schoolbusinserviceonbehalfofthedistrict,orwhileinvolvedinschoolactivities.School
143districtsshallforeachstudentenrolledintheschooldistrictcompileandmaintainrecordsof
144anyseriousviolationofthedistrict'sdisciplinepolicy.Suchrecordsshallbemadeavailable
145toteachersandotherschooldistrictemployeeswithaneedtoknowwhileactingwithinthe
146scopeoftheirassignedduties,andshallbeprovidedasrequiredinsection167.020toany
147schooldistrictinwhichthestudentsubsequentlyattemptstoenroll.
148 10.Spanking,whenadministeredbycertificatedpersonnelandinthepresenceofa
149witnesswhoisanemployeeoftheschooldistrict,ortheuseofreasonableforcetoprotect
150personsorproperty,whenadministeredbypersonnelofaschooldistrictinareasonable
151mannerinaccordancewiththelocalboardofeducation'swrittenpolicyofdiscipline,isnot
152abusewithinthemeaningofchapter210.
153 11.Uponreceiptofanyreportsofchildabusebythechildren'sdivisionpursuantto
154sections210.110to210.165whichallegedlyinvolvepersonnelofaschooldistrict,the
155children'sdivisionshallnotifythesuperintendentofschoolsofthedistrictor,iftheperson
156namedintheallegedincidentisthesuperintendentofschools,thepresidentoftheschool
157boardoftheschooldistrictwheretheallegedincidentoccurred.
158 12.(1)Inordertoensurethesafetyofallstudents,shouldastudentbeexpelledfor
159bringingaweapontoschool,violentbehavior,orforanactofschoolviolence,thatstudent
160shallnot,forthepurposesoftheaccreditationprocessoftheMissourischoolimprovement
161plan,beconsideredadropoutorbeincludedinthecalculationofthatdistrict'seducational
162persistenceratio.
163 (2)Forthe2025-26schoolyearandallsubsequentschoolyears,ifastudentis
164suspended,expelled,orunilaterallyremovedtoaninterimeducationalsettingforanact
HB1220 5 165ofschoolviolenceasrequiredunderaschooldistrict'sdisciplinepolicy,suchstudent's
166suspension,expulsion,orremovalshallnotbereportedforanycalculationsoftheschool
167district'sattendanceorenrollmentdataforthepurposesoftheaccreditationprocessof
168theMissourischoolimprovementprogramoritssuccessoraccreditationprogram.
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