Relating to the establishment of a behavioral interventions task force

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedFebruary 20, 2019
Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 25, 2019
Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: Passes the House
Next: Senate committee
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill directs the department of education to convene a task force on the use of restrictive procedures, including seclusion, on students in Iowa’s school districts. The task force shall, at a minimum, review the department’s rules and guidance relating to physical confinement, detention, and physical restraint; data on the use of restrictive procedures and the circumstances that lead to such use; data useful in identifying risk factors within the student population affected; positive, evidence-based behavioral interventions and procedures; and schoolwide evidence-based training programs and support relating to conflict prevention and management.

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The voting members of the task force shall consist of education stakeholders, including but not limited to two parents, one of whom shall be the parent of a child with an individualized education program. There shall also be four ex officio, nonvoting legislative members. The task force shall submit its findings and recommendations to the general assembly by January 13, 2020.

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House subcommittee

Named February 25, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Lobbying

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