HB1017

The engrossed version substantially expands the bill by adding detailed definitions of key terms (alternative setting, aggressive/violent behavior, and disrupt), establishing procedural safeguards including parental notification, appeal rights to the state education department, mandatory behavioral health referrals for longer assignments, periodic review requirements, and annual reporting to the Department of Education—effectively transforming a simple authorization into a comprehensive regulatory framework with protections and oversight mechanisms.

This amendment completely rewrites the bill, gutting detailed procedures for alternative student placements (including definitions, appeals processes, behavioral health referrals, and review timelines) and replacing them with a bare-bones version that simply allows school boards to assign disruptive students to alternative settings with minimal procedural safeguards beyond parent notification and reporting requirements. The change significantly **weakens** protections for students by removing appeal rights to the Department of Education, mandatory behavioral health referrals, and regular review requirements for extended placements.

This change converts the bill from its engrossed (committee-amended) version to its final enrolled version for signature, removing the procedural notation that the bill had been "extensively amended (hoghoused)" and adding standard legislative enactment language and signature blocks. The substantive policy—permitting school boards to assign disruptive students to alternative settings and requiring anonymized reporting to the Department of Education—remains unchanged.

Other amendments

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