1st Sub.
H.B.
325
BULLYING AND HAZING
senate floor
Amendments
Amendment 2 March 3, 2008 4:05 pm
Senator Scott K. Jenkins proposes the following amendments:
1. Page 1, Lines 16 through 17 :
16
{
. requires and encourages the reporting of bullying, hazing, or retaliation;
17 . provides immunity for the good faith reporting of bullying, hazing, or retaliation; }
2. Page 2, Lines 40 through 41 :
40
{
53A-11a-501, Utah Code Annotated 1953
41 53A-11a-502, Utah Code Annotated 1953 }
3. Page 4, Line 88 :
88 (3) "Policy" means a bullying and hazing policy described in Section
{
53A-11a-401
}
53A-11a-301
.
4. Page 4, Line 117 :
117 53A-11a-202. Retaliation and
making
false
{
reporting
}
allegation
prohibited.
5. Page 5, Lines 123 through 145 :
123 (2) No school employee or student may make a false
{
report
}
allegation
of bullying, hazing,
or
124 retaliation against a school employee or student.
125
{
Section 5.
Section
53A-11a-301
is enacted to read:
126
127 53A-11a-301. Reporting of bullying, hazing, or retaliation required.
128 (1) A school employee who witnesses, or has reliable information regarding, an
129 incident of bullying, hazing, or retaliation shall report the incident and information to the
130 school official designated in the school's policy.
131 (2) A student or parent who witnesses, or has reliable information regarding, an
132 incident of bullying, hazing, or retaliation is encouraged to report the incident and information
133 to the school official designated in the school's policy.
134 Section 6. Section 53A-11a-302 is enacted to read:
135 53A-11a-302. Immunity for reporting in good faith.
136 A school employee, student, or parent who reports an incident of, or information
137 relating to, bullying, hazing, or retaliation, is immune from any civil liability that otherwise
138 might result by reason of making the report, if the report is made:
139 (1) promptly;
140 (2) in good faith;
141 (3) to the school official designated in the school's policy; and
142 (4) in accordance with the school's policy. }
143 Section
{
7
}
5
.
Section
{
53A-11a-401
}
53A-11a-301
is enacted to read:
144
{
4
}
3
. School Policy
145
{
53A-11a-401
}
53A-11a-301
. Bullying and hazing policy.
6. Page 7, Lines 189 through 190 :
189 (m) procedures and plans for training school employees and students in recognizing
{
,
}
and
190 preventing
{
, and reporting
}
bullying, hazing, or retaliation.
7. Page 7, Lines 197 through 207 :
197 Section
{
8
}
6
.
Section
{
53A-11a-402
}
53A-11a-302
is enacted to read:
198
{
53A-11a-402
}
53A-11a-302
. Model policy.
199 On or before September 1, 2008, the State Board of Education shall:
200 (1) develop a model policy on bullying, hazing, and retaliation, consistent with Section
201
{
53A-11a-401
}
53A-11a-301
, in order to assist a school board in adopting a policy under Section
202
{
53A-11a-401
}
53A-11a-301
; and
203 (2) post the model policy described in Subsection (1) on the State Board of Education's
204 website.
205 Section
{
9
}
7
.
Section
{
53A-11a-501
}
53A-11a-401
is enacted to read:
206
{
5
}
4
. Miscellaneous
207
{
53A-11a-501
}
53A-11a-401
. Training, education, and prevention.
8. Page 8, Lines 217 through 218 :
217 Section
{
10
}
8
.
Section
{
53A-11a-502
}
53A-11a-402
is enacted to read:
218
{
53A-11a-502
}
53A-11a-402
. Other forms of legal redress.
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