Bill > A4104

Introduced Session

This bill amends current law to require that the parent or guardian of a student with disabilities is immediately notified by telephone or through some means of electronic communication when a school district, educational services commission, or approved private school for students with disabilities uses a seclusion technique on the student. A full written report of the incident is required to be provided to the parent or guardian within 48 hours of the occurrence of the incident. Under current law, a seclusion technique is defined as the involuntary confinement of a student alone in a room or area from which the student is physically prevented from leaving, but does not include a timeout. The bill also requires the Department of Education to annually collect data from school districts, educational services commissions, and approved private schools for students with disabilities on the number and times a physical restraint or a seclusion technique was utilized on a student with disabilities and the type and duration of the physical restraint or seclusion technique that was utilized, and the number of students with disabilities on which a physical restraint or a seclusion technique was utilized. In addition, the department is required to collect data on the number of students with disabilities who have been excluded from school and required to undergo a psychiatric evaluation in order to return to school. The department is required to publish the collected data annually on its website in a manner that protects student privacy. The published data will be disaggregated by county and by the race, gender, and age of the student.

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Michele Matsikoudis (R)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee (on 04/04/2024)

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