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SB 1644: Students With Disabilities in Public Schools

GENERAL BILL by Book ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Flores

Students With Disabilities in Public Schools; Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of seclusion on students with disabilities in public schools; prohibiting specified restraint techniques; requiring a video camera to be placed in specified classrooms upon the request of a parent; requiring schools to provide written notice to certain individuals of the placement of a video camera; requiring continuing education and inservice training for instructional personnel teaching students with emotional or behavioral disabilities, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | 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 Senate • Filed
    1/17/2020 Senate • Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 161
    1/22/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 161
    2/5/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 02/10/20, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/10/2020 Senate • Favorable by Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 267
    • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
    2/20/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 02/25/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/25/2020 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 347
    2/26/2020 Senate • Now in Appropriations
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Appropriations

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  • SB 1644, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2020 at 2:48 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2020 (pdf)
    Education (Post-Meeting) 2/10/2020 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Pre-Meeting) 2/24/2020 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Post-Meeting) 2/26/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1231 (e1) Students with Disabilities in Public Schools DuBose, Rodrigues Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Education

    Proposed Committee Substitutes (1)

    PCS and Amendments Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    522188 - Proposed Committee Substitute Appropriations 2/26/2020
    1:20 PM

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    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    745298 - Amendment
    Delete lines 295 - 301 and insert:
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
    (Book)
    2/24/2020
    9:59 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/26/2020
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    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    2/10/2020 1:30 PM Education 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/25/2020 9:00 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 8 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 11 (pdf)
    1012.582 Continuing education and inservice training for teaching students with developmental disabilities. Page 16 (pdf)

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