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: