This bill modifies the definition of "persistently dangerous schools" by adding new qualifying acts that can categorize a school as such. Specifically, it introduces incidents resulting in physical harm, including simple assault, reckless conduct, criminal threatening, and student hazing, as well as persistently poor academic performance, which includes schools identified as targeted support and improvement schools. These additions are marked as new legal language in the bill, while the previous inclusion of robbery as a class A felony has been deleted.

The bill stipulates that a school must have three separate incidents of the specified acts occurring within one school year for three consecutive years to be classified as persistently dangerous. The effective date for this act is set for 60 days after its passage. The fiscal impact of the bill is currently undetermined, as the Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is awaiting further information from the Department of Education to complete a fiscal note.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 193-G:1
HB1829 text: 193-G:1