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HB 2599 Public schools; prohibits use of seclusion and restraint.

Introduced by: John J. Bell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Use of seclusion and restraint in public schools. Requires the Board of Education, in its regulations regarding the use of seclusion and restraint in public schools, to specifically identify and prohibit the use of any method of restraint or seclusion that it determines poses a significant danger to the student and establish safety standards for seclusion.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/19  House: Presented and ordered printed 19102582D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/30/19  House: Committee substitute printed 19105982D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/21/19  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2599ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/18/19  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0591)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted

HISTORY

• 01/09/19  House: Presented and ordered printed 19102582D
• 01/09/19  House: Referred to Committee on Education
• 01/18/19  House: Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #1
• 01/28/19  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/19  House: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/19  House: Committee substitute printed 19105982D-H1
• 01/30/19  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/30/19  House: Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
• 02/01/19  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/19  House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/19  House: Read first time
• 02/04/19  House: Read second time
• 02/04/19  House: Committee substitute agreed to 19105982D-H1
• 02/04/19  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2599H1
• 02/05/19  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/19  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/19  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/06/19  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/07/19  Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
• 02/14/19  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/19  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/19  Senate: Read third time
• 02/18/19  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/19  House: Enrolled
• 02/21/19  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2599ER)
• 02/21/19  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/21/19  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/28/19  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 28, 2019
• 02/28/19  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
• 03/18/19  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 591 (effective 7/1/19)
• 03/18/19  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0591)