House Bill 1366: School Violence Prevention Act

• Bill Number: House Bill 1366
  
• Bill Status:
  
• PASSED House Committee on Education (Favorable 5/17/2007)
  
• PASSED House Committee on Judiciary I (Favorable 5/22/2007)
  
• PASSED Second Reading on House Floor 72-45 (5/23/2007)
• PASSED Third Reading on House Floor 73-46 (5/24/2007)
• AMENDED to remove categories in Senate Committee on Judiciary II (7/31/07)
• PASSED Senate Committee on Judiciary II (7/31/07)
• PASSED Second Reading on Senate Floor (8/1/07)
• PASSED Third Reading on Senate Floor (8/2/07)
• RECOMMEND NOT TO CONCUR House Committee on Judiciary I (7/1/08)
• VOTED NOT TO CONCUR House Floor 60-56 (7/2/08)
• CONFEREES APPOINTED House (7/7/08)
• CONFEREES APPOINTED Senate (7/8/08)
• Legislature adjourned without voting on inclusive conference report. Bill must be reintroduced in 2009.
  
• Bill Link: Check Bill Status and Read/Download Bill Text
• Related Bills: none
• ENC Position: Equality NC supports this bill.

Bill Summary

Introduced on April 9, 2007 by Rep. Rick Glazier (D-Cumberland), Rep. Susan Fisher (D-Buncombe), Rep. Carolyn Justice (R-Pender), and Rep. Bonner Stiller (R-Brunswick) along with 43 co-sponsors, House Bill 1366, would require public schools to adopt strong policies against bullying and harassment, specifically including bullying and harassment based on race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, physical appearance, sexual orientation, or mental, physical, or sensory disability, or by association with a person who has or is perceived to have one or more of these characteristics.

This bill has broad bipartisan support with 41 Democrats and 6 Republicans as sponsors.

Equality NC is working closely with the Covenant with North Carolina's Children and other allies on this bill.

Sponsors

Glazier (Primary) (D)
Fisher (Primary) (D)
Justice (Primary) (R)
Stiller (Primary (R)

Alexander (D)

Allen (D)

Bell (D)

Blue (D)

Bordsen (D)

Bryant (D)

Carney (D)

Coleman (D)

Cotham (D)

Cunningham (D)

Dickson (D)

Earle (D)

England (D)

Farmer-Butterfield (D)

Goforth (D)

Goodwin (D)

Grady (R)

Hall (D)

T. Harrell (D)

Harrison (D)

Howard (R)

Insko (D)

Jeffus (D)

Johnson (R)

Jones (D)

Lucas (D)

Luebke (D)

Martin (D)

Michaux (D)

Parmon (D)

Pierce (D)

Rapp (D)

Ross (D)

Tarleton (D)

Underhill (D)

Wainwright (D)

Weiss (D)

Wilkins (D)

Womble (D)

Wray (D)

Wright (D)