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2019 Regular Session

House Bill 7215

AN ACT CONCERNING SCHOOL CLIMATES.

Became law as Public Act 19-166, signed July 8, 2019, 136 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) require local and regional boards of education to develop safe school climate policies, (2) require schools to assess school climate, (3) require the Department of Education to develop a social and emotional learning assessment instrument, (4) establish the duties of a safe school climate coordinator, (5) require local and regional boards of education to establish a social and emotional learning and school climate council in place of the existing safe school climate committee, (6) require the Department of Education to develop a model safe school climate policy, and (7) require local and regional boards of education to provide training on the prevention of and intervention in discrimination against and targeted harassment of students.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

17 co-sponsors

Jeff Currey, Christine Palm, Charles J. Ferraro, Mitch Bolinsky, John H. Frey, Leslee B. Hill, Holly H. Cheeseman, Tom Delnicki, Catherine F. Abercrombie, Hilda E. Santiago, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Charlie L. Stallworth, Stephanie E. Cummings, Tami Zawistowski, Matt Blumenthal, Antonio Felipe, Kathleen M. McCarty

In the Senate

    15 co-sponsors

    Marilyn V. Moore, Heather S. Somers, Saud Anwar, John A. Kissel, Kevin D. Witkos, Rob Sampson, Norman Needleman, Catherine A. Osten, Kevin C. Kelly, Alexandra Bergstein, George S. Logan, Julie Kushner, Gennaro Bizzarro, Carlo Leone, Derek Slap

    Its course

    February 22 to July 8, 2019, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action27 actions on 14 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 22 to May 2996 days

    Committee on ChildrenFeb 22 to Mar 713 days

    Education CommitteeMay 10 to May 166 days

    In the SenateMay 29 to Jun 57 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 5 to Jun 2823 days

    With the GovernorJun 28 to Jul 810 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 29 · Adopted Jun 5

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 22 – May 29

    1. Feb 22Introduced and sent to Committee on Children
    2. Feb 25Heard in Committee on Children
    3. Mar 7Committee on Children recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 10Sent to Education Committee
    5. May 16Education Committee recommended it
    6. May 29The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    7. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 31 – Jun 5

    1. May 31Arrived in the Senate
    2. Jun 5The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor Jun 25 – Jul 8

    1. Jun 25Numbered Public Act 19-166
    2. Jun 28Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jul 8Signed by the Governor
    All 27 actions, as published
    1. Feb 22REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 25PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 7Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 8FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 18REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 25RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 25FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 25HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 25FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 10REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. May 16Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. May 16FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. May 16RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. May 16NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. May 16TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    16. May 29HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    17. May 29HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    18. May 31FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    19. May 31SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    20. May 31FILE NO.Both houses
    21. Jun 5SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    22. Jun 5SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    23. Jun 5ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    24. Jun 25PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    25. Jun 28TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    26. Jun 28TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    27. Jul 8SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor