UPDATE-Michigan: Michigan House strips exceptions from anti-bullying bill, sends

[SandraJane]

Michigan House strips exceptions from anti-bullying bill, sends it back to Senate


Filed: Saturday, November 12, 2011 | Retrieved from the Internet on November 14, 2011 by SJ

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2011/11/michigan-house-strips-exceptions-from-anti-bullying-bill-sends-it-back-to-senate/

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan House of Representative this week passed its own version of the anti-bullying bill, removing the controversial language inserted by Senate Republicans that allowed for exceptions to the law for "a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction."

The bill, HB 4163, passed in the House Bill by a vote of 88-18, and now goes back to the state Senate for consideration.

[VeryGnawty]

I guess this means I can't bully anyone for eating their spaghetti improperly.

[SandraJane]

True true, but may clearer heads prevail. There will be more to come as National attention is focusing on Lansing.

Stay tuned dear readers....

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/%28S%28bo5u0055abff3h45xdlxty55%29%29/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=2011-HB-4163

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2011-2012/billengrossed/House/htm/2011-HEBH-4163.htm

[SandraJane]

WXYZ Action News.com


Anti-bullying bill passes in Senate, advances to Governor's office


Tuesday, November 29, 2011, Posted: 11:48 AM; Last Updated: 6 hours and 43 minutes ago


http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/anti-bullying-law-passes-in-senate,-advances-to-governor%27s-office#ixzz1f8myLw50


LANSING (WXYZ) - A new Michigan anti-bullying bill passed in the Senate Tuesday morning.

By a vote of 35-2, House Bill 4163, also known as "Matt's Safe School Law" passed in the Senate and will advance to Governor Snyder's office for his consideration.

State Superintendant Mike Flanagan said the following regarding the passing of HB 4163, "The protection of our children from physical and emotional harm is a moral obligation and responsibility of everyone. I applaud the House of Representatives for its commitment and development of House Bill 4163 that requires every school in Michigan to have a comprehensive and effective policy to protect children from being bullied."

Read more:

[SandraJane]

Gov. Snyder: 'Bullying at any time, under any circumstances, is wrong'


Published: Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 4:20 PM     Updated: Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 6:51 PM
The Grand Rapids Press By Dave Murray

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Gov. Rick Snyder

LANSING – Gov. Rick Snyder says "bullying at any time, under any circumstances, is wrong – period," and is pleased that the state House and Senate have agreed on a bill intended to stem harassment in schools.

The Senate voted 34 to 2 on Tuesday to adopt the House version of the bill, which didn't include language that Senate Democrats called a "license to bully," attracting national attention.

[SandraJane]

Gov. Rick Snyder to sign anti-bullying legislation on Tuesday


By James David Dickson, Heritage Media
jdickson@heritage.com
Twitter: @JDK12Reporter | Published: Monday, December 05, 2011


www.heritage.com/articles/2011/12/05/ann_arbor_journal/news/doc4edd40c7b11e8360200170.txt


Michigan Governor Rick Snyder announced that he will be signing anti-bullying legislation into law on Tuesday afternoon in Lansing.

The legislation Snyder will sign Tuesday is based on House Bill 4163, an anti-bullying bill Michigan's lower house approved in November after the controversial passage of Senate Bill 137 in the Senate.

[SandraJane]

Anti-bullying bill signed by Snyder without controversial exemption


Original legislation would not have punished acts committed out of a 'moral conviction'

By JESSICA MILLS | The South End | Updated: 12/08/11 8:42pm | Retrieved from the Internet on December 14. 2011 by SJ


http://thesouthend.wayne.edu/index.php/article/2011/12/antibullying_bill_signed_by_snyder_without_controversial_exemption


House Bill 4163 on anti-bullying was passed 35-2 in the Republican-controlled Senate Nov. 30 and was signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder Dec. 6.

Michigan now joins 47 other states that have anti-bullying laws. The bill will require school districts to implement an anti-bullying policy within six months but does not identify any specific groups of people to be protected. Individual school districts must file the policy with the state Department of Education and send a copy of the policy to the state legislature within a year.