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SB 705

EnactedCrossfile HB 1255
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Education – Physical Restraint and Seclusion – Limitations, Reporting, and Training

Sponsor: Craig J. Zucker (District 14)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 562 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting certain public agencies from using seclusion as a behavioral health intervention for a student; prohibiting a public agency from using physical restraint and a nonpublic school from using physical restraint or seclusion as a behavioral health intervention for a student, except under certain circumstances; requiring the State Department of Education to develop an accountability system to measure compliance with regulations adopted on the use of physical restraint and seclusion; etc.

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Testimony (58)

MGA witness list
FAV 38FavorableFWA 15Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVStephen, GuyAlliance Against Seclusion and RestraintOral + Written (PDF)
FAVShrieves, MargoAlliance against seclusion and restraintWritten (PDF)
FAVBerger, MeganlobbyistDisability Rights MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVJones, MeganDisability Rights MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVJones, MeganDisability Rights MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVMargolis, LeslielobbyistDisability Rights MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMargolis, LeslielobbyistDisability Rights MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVSanders, KimGrafton Schools, Inc (DBA Grafton Integrated Health Network)Written (PDF)
FAVTompsett, ThomasHarris Jones & MaloneWritten (PDF)
FAVTompsett, ThomasHarris Jones & MaloneWritten (PDF)
FAVStettner, AndrewHoward County Autism SocietyWritten (PDF)
FAVEliscu, FeliceKabbalArtWritten (PDF)
FAVGeddes, AnnlobbyistMaryland Coalition of FamiliesWritten (PDF)
FAVLondon, RachelMaryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionPosition only
FAVHall, MicheleMaryland Office of the Public DefenderWritten (PDF)
FAVHall, MicheleMaryland Office of the Public DefenderWritten (PDF)
FAVMullen, MaryNoneWritten (PDF)
FAVTenBrink, JeannaProject LEAHWritten (PDF)
FAVNiper, NicoleUnSilencedPosition only
FAVGonzalez, GabrielWe Warned Them / wewarnedthem.orgWritten (PDF)
FAVEsparza, JasmyneWewarnedthem.orgWritten (PDF)
FAVCeruolo, RichIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVCeruolo, RichIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVGraham, ElizabethIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHenry, DianneIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVJasen, DebiIndividualPosition only
FAVKolp, AndeIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLaMarca, EmilyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLeoutsakos, Jeannie-MarieIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMasur, TracyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMonneron, EmmanuelIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVNahay, BuddIndividualPosition only
FAVScott, LoriIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Zucker, Senator ZuckerlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Zucker, Senator ZuckerlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVShrieves, EmilyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVStephens, LisaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFOrtiz, JeanettelobbyistAACPSWritten (PDF)
UNFOrtiz, JeanettelobbyistAACPSWritten (PDF)
UNFPogue, KimberlyJuvenile Services Education ProgramWritten (PDF)
FWARoe, ChristopherCouncil of Parent Attorneys and AdvocatesWritten (PDF)
FWAClark, MarjorieIvymount SchoolOral
FWAArneson, EmilylobbyistKennedy Krieger InstituteWritten (PDF)
FWAArneson, EmilylobbyistKennedy Krieger InstituteWritten (PDF)
FWAParsons, AaronKennedy Krieger InstituteOral
FWAMAher, RachelLinwoodOral
FWAWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationWritten (PDF)
FWAWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationOral + Written (PDF)
FWAAhmad, YousufMaryland State Department of EducationWritten (PDF)
FWAAmerikaner, AryMaryland State Department of EducationOral + Written (PDF)
FWAFlannery, KathySheppard PrattOral
FWAAccardo, ChristineIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWAFlynn, DorieIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAKasemeyer, PamIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAZucker, Senator CraigIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOMcLaughlin, ConstanceAnnie McLaughlin ConsultingWritten (PDF)
INFOTress, AndrewDepartment of Juvenile ServicesWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBerger, MeganDisability Rights MarylandRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland
FAVMargolis, LeslieDisability Rights MarylandRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland
FAVMargolis, LeslieDisability Rights MarylandRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland
FAVGeddes, AnnMaryland Coalition of FamiliesRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland; Maryland Coalition of Families
UNFOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins
UNFOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins
FWAArneson, EmilyKennedy Krieger InstituteRegistered for: Kennedy Krieger Institute
FWAArneson, EmilyKennedy Krieger InstituteRegistered for: Kennedy Krieger Institute
FWAWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
FWAWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education