3.0.0 2860 2023-01-11T13:16:50Z 2023-01-11T13:16:50Z Senate S S 2009-12-09 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-12-10T00:03:32Z Keeping All Students Safe Act 111 4247 HR 2010-03-04 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2009-12-09 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2009-12-09 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12809-12810) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-12-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN N Education Administrative law and regulatory procedures Child health Child safety and welfare Department of Education Department of Health and Human Services Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Government studies and investigations Performance measurement Preschool education School administration Special education Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2009-12-09 Introduced in Senate 2009-12-16T21:35:23Z Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act - Directs the Secretary of Education (Secretary) to establish minimum standards that: (1) prohibit elementary and secondary school personnel from managing any student by using any mechanical or chemical restraint, physical restraint or escort that restricts breathing, or aversive behavioral intervention that compromises student health and safety; (2) prohibit such personnel from using physical restraint or seclusion, unless such measures are required to eliminate an imminent danger of physical injury to the student or others and certain precautions are taken; (3) require states and local educational agencies (LEAs) to ensure that a sufficient number of school personnel receive state-approved training and certification in first aid and certain safe and effective student management techniques; (4) prohibit physical restraint or seclusion from being written into a student's education plan, individual safety plan, behavioral plan, or individual education program as a planned intervention; and (5) require schools to establish procedures to quickly notify parents if physical restraint or seclusion is imposed on their child and quickly notify the state Protection and Advocacy System if the child is seriously injured or dies from such measures.

Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to states and, through them, competitive subgrants to LEAs to: (1) establish, implement, and enforce policies and procedures to meet such standards; and (2) implement school-wide positive behavior supports.

Directs the Secretary to conduct a national assessment of this Act's effectiveness.

Gives Protection and Advocacy Systems the authority provided under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to investigate, monitor, and enforce this Act's protections for students.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish standards for Head Start agencies that are consistent with the minimum standards for the management of elementary and secondary school students.

Authorizes the Secretary to allocate funds to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to assist Head Start agencies in establishing, implementing, and enforcing policies and procedures to meet such standards.

]]> Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act Display Title Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act Introduced in Senate 2009-12-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s2860is/xml/BILLS-111s2860is.xml 2009-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.