HB 2185: DOE SPORTS OFFICIALS; ASSAULT; PRIVATE COUNSEL; TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER

Authorizes the Department of Education to retain private counsel to represent a sports official in certain civil proceedings to obtain a temporary restraining order in response to incidences where the sports official has been assaulted or threatened in the course of legally discharging their sports official duties.  Includes substantial bodily injury of a sports official engaged in the lawful discharge of the sports official's duties in the offense of assault in the first degree.  Clarifies that a sports official includes a school administrator, league administrator, or athletics director.  Clarifies that a sports official's duties cover sports events at public schools and private schools.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD1)