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ND SB2275
Bill
Status
1/16/2017
Primary Sponsor
Joan Heckaman
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AI Summary
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Each school district must adopt a restraint and seclusion policy by July 1, 2018, using definitions from the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.
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School district policies must prohibit restraint methods that restrict student breathing and must support safety policies in extreme instances.
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School districts must file policy copies with the superintendent of public instruction, who reports annually to a legislative interim committee, and report all restraint and seclusion incidents to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.
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The statewide longitudinal data system committee must include restraint and seclusion data in its report under section 54-59-36.
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Each school district must provide annual training to personnel on proper restraint and seclusion use, with $500,000 appropriated from the foundation aid stabilization fund for training purposes through June 30, 2019.
Legislative Description
The adoption of a restraint and seclusion policy by school districts and the reporting of incidents of restraint and seclusion; to provide an appropriation; and to provide for a report to legislative management.
Last Action
Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 10 nays 36
2/14/2017