Keeping All Students Safe Act
The Keeping All Students Safe Act prohibits the use of "unlawful" seclusion and restraint in schools, including physical restraint that's life-threatening, contraindicated for a student's disability, or not properly trained for. It requires schools to use less restrictive interventions first, mandates training for school personnel in crisis intervention, and establishes reporting requirements for restraint incidents, including immediate parent notification and annual public reporting. The bill prohibits using physical restraint as a planned intervention in student education plans and requires states to submit compliance plans with data on restraint incidents disaggregated by race, disability status, and other factors. It applies to public schools and programs receiving federal funding, but does not affect private schools not receiving federal funds or home schools.
Bill status
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Introduction
May 2023
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Introduced May 18, 2023
Last action May 18, 2023
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May 18, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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May 18, 2023
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 106 co-sponsors
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Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
DDemocratic
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Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
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Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
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Alma S. Adams
DDemocratic
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Andy Kim
DDemocratic
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Ann M. Kuster
DDemocratic
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Ayanna Pressley
DDemocratic
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Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Becca Balint
DDemocratic
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Betty McCollum
DDemocratic
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Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
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