SB 18-151

Senate Bill 18-151, which has been signed into law, requires the Colorado Department of Education to study how other states handle bullying in schools. Based on this research, the department will create a model policy for preventing and educating about bullying that school districts and charter schools can use as guidance. This model policy needs to be updated every three years and made available online. The bill aims to help improve how Colorado's educational institutions deal with bullying by providing them with effective strategies and policies from around the country.

Official Summary

The bill requires the department of education (department) to research approaches, policies, and practices in other states related to bullying prevention and education, and to develop a model bullying prevention and education policy after considering its research. The department is required to publish the results of that research and its model policy on the department's website by July 1, 2019, as guidance for school districts, charter schools, and the charter school institute in developing and implementing bullying prevention and education policies. The research and model policy must be updated and published every 3 years. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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