HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

SENATE BILL NO. 48

AMEND Senate Bill No. 48 as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill No. 48 by inserting after line 18 the following:

“ (e)(1) Each district and non-district public school in this State shall report annually to the Department of Education no later than January 1 the number of charges and convictions under paragraph (a)(3) of this section relating to that school.

(2) The Department of Education shall submit an annual report that aggregates the data reported to the Department under paragraph (e)(1) of this section to the General Assembly and the Director and the Librarian of the Division of Legislative Services not later than June 1.

Section 2. The first annual report under § 1301(e)(1) of Title 11 is due by [the first January 1 after this Act is enacted]. The first annual report under § 1301(e)(2) of Title 11 is due by [the first June 1 after this Act is enacted].”

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment requires each district and non-district public school to report annually to the Department of Education, by January 1, the number of charges and convictions relating to a person intentionally interfering with the operation of a school bus under § 1301(a)(3) of Title 11. In turn, the Department of Education shall report annually, by June 1, to the General Assembly and the Director and the Librarian of the Division of Legislative Services the aggregate of the data collected from the schools.