requires the chief school administrator of each school entity,
in consultation with an advisory committee, to enter into a
memorandum of understanding with police departments having
jurisdiction over school property which complies with the
regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education under
section 1302.1-A of the Public School Code of 1949; and
WHEREAS, Some school districts have adopted zero-tolerance
policies which mandate specific disciplinary responses to
certain student misconduct, regardless of the circumstances
surrounding the misconduct or the severity of the incident; and
WHEREAS, It is important to ensure that the Commonwealth's
school safety laws and regulations support a safe school
environment while encouraging public schools to appropriately
tailor disciplinary responses to the specific student misconduct
or the severity of the incident; and
WHEREAS, It is important that the student discipline policies
in effect in public schools throughout this Commonwealth, as
well as related school safety laws and regulations, be
thoroughly examined; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives direct the Joint
State Government Commission, in consultation with an advisory
committee, to conduct a comprehensive study of school discipline
policies, laws and regulations across this Commonwealth and
nationwide; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives direct the Joint
State Government Commission to establish an advisory committee
consisting of a police chief, a juvenile public defender, a
district attorney, a rural school superintendent, a suburban
school superintendent, an urban school superintendent, a school
board member, a CERTIFIED PUBLIC SCHOOL teacher, A PARENT OF A
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