House Bill 548: School Violence Prevention Act

• Bill Number: House Bill 548
  
• Bill Status:
  
• Introduced 3/12/09, Referred to Committee on Education, if favorable Committee on Judiciary I
• Failed to pass House by crossover deadline, dead for remainder of 2009-2010 session. However, Senate companion bill passed and was signed into law.
  
• Bill Link: Check Bill Status and Read/Download Bill Text
• Related Bills: Senate Bill 526
  
• ENC Position: Equality NC supports this bill.

Bill Summary

Introduced on March 12, 2009 by Rep. Rick Glazier (D-Cumberland), Rep. Susan Fisher (D-Buncombe), Rep. Cullie Tarleton (D-Watauga), and Rep. Grier Martin (D-Wake) along with 51 bi-partisan co-sponsors, House Bill 548, 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.

Equality NC is playing an active role in Prevent School Violence NC, a broad coalition working to pass the bill.

Sponsors

Glazier (Primary) (D)
Fisher (Primary) (D)
Tarleton (Primary) (D)
Martin (Primary (D)

Adams

K. Alexander

M. Alexander
Allen
Allred

Bell

Blue
Boles
Bordsen

Bryant

Carney
Coates

Cole

Cotham

Dickson

Earle

England

Faison

Farmer-Butterfield

E.Floyd

Gibson

Goodwin

Haire

Hall

Harrell

Harrison

Holliman

Hughes

Insko

Jackson

Jeffus

Jones

Lucas

Luebke

Mackey

Michaux

Mobley

Owens

Parmon
Pierce
Rapp

Ross

Stewart

Tolson

Underhill

Weiss

Whilden

Wilkins

Womble

Wray

Yongue