Summary of the Introduced Bill

HB 1722 -- School Safety and Liability

Sponsor:  Wallace

This bill changes the laws regarding school employee liability,
safety practices, and reporting acts of violence.  In its main
provisions, the bill:

(1)  Broadens employee immunity from correctly following
discipline policies to all policies;

(2)  Adds the use of force to protect persons or property to the
provisions regarding spanking;

(3)  Specifies that a suspended student who is not allowed on
school property without specific permission is also prohibited
from attending school events occurring off school property;

(4)  Adds safety practice and training to the facility safety
accreditation standards;

(5)  Exempts unqualified employees who refuse to administer
medication or medical services from disciplinary action for the
refusal;

(6)  Exempts qualified employees from liability for administering
medication or medical services, including cardiopulmonary
resuscitation, in good faith and according to standard medical
practices;

(7)  Adds chronic health conditions to the list for which a
student may self-administer medication;

(8)  Adds employees trained and supervised by the school nurse to
the list of individuals who are authorized to use an epinephrine
auto-syringe on a student;

(9)  Allows school boards to commission certified law officers
under specified conditions;

(10)  Changes the requirement of the St. Louis City School
District to consider school uniforms and dress codes to allow all
districts to impose dress codes;

(11)  Expands the reporting of acts of violence to all teachers
at the student's school building and other employees who need to
know;

(12)  Revises, in the residency provisions, the definition of
"homeless children" to be consistent with the federal definition,
allows a person other than a legal guardian to request a
residency review, and clarifies which educational records are
needed;

(13)  Changes the current requirement for forwarding educational
records from 48 hours to two business days and adds individual
education plans and health records to the requirement;

(14)  Requires a notice of reportable offenses to be attached to
an offending student's record and transcript;

(15)  Allows a criminal background check performed for school
personnel to be valid for a period of one year and transferable
from one district to another;

(16)  Requires the Children's Services Commission to recommend
best practices on interagency communications regarding students
receiving state services by July 1, 2009; and

(17)  Disallows the use of guardianship to circumvent school
residency requirements.

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