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Relating to school employees who are determined to have been wrongfully accused of inflicting corporal punishment upon a student
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 13, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 24, 2022
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary If a school employee is found to have been wrongly accused of using corporal punishment, they can now receive money to pay for their lawyer. Currently, these employees can already be awarded money for damages caused by the false accusation. This change applies to workers in public schools, accredited private schools, and area education agencies.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to school employees who are determined to have been wrongfully accused of inflicting corporal punishment upon a student. Under current law, an employee of a public school district, accredited nonpublic school, or area education agency is prohibited from inflicting corporal punishment upon a student. Current law provides exceptions to this prohibition, including an exception for physical contact with a student that is reasonable and necessary under the circumstances and is not designed or intended to cause pain. Current law authorizes any school employee determined to have been wrongfully accused of inflicting corporal punishment to be awarded reasonable monetary damages, in light of the circumstances involved, against the party bringing the action. The bill authorizes any school employee determined in a civil action to have been wrongfully accused of inflicting corporal punishment to also be awarded reasonable attorney fees.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 24, 2022. It hasn’t reported yet.
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