Amendment107th Congress
Amendment allows special needs students to be disciplined under the same policy as nonspecial needs students in the same situation including assault, weapons possession, and illegal drugs.
- Amendment Number
- 55
- Description
- Amendment allows special needs students to be disciplined under the same policy as nonspecial needs students in the same situation including assault, weapons possession, and illegal drugs.
- Purpose
- An amendment numbered 13 printed in House Report 107-69 to authorize school personnel to discipline a student with a disability who has a weapon; knowingly possesses or uses illegal drugs or sells or solicits the sale of a controlled substance; or commits aggravated assault or battery at a school in the same manner as they would discipline a non-disabled student who has commited the same offense, including suspension or expulsion. A disabled child who is disciplined under this amendment would be able to assert a defense that the possession of a weapon, or possession or use of illegal drugs, or sale or solicitation of a controlled substance, was unintentional or innocent.
- Congress
- 107
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- May 23, 2001
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Norwood amendment (A013) Agreed to by recorded vote: 246 - 181 (Roll no. 138).
- Latest Action Time
- 15:18:23
- Submitted Date
- May 23, 2001
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 15, 2021