HB 2331 - Requires Schools to Report on Use of Corporal Punishment - Tennessee Key Vote
Jason Powell voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- April 19, 2018
- Senate Bill Passed
- April 4, 2018
- House Bill Passed
- April 4, 2018
- Introduced
- Jan. 31, 2018
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Title: Requires Schools to Report on Use of Corporal Punishment
Signed by Governor Bill Haslam
Title: Requires Schools to Report on Use of Corporal Punishment
Title: Requires Schools to Report on Use of Corporal Punishment
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires every local education agency in Tennessee to submit a report detailing their use of corporal punishment.
Highlights:
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Requires, beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, each local education agency (LEA) to submit, at least annually, a report to the Department of Education on the number of instances corporal punishment was used and the reason for each instance (Sec. 1).
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Requires the report to include whether each instance involved a student with an active individualized education program or an active 504 plan (Sec. 1).
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Requires the Department of Education to provide this information on its website each year (Sec. 1).
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Prohibits all reports from including any personal information, as stipulated in the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (Sec. 1).
Title: Requires Schools to Report on Use of Corporal Punishment