2025 bills / S.B. 281
S.B. 281 Corporal Punishment in Schools Amendments (2025)
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What this bill does
The bill changes the state's school code definition of corporal punishment and adds new definitions for physical discipline. It also makes it a crime to use certain implements to inflict physical discipline, with some specified exceptions, and updates related child welfare definitions to match.
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Official description
- defines terms related to corporal punishment and physical discipline
- modifies the definition of corporal punishment in the public education code
- creates criminal penalties for using certain implements to inflict physical discipline
- coordinates child welfare code definitions with new criminal provisions
- establishes exceptions for specified circumstances
- makes technical and conforming changes
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