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• Introduced by Rep. Glenn Steil, Jr. (R) on November 7, 2007, to require school districts to have in their code of student conduct a description of the due process rights that must be provided for a student and the student’s parents or legal guardians in permanent expulsion proceedings, including the process for reinstatement, and to give this information to a student and parents or guardians if and when expulsion proceedings are initiated.
  • Referred to the House Education Committee on November 7, 2007.
    • Reported in the House on April 15, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on April 29, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on April 29, 2008.
• Passed 106 to 2 in the House on April 29, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on April 30, 2008.
  • Referred to the Senate Education Committee on April 30, 2008.
    • Reported in the Senate on December 2, 2008, with the recommendation that the bill pass.