HB226 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Jul 26, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Patricia Todd
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Student harrassment prevention, definition of harassment expanded to include gender identity or sexual orientation of the student, Sec. 16-28B-3 am'd.
Description: Under existing law, State Department of Education is required to develop a model policy for local school boards pertaining to student harassment prevention. Currently, the term "harassment" does not specifically include as a characteristic of a student the gender identity or sexual orientation of the student or of the individual who is associates with the student.
This bill would expand the definition of "harassment" to include as a characteristic of a student the gender identity or sexual orientation of the student or of the individual with whom the student associates.
Subjects: Education Department

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy