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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3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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