HB1017

The engrossed version completely restructured the bill by moving it from chapter 13-32 to chapter 13-28 and adding detailed definitions, procedural requirements, oversight mechanisms, and reporting provisions—including mandatory parental notification, appeals to the Department of Education, behavioral health referrals for extended placements, 15-day review requirements, and annual district reporting to the state. This substantially strengthens and broadens the bill by establishing a more formal, regulated framework with accountability safeguards rather than simply authorizing alternative placements.

This amendment dramatically gutted the original bill, removing detailed definitions of key terms, the procedural requirements for assigning students to alternative settings (including parent notification and appeal rights), mandatory behavioral health referrals, and oversight review periods—leaving only a bare reporting requirement to the Department of Education. The change WEAKENS the bill substantially by eliminating protections and accountability mechanisms while keeping the core authority for schools to place students in alternative settings.

This amendment removes the "hoghouse" designation and editorial markup from the engrossed version, converting the bill to its final enrolled form with proper legislative formatting and certification pages—a procedural change that does not alter the bill's substantive purpose of allowing school boards to assign disruptive or violent students to alternative instructional settings.

Other amendments

• Scott Odenbach1017F🐷 Hog house
• Heather Baxter1017EFailed🐷 Hog house