HB 1581.E - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

     Provides that the court shall order that an offender may not attend the public or private elementary, middle, or high school attended by the victim or the victim's siblings.

     Provides that the parents or legal guardians of the offender are responsible for transportation or other costs associated with the offender's change of school that would otherwise be paid by the school district.

     Allows a school district to reject a nonresident student if:  (1) The student's disciplinary records indicate a history of violent or disruptive behavior or gang membership; or

     (2) the student has been expelled or suspended from a public school for more than ten consecutive days.  Any policy allowing for readmission of expelled or suspended students must apply uniformly to both resident and nonresident applicants.

     Allows a school district to suspend or expel a student for up to one year if the student displayed in a threatening or dangerous manner an instrument that appeared to be a firearm, on public elementary or secondary school premises, public school-provided transportation, or areas of facilities while being used exclusively by public schools.

     Requires the department to notify schools when a juvenile adjudicated of any offense, not just violent or sex offenses or stalking, is transferred to a community residential facility.

     Authorizes the board of directors of school districts to contract with alternative educational service providers for eligible students.