HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

149th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 23

AMEND House Bill No. 23 at line 6 by striking “ Written ” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “ Where the student is less than 18 years of age, written ”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 23 at line 14 by inserting the following language after the period: “ A school is required to make three good faith attempts to contact a student’s parent or legal guardian to schedule an exit interview pursuant to this paragraph. ”

SYNOPSIS

This amendment clarifies that written consent is only required for students who have not reached the age of majority. It also limits the burden on schools by clarifying that a school must make three attempts to contact and schedule an exit interview with a parent or guardian. If the parent or guardian is unreachable or uncooperative the school has no further obligations under this subsection.