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HB 1231: Students with Disabilities in Public Schools

GENERAL BILL by DuBose ; Rodrigues, R. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brown ; Bush ; Caruso ; Donalds ; Duran ; Eskamani ; Fernandez-Barquin ; Hattersley ; Hill ; Jenne ; Mercado ; Polo ; Slosberg ; Stark ; Thompson ; Toledo ; Valdes ; Webb

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: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Education
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/9/2020 House • Filed
    1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 110
    1/17/2020 House • Referred to PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 399
    1/24/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee, 01/28/20, 3:30 pm, Reed Hall
    1/28/2020 House • Favorable by PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 463
    • Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 463
    1/31/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 3:30 pm, Reed Hall
    2/4/2020 House • Favorable by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 505
    • Now in Education Committee -HJ 505
    2/10/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 02/12/20, 10:00 am, Reed Hall
    2/12/2020 House • Favorable by- Education Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 568
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 568
    3/3/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20
    3/6/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 939
    • Amendment(s) adopted (942395) -HJ 939
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/9/2020 House • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading -HJ 989
    3/10/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1020
    • Passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 1021
    3/10/2020 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 657
    • Received -SJ 657
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Education

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  • HB 1231, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/7/2020 at 1:04 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1644 Students With Disabilities in Public Schools Book Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/10/2020 11:14 AM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1003.573 Use of restraint and seclusion on students with disabilities. Page 3 (pdf)
    1003.574 Page 12 (pdf)
    1012.582 Continuing education and inservice training for teaching students with developmental disabilities. Page 19 (pdf)

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  • HB 1231, Original Filed Version Posted 1/9/2020 at 3:12 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/28/2020 (pdf)
    PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/4/2020 (pdf)
    Education Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1644 Students With Disabilities in Public Schools Book Identical Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    743139 - Amendment
    Remove lines 290-446
    DuBose 3/4/2020
    3:09 PM
    House: Withdrawn
    3/6/2020
    PDF
    942395 - Amendment
    Remove lines 292-298 and insert:
    DuBose 3/4/2020
    3:08 PM
    House: Adopted
    3/6/2020
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1003.573 Use of restraint and seclusion on students with disabilities. Page 3 (pdf)
    1003.574 Page 12 (pdf)
    1012.582 Continuing education and inservice training for teaching students with developmental disabilities. Page 19 (pdf)

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