SB 1170 (2013) -  Use, Prevention, and Reduction of Seclusion and Restraint on Students with Disabilities in Public Schools

by Flores
Requiring that manual physical restraint be used only in an emergency when there is an imminent risk of serious injury or death to the student or others; prohibiting the use of manual physical restraint by school personnel who are not certified to use district-approved methods for applying restraint techniques; requiring that each school medically evaluate a student after the student is manually physically restrained; prohibiting school personnel from placing a student in seclusion; providing requirements for the use of time-out, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2013
Last Event: 05/03/13 S Died in Education on Friday, May 3, 2013 7:16 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Education
  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Education Time: 05/03/2013 - 7:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 87 Time: 03/05/2013 - 8:18 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Education; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 87 Time: 03/01/2013 - 2:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/25/2013 - 1:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
1003.573 HB 291