MN SF1083

Restricts "emergency" definition to situations requiring immediate intervention to protect from physical injury, excluding non-compliance behaviors such as a child placing their head on a desk or failing to respond to requests.

Requires schools to maintain publicly accessible restrictive procedures plans including lists of procedures, positive behavior strategies, mental health service linkages, and quarterly oversight committee reviews with specified membership (mental health professional, positive behavior expert, special education and general education administrators).

Mandates school districts hold individualized education program meetings within ten calendar days after restrictive procedures are used on two separate days within 30 days or when a pattern emerges, and requires consultations with specialists if procedures are used on ten or more school days during the same school year.

Extends the deadline for using prone restraints from August 1, 2013 to August 1, 2015 for children age five or older, contingent on staff training, incident reporting to the department, and medical review.

Requires staff training in positive behavioral interventions, de-escalation methods, emergency-only use standards, positional asphyxia recognition, reporting procedures, and schoolwide positive behavior programs before implementing restrictive procedures.