AB 1538 California Assembly · 2009-2010 Regular Session

Pupil discipline: restraint.

Summary

Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop, and the State Board of Education to adopt, regulations governing the use of behavioral interventions with individuals with exceptional needs receiving special education and related services. This bill would prohibit an educational provider from using physical restraint, as defined, on a pupil who is an individual with exceptional needs for the purpose of coercion, punishment, convenience, or retaliation by staff, or as an extended procedure beyond an immediate emergency, and would specify conditions under which an educational provider would be authorized to use physical restraint. The bill would also prohibit an educational provider from using chemical restraint, as defined, except as otherwise licensed to prescribe and administer medication, or mechanical restraint, as defined.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2009

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 27, 2009 Last action Feb 2, 2010

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May 13, 2009

Lower · Passed

Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

lower

May 12, 2009

Introduced

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 6).

lower

Apr 30, 2009

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on ED.

lower

Apr 29, 2009

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.

lower

Apr 29, 2009

Lower · Passed

In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

lower

Apr 22, 2009

Lower · Passed

In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

lower

Apr 21, 2009

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on ED.

lower

Apr 20, 2009

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.

lower

Apr 16, 2009

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on ED.

lower

Apr 15, 2009

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.

lower

Apr 2, 2009

Committee

Referred to Com. on ED.

lower

Mar 1, 2009

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.

lower

Feb 27, 2009

Introduced

Introduced. To print.

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor