2023 23LSO-0242
STATE OF WYOMING
SENATE FILE NO. SF0048
Education-suspension and expulsion model policies.
Sponsored by: Joint Education Interim Committee
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to education; requiring the state
2 superintendent to develop model rules and policies for
3 student discipline, including suspension and expulsion of
4 students; requiring reporting; and providing for an
5 effective date.
6
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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9 Section 1. W.S. 21-2-202(a) by creating a new
10 paragraph (xli) is amended to read:
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12 21-2-202. Duties of the state superintendent.
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14 (a) In addition to any other duties assigned by law,
15 the state superintendent shall:
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1 (xli) Develop model rules and policies outlining
2 best practices for the reasonable punishment and discipline
3 of students as authorized under W.S. 21-4-308(a), which
4 rules and policies shall include best practices for the
5 suspension and expulsion of students in accordance with
6 W.S. 21-4-305 and 21-4-306. The model rules and polices
7 developed by the state superintendent under this paragraph
8 shall be designed to maximize student retention and
9 academic success. No school district shall be required to
10 adopt any part of the model rules or policies developed by
11 the state superintendent under this paragraph.
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13 Section 2.
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15 (a) Not later than July 1, 2023, the state
16 superintendent shall develop the model rules and policies
17 required under W.S. 21-2-202(a)(xli) as created by this
18 act.
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20 (b) Not later than July 1, 2023, the state
21 superintendent shall report to the joint education interim
22 committee on the model rules and policies required under
23 W.S. 21-2-202(a)(xli) as created by this act.
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2 Section 3. This act is effective immediately upon
3 completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become a law
4 a provided by Article 4, Section 8 of this Wyoming
5 Constitution.
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7 (END)
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 21-2-202