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CS/HB 149: Students with Disabilities in Public Schools

GENERAL BILL by Early Learning and Elementary Education Subcommittee ; DuBose ; Plasencia ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Benjamin ; Brown ; Driskell ; Fetterhoff ; Grall ; Grieco ; Hunschofsky ; Learned ; Leek ; Persons-Mulicka ; Plakon ; Slosberg ; Tant ; Toledo ; Valdés ; Woodson

Students with Disabilities in Public Schools; Prohibits use of seclusion on students; revises provisions relating to use of restraint on certain students; provides DOE, school district, school, & personnel requirements; provides for placement of video camera in specified classrooms; provides requirements for such placement; requires continuing education & inservice training for teaching students with emotional or behavioral disabilities.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 6/23/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-140
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/4/2021 House • Filed
1/20/2021 House • Referred to Early Learning and Elementary Education Subcommittee; Secondary Education and Career Development Subcommittee; Education and Employment Committee
3/1/2021 House • Added to Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee agenda
3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/3/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
3/4/2021 House • Reported out of Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/8/2021 House • Referred to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
3/10/2021 House • Added to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee agenda
3/12/2021 House • Favorable by Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
• Reported out of Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
• Now in Education & Employment Committee
3/15/2021 House • Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
3/17/2021 House • Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
• Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/8/2021 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2021)
4/13/2021 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/14/2021 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
4/15/2021 House • Message sent to senate
4/15/2021 Senate • In Messages
4/19/2021 Senate • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 492
4/20/2021 Senate • Received -SJ 492
4/26/2021 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 698
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 192 -SJ 698
• Read 2nd time -SJ 698
• Read 3rd time -SJ 698
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 698
4/26/2021 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
6/16/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/21/2021 • Approved by Governor
6/23/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-140