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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 3228
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE STEINHOFF .
71 15H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 160, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to immunity for
intervening in certain incidents of violence.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 160, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 160.1075, to read as follows:
160.1075. 1. A teacher , as defined in section 163.01 1, while fulfilling duties or
2 performing services on behalf of a school district or charter school, may intervene in an
3 incident involving violence in order to safeguard himself or herself or a student.
4 2. A teacher shall be held harmless and immune fro m any liability for actions
5 described under subsection 1 of this section if:
6 (1) In the course of intervening in such incident, the teacher follows any
7 pr ocedur es adopted by the school district or charter school, if any; or
8 (2) The teacher intervenes in good faith and in a manner that the teacher
9 r easonably believes is afforded the defense of justification under chapter 563.
10 3. A school district or charter school shall be held harmless and immune fr om
11 any liability for the actions described under subsection 1 of this section by a teacher
12 fulfilling duties or performing services for the school district or charter school so long as
13 the teacher complies with the pr ovisions of this section.
14 4. Nothing in this section shall be construed to pr otect a teacher fr om suit or
15 liability for any damage, loss, injury , or liability caused by willful and wanton
16 misconduct or gross negligence of the teacher .
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
17 5. No school district or charter school shall implement policies that pre vent a
18 teacher fr om pr otecting himself or herself or a student.
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