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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

   
     Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §1001, sub-§15, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 351,
§2, is amended to read:

   
A. Define unacceptable student behavior;, including, but
not limited to, behavior that negatively affects a student's
ability to perform academically or socially, such as:

   
(1)__Bullying, which means intentional, aggressive,
repeated and hurtful behavior perpetrated over time;

   
(2)__Harassment, which means intentional, repeated and
hurtful verbal or nonverbal actions or expressions
perpetrated over time; and

   
(3)__Sexual harassment, which means intentional,
repeated and sexual verbal or nonverbal actions or
expressions categorized as either:

   
(a)__Quid pro quo sexual harassment, which is when
the perpetrator forces the victim to perform a
favor or assume some responsibility for the
harassment; or

   
(b)__Hostile-environment sexual harassment, which
is when the perpetrator's behavior affects the
victim's ability to perform effectively in the
school environment;

   
     Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §1001, sub-§15, ¶F, as amended by PL 2001, c. 644,
§1, is further amended to read:

   
F. Establish policies and procedures concerning the removal
of disruptive or violent students or students threatening
death or bodily harm to others from a classroom or a school
bus, as well as student disciplinary, counseling and
placement decisions, when appropriate; and

   
     Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §1001, sub-§15, ¶G, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 351,
§2, is amended to read:

   
G. Establish guidelines and criteria concerning the
appropriate circumstances when the superintendent or the
superintendent's designee may provide information to the
local police or other appropriate law enforcement
authorities regarding an offense that involves violence
committed by any person on school grounds or other school
property.; and

   
     Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §1001, sub-§15, ¶H is enacted to read:

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