Bill Text: CT SB00706 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut Senate Bill 706 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Appropriate Use Of Restraint And Seclusion On Students.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-25 - Referred to Joint Committee on Education [SB00706 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-SB00706-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 706*
*January Session, 2017*		LCO No. 1923
		01923
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
SEN. SUZIO, 13th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE APPROPRIATE USE OF RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION ON STUDENTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 10-236b of the general statutes be amended to clarify the use of restraint and seclusion on students by articulating the distinction between a therapeutic time-out and seclusion and prohibiting planned seclusions from being included in a student's individualized education program.

Statement of Purpose:

To protect children from the inappropriate use of restraint and seclusion in school.