BILL · 1997–98 SESSION

HB 2381: Corporal punishmnt in school

Changing the prohibition on corporal punishment in schools.

Summary

  • Provides that no teacher, principal, or other person employed by a school board or employed in a school may subject a student to corporal punishment. Designates actions which are not prohibited and provides that in determining whether a school employee was acting within the exceptions provided in the act, due deference shall be given to reasonable judgments made at the time of the event by the employee.

From the Bill Digest (HB 2381), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 1998
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jim Dunn (R-17)
Introduced
January 12, 1998 in the House
Last action
January 12, 1998

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jim Dunn (R-17)

1 co-sponsor (0 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

HB 2381 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

Report wrong or missing information on this page