House
File
441
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
441
BY
MASCHER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
establishment
of
a
behavioral
1
interventions
task
force.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
BEHAVIORAL
INTERVENTIONS
TASK
FORCE.
1
1.
The
department
of
education
shall
convene
a
task
force
2
on
the
use
of
restrictive
procedures,
including
seclusion,
on
3
students
in
Iowa’s
school
districts.
The
task
force
shall,
4
at
a
minimum,
review
the
department’s
administrative
rules
5
and
guidance
relating
to
physical
confinement,
detention,
and
6
physical
restraint;
data
on
how
often
restrictive
procedures
7
are
used
in
Iowa’s
school
districts
and
the
circumstances
that
8
lead
to
such
use;
whether
or
not
the
students
on
whom
such
9
procedures
are
used
have
an
individualized
education
program;
10
the
students’
ages
and
other
data
useful
in
identifying
risk
11
factors
within
the
student
population
affected;
positive,
12
evidence-based
behavioral
interventions
and
procedures;
13
and
schoolwide
evidence-based
training
programs
and
support
14
relating
to
conflict
prevention
and
management.
The
task
15
force
shall
recommend
changes
relating
to
the
department’s
16
administrative
rules,
guidance,
and
the
Code
of
Iowa
as
17
appropriate.
18
2.
The
voting
members
of
the
task
force
shall
consist
19
of
education
stakeholders,
including
but
not
limited
to
two
20
parents,
one
of
whom
shall
be
the
parent
of
a
child
with
an
21
individualized
education
program.
22
3.
In
addition
to
the
voting
members
of
the
task
force,
23
the
membership
shall
include
four
legislators
as
ex
officio,
24
nonvoting
members.
The
members
shall
be
appointed
as
follows:
25
a.
Two
members
of
the
senate,
one
of
whom
shall
be
appointed
26
by
the
majority
leader
of
the
senate
and
one
of
whom
shall
27
be
appointed
by
the
majority
leader
of
the
senate
after
28
consultation
with
the
minority
leader
of
the
senate.
29
b.
Two
members
of
the
house
of
representatives,
one
of
30
whom
shall
be
appointed
by
the
speaker
of
the
house
and
one
31
of
whom
shall
be
appointed
by
the
speaker
of
the
house
after
32
consultation
with
the
minority
leader
of
the
house.
33
4.
The
task
force
shall
submit
its
findings
and
34
recommendations
to
the
general
assembly
by
January
13,
2020.
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EXPLANATION
1
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
2
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
3
This
bill
directs
the
department
of
education
to
convene
4
a
task
force
on
the
use
of
restrictive
procedures,
including
5
seclusion,
on
students
in
Iowa’s
school
districts.
The
task
6
force
shall,
at
a
minimum,
review
the
department’s
rules
and
7
guidance
relating
to
physical
confinement,
detention,
and
8
physical
restraint;
data
on
the
use
of
restrictive
procedures
9
and
the
circumstances
that
lead
to
such
use;
data
useful
10
in
identifying
risk
factors
within
the
student
population
11
affected;
positive,
evidence-based
behavioral
interventions
and
12
procedures;
and
schoolwide
evidence-based
training
programs
and
13
support
relating
to
conflict
prevention
and
management.
14
The
voting
members
of
the
task
force
shall
consist
of
15
education
stakeholders,
including
but
not
limited
to
two
16
parents,
one
of
whom
shall
be
the
parent
of
a
child
with
an
17
individualized
education
program.
There
shall
also
be
four
ex
18
officio,
nonvoting
legislative
members.
The
task
force
shall
19
submit
its
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
general
assembly
20
by
January
13,
2020.
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