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SB 144: Seclusion and Restraint on Students With Disabilities in Public Schools

GENERAL BILL by Flores ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sachs ; Storms ; Ring

Seclusion and Restraint on Students With Disabilities in Public Schools; Requiring that manual physical restraint be used only in an emergency when there is an imminent risk of serious injury or death to the student or others; providing restrictions on the use of manual physical restraint; prohibiting the use of manual physical restraint by school personnel who are not certified to use district-approved methods for applying restraint techniques; requiring that each school medically evaluate a student after the student is manually physically restrained; prohibiting school personnel from placing a student in seclusion; providing requirements for the use of time-out; requiring that a school district report its training and certification procedures to the Department of Education, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    8/29/2011 Senate • Filed
    9/8/2011 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Budget -SJ 19
    1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 19
    1/25/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/30/12, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
    1/30/2012 Senate • Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 300
    1/31/2012 Senate • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -SJ 300
    2/6/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/09/12, 1:15 pm, 401 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    2/14/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/16/12, 10:30 am, 401 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

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  • SB 144, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/29/2011 at 2:20 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting) 1/27/2012 (pdf)
    Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting) 1/31/2012 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/8/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1467 Public School Education Gonzalez Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in K-20 Innovation Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (KINS)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (4)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    695260 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Detert)     		2/8/2012
    10:45 AM     		Favorable
    2/16/2012     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 516078 - Amendment to Amendment (695260)
    Delete lines 12 - 15.     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Storms)     		2/10/2012
    9:14 AM
    (Late Filed)     		Favorable
    2/16/2012     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 158648 - Amendment to Amendment (695260)
    Delete lines 123 - 125 and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Storms)     		2/10/2012
    9:13 AM
    (Late Filed)     		Favorable
    2/16/2012     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 838606 - Amendment to Amendment (695260)
    Delete lines 141 - 143.     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Storms)     		2/10/2012
    9:14 AM
    (Late Filed)     		Favorable
    2/16/2012     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/30/2012 3:30 PM Education Pre-K - 12 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1003.573 Use of restraint and seclusion on students with disabilities. Page 2 (pdf)

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