HB 1449 (2009) -  Use of Restraint and Seclusion on Students with Disabilities in Public Schools

General Bill by Sachs (CO-SPONSORS) McBurney; Nehr; Porth; Precourt; Schultz; Skidmore; Taylor, P.
Use of Restraint and Seclusion on Students with Disabilities in Public Schools: Prohibits school personnel from manually physically restraining student with disabilities except in emergency when imminent & significant threat to physical safety of student or others exists; provides further restrictions on use of manual physical restraint & other disciplinary methods; provides for medical evaluation after restraint; provides requirements for training of school personnel; requires preparation of incident report after student is released from restraint; requires development & revision of school district policies & procedures.
Effective Date: July 1, 2009
Last Event: Died in PreK-12 Policy Committee on Saturday, May 2, 2009 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 2480 Subject: Schools/Students with Disabilities/Restraint [SPSC] Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in PreK-12 Policy Committee Time: 05/02/2009 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: PreK-12 Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/02/2009 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in PreK-12 Policy Committee Time: 03/09/2009 - 9:49 PM Member: Committee: PreK-12 Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development Time: 03/09/2009 - 9:49 PM Member: Committee: Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development Version: __
Event: H Referred to Education Policy Council Time: 03/09/2009 - 9:49 PM Member: Committee: Education Policy Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice & Courts Policy Committee Time: 03/09/2009 - 9:49 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Courts Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to PreK-12 Policy Committee Time: 03/09/2009 - 9:49 PM Member: Committee: PreK-12 Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/03/2009 - 10:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/02/2009 - 3:57 PM Member: Sachs Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
1003.573 CS/CS/HB 835, SB 1870, SB 2480