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SF0048 • 2023

Education-suspension and expulsion model policies.

AN ACT relating to education; requiring the state superintendent to develop model rules and policies for student discipline, including suspension and expulsion of students; requiring reporting; and providing for an effective date.

Education Firearms
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Education
Last action
2023-03-03
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2023

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass, so the exact content of the model rules and policies is unknown.

Education-suspension and expulsion model policies

This act requires the state superintendent to develop guidelines for student discipline, including suspension and expulsion, and report these guidelines to a joint education committee.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the state superintendent to create model rules and policies for disciplining students, focusing on suspensions and expulsions.
  • Specifies that these guidelines should help keep students in school and improve their academic success.
  • Asks the state superintendent to share these guidelines with a joint education committee by July 1, 2023.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The state superintendent of Wyoming
  • School districts in Wyoming

Terms To Know

model rules and policies
Guidelines that suggest the best ways to handle student discipline, including suspensions and expulsions.
joint education interim committee
A group of people from both houses of Wyoming's legislature who work together on education issues.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass, so the guidelines were never officially adopted.
  • School districts are not required to follow these guidelines but can use them as suggestions.
  • Details about how schools should handle suspensions and expulsions are left up to each district.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SF0048H3001

3rd reading • Representative Harshman

Corrected, Adopted

Plain English: The amendment modifies the bill's title and content by adding provisions related to the expulsion of students who possess deadly weapons and specifies a minimum one-year expulsion requirement for such violations.

  • Removes 'model policies' from the catch title.
  • Adds language requiring expulsion for at least one year if a student possesses a deadly weapon, with possible extension beyond one year under certain conditions.
  • Modifies reporting requirements to include reference to section 21-4-306(c).
  • The exact nature of 'model rules' and other specifics about the original bill's content are not fully explained in this amendment.
SF0048HS001

Standing Committee • House Education Committee

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the deadline for certain actions related to student discipline policies from July 1 to November 1.

  • Changes the date by which the state superintendent must develop model rules and policies for student discipline from July 1 to November 1.
  • The amendment text does not provide details about what specific actions are delayed until November 1, only that 'July 1' is replaced with 'November 1'.
SF0048JC001

Conference Committee

S Adopted, H Failed

Plain English: The amendment removes certain provisions from a bill about student discipline policies and adds new ones.

  • Removes specific parts of the bill that were previously added by House amendments.
  • Adds new sections to the bill related to student discipline rules.
  • The exact details of what is being removed or added are not provided in the amendment text, making it hard to know exactly which provisions are affected.
SF0048SS001

Standing Committee • Senate Education Committee

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment corrects a spelling mistake in the bill by changing 'polices' to 'policies'.

  • Changes the word 'polices' to 'policies' on page 2, line 6 of the bill.
  • This amendment only addresses a minor spelling correction and does not alter any substantive content or meaning of the bill.

Bill History

  1. 2023-03-03 Senate

    S postponed indefinitely

  2. 2023-02-15 House

    H Appointed JCC01 Members

  3. 2023-02-13 Senate

    S Appointed JCC01 Members

  4. 2023-02-13 Senate

    S Concur:Failed 0-31-0-0-0

  5. 2023-02-09 Senate

    S Received for Concurrence

  6. 2023-02-09 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 44-18-0-0-0

  7. 2023-02-08 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2023-02-07 House

    H COW:Passed

  9. 2023-02-06 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2023-02-06 House

    H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0

  11. 2023-02-03 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education

  12. 2023-01-13 House

    H Received for Introduction

  13. 2023-01-13 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0

  14. 2023-01-12 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2023-01-11 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  16. 2023-01-11 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  17. 2023-01-11 Senate

    S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0

  18. 2023-01-10 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education

  19. 2022-12-28 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  20. 2022-12-09 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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23LSO-0242
2023
STATE OF WYOMING
23LSO-0242
ENGROSSED
3.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0048

Education-suspension and expulsion model policies.

Sponsored by: Joint Education Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to education; requiring the state superintendent to develop model rules and policies for student discipline, including suspension and expulsion of students; requiring reporting; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 21
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2
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202(a) by creating a new paragraph (xli) is amended to read:

21
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202.

Duties of the state superintendent.

(a)

In addition to any other duties assigned by law, the state superintendent shall:

(xli)

Develop model rules and policies outlining best practices for the reasonable punishment and discipline of students as authorized under W.S. 21
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4
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308(a), which rules and policies shall include best practices for the suspension and expulsion of students in accordance with W.S. 21
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4
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305 and 21
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4
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306. The model rules and policies developed by the state superintendent under this paragraph shall be designed to maximize student retention and academic success. No school district shall be required to adopt any part of

the

model rules or policies developed by the state superintendent under this paragraph.

Section 2
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(a)

Not later than July 1, 2023, the state superintendent shall develop the model rules and policies required under W.S. 21
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2
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202(a)(xli) as created by this act.

(b)

Not later than July 1, 2023, the state superintendent shall report to the joint education interim committee on the model rules and policies required under W.S. 21
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2
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202(a)(xli) as created by this act.

Section 3
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This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become a law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of this Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

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