H.B. No. 0137

Corporal punishment in schools-repeal.

Sponsored By: Representative(s) Robinson, Iekel, Warren and Wasserburger and Senator(s) Goodenough and Sessions

AN ACT relating to corporal punishment in schools; providing that corporal discipline is not a reasonable form of punishment or disciplinary measure in schools; modifying a provision for immunity from liability for school personnel relating to discipline; providing a definition; and providing for an effective date.

2/11/02 Bill Number Assigned

2/12/02 H Received for Introduction

2/13/02 H Failed Introduction

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Boswell, Burns, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Hessenthaler, Iekel, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Landon, Law, Lockhart, McGraw, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nagel, Nelson, Nicholas, Osborn, Parady, Philp, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Sadler, Samuelson, Thompson, Warren and Wasserburger.

Nays: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Childers, Cohee, Deegan, Eyre, Gay, Hageman, Hines, Huckfeldt, Illoway, Jones, Luthi, McMurtrey, Paseneaux, Petersen, Rose, Shivler, Simons, Simpson, Slater, Stafford, Tempest, Tipton, Tomassi, Watt, Willford and Wostenberg.

Ayes 32 Nays 28 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0