Legislation

Title: Education - Physical Restraint and Seclusion - Guidelines and Reporting
Sponsored by: Delegates Wilkins, Cain, and Guyton
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Clarifying a requirement for the State Department of Education to collect data on restraint and seclusion incidents; requiring the Department to provide any data gathered under the Act to the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center; requiring the Department to analyze the data collected, verify the data if no incidents are reported, and make recommendations on how to reduce the use of restraint and seclusion by the top 30% of public agencies and nonpublic schools having the highest rate of such incidents; etc.

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Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2020

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2020 Legislative Date 2/06/2020 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Education - Physical Restraint and Seclusion - Guidelines and Reporting Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2020 Legislative Date 2/11/2020 Action Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/06/2020	2/06/2020	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Education - Physical Restraint and Seclusion - Guidelines and Reporting
House	2/11/2020	2/11/2020	Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.

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