Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section:(1) 'School district' means a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district.(2) 'Smoke' means to burn any substance containing tobacco, including a lighted cigarette, cigar, or pipe, or to burn a clove cigarette.(3) 'Use tobacco' means to chew or maintain any substance containing tobacco, including smokeless tobacco, in the mouth to derive the effects of tobacco.(B) No pupil shall smoke or use tobacco or possess any substance containing tobacco in any area under the control of a school district or an educational service center or at any activity supervised by any school operated by a school district or an educational service center.(C) No pupil shall use or possess any substance containing betel nut in any area under the control of a school district or an educational service center or at any activity supervised by any school operated by a school district or an educational service center.(D) The board of education of each school district and the governing board of each educational service center shall adopt a policy providing for the enforcement trict or an educational service center.(D) The board of education of each school district and the governing board of each educational service center shall adopt a policy providing for the enforcement of division (B) of this section and establishing disciplinary measures for a violation of division (B) of this section.
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