H.P. 1520 - L.D. 2142
Resolve, To Establish the Commission to Study Providing Educators with More Authority to Remove Violent Students from Educational Settings
Sec. 1. Commission established. Resolved: That the Commission to Study Providing Educators with More Authority to Remove Violent Students from Educational Settings, referred to in this resolve as the "commission," is established; and be it further
Sec. 2. Membership. Resolved: That the commission consists of 17 members appointed as follows:
1. Two Legislators who are members of the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs and who jointly chair the commission, one of whom must be a Senator appointed by the President of the Senate, and one of whom must be a member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House;
2. The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee;
3. The Commissioner of Corrections, or the commissioner's designee;
4. The Commissioner of Human Services, or the commissioner's designee;
5. The Commissioner of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, or the commissioner's designee;
6. The Attorney General, or the Attorney General's designee;
7. One member representing parents appointed jointly by the Maine Parents' Federation, Maine Advocacy Services and the Maine Alliance for the Mentally Ill;
8. One member representing parents whose children attend a public school in the State, appointed by the President of the Senate;
9. One member who is a student representing a peer mediation group in the State, appointed by the President of the Senate;
10. Two members representing teachers who are public school teachers in the State, appointed by the Maine Education Association;
11. One member representing educational technicians in the State, appointed by the Speaker of the House;
12. One member representing school bus drivers in the State, appointed by the Speaker of the House;
13. One member representing superintendents in the State, appointed by the President of the School Superintendents Association;
14. One member representing school principals in the State, appointed by the President of the Maine Principals Association; and
15. One member representing school boards in the State, appointed by the Maine School Boards Association; and be it further
Sec. 3. Appointments; meetings. Resolved: That all appointments must be made no later than 30 days following the effective date of this resolve. The appointing authorities shall notify the Executive Director of the Legislative Council upon making their appointments. When the appointment of all members is complete, the Chair of the Legislative Council shall call and convene the first meeting of the commission no later than August 15, 1998; and be it further
Sec. 4. Duties. Resolved: That the commission shall study the establishment and the effectiveness of districtwide school disciplinary policies and practices in the State and develop a plan to address the growing concern of violence in the public schools. In
examining these issues, the commission may conduct public hearings to receive testimony on the incidence of disruptive student conduct and violent behavior in the public schools throughout the State. The commission review must include, but is not limited to, the following components:
1. The collection and analysis of available data related to the incidence of disruptive student conduct and violent behavior in the public schools throughout the State;
2. Effective districtwide school disciplinary policies, procedures and practices that seek to prevent or respond to disruptive or violent student conduct in the public schools;
3. The establishment of suggested student conduct and responsibility standards; and
4. The establishment of a system for notifying staff regarding a student with a history of violent behavior; and be it further
Sec. 5. Staff assistance. Resolved: That the commission shall request staffing and clerical assistance from the Legislative Council; and be it further
Sec. 6. Meetings. Resolved: That the commission may meet up to 4 times; and be it further
Sec. 7. Reimbursement. Resolved: That the members of the commission who are Legislators are entitled to receive the legislative per diem, as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, section 2 for each day's attendance at meetings of the commission. All members of the commission are entitled to reimbursement for travel and other necessary expenses, upon application to the Legislative Council. The Executive Director of the Legislative Council shall administer the commission's budget; and be it further
Sec. 8. Report. Resolved: That the commission shall submit its report together with any accompanying legislation to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs of the 118th Legislature by October 30, 1998; and be it further
Sec. 9. Appropriation. Resolved: That the following funds are appropriated from the General Fund to carry out the purposes of this resolve.
1998-99
LEGISLATURE
Commission to Study Providing Educators with More Authority to Remove Violent Students from Educational Settings
Personal Services $440
All Other 4,900
Provides funds for the per diem of legislative members, expenses of members and public hearing and miscellaneous costs of the Commission to Study Providing Educators with More Authority to Remove Violent Students from Educational Settings.
LEGISLATURE ____________
TOTAL $5,340
Effective July 9, 1998, unless otherwise indicated.
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