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HB 81: Seclusion/Restraint/Students with Disabilities

GENERAL BILL by Hukill ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ambler ; Anderson ; Bernard ; Brandenburg ; Burgin ; Flores ; Fresen ; Glorioso ; Gonzalez ; Heller ; Hudson ; Jenne ; Kiar ; Llorente ; Mayfield ; McBurney ; Nehr ; Pafford ; Planas ; Porth ; Precourt ; Rader ; Reed ; Sachs ; Schenck ; Schultz ; Schwartz ; Skidmore ; Soto ; Stargel ; Steinberg ; Tobia ; Williams, T. ; Zapata

Seclusion/Restraint/Students with Disabilities; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/H1073 & H81) Provides that manual physical restraint shall be used only in emergency when there is imminent risk of serious injury or death to student or others; provides restrictions on use of manual physical restraint; prohibits use of manual physical restraint by school personnel who are not trained & certified to use district-approved methods for applying restraint techniques, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2010
Last Action: 3/25/2010 House - CS combines this bill with 1073; CS by PreK-12 Policy (EPC); YEAS 13 NAYS 0; Original bill laid on Table, under Rule 7.19, refer to combined CS/CS/HB 1073 (Ch. 2010-224) -HJ 00407, -HJ 00427
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    8/20/2009 House • Filed
    10/1/2009 House • Referred to PreK-12 Policy (EPC); Health Care Services Policy (HFPC); PreK-12 Appropriations (CEED); Education Policy Council
    3/2/2010 House • Introduced, referred to PreK-12 Policy (EPC); Health Care Services Policy (HFPC); PreK-12 Appropriations (CEED); Education Policy Council -HJ 00015
    3/23/2010 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Policy (EPC), 03/25/10, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
    3/25/2010 House • CS combines this bill with 1073; CS by PreK-12 Policy (EPC); YEAS 13 NAYS 0; Original bill laid on Table, under Rule 7.19, refer to combined CS/CS/HB 1073 (Ch. 2010-224) -HJ 00407, -HJ 00427

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  • HB 81, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/15/2009 at 12:37 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1003.573

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