Public schools; use of seclusion and restraint, report.

Passed on 4/13/26

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From the Legislature

Department of Education; use of seclusion and restraint in public schools; certain actions; report. Requires the Department of Education to (i) provide to each local school board a link to or a copy of the Board of Education's Regulations Governing the Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in Virginia and encourage each such board to fully comply with such regulations and (ii) submit to the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health no later than October 1, 2026, a report on the current implementation and utilization of such regulations that shall include (a) a detailed summary of the Department's current processes and procedures for enforcing such regulations and (b) a compilation and analysis of data relating to how such regulations are currently being implemented and utilized by public schools in each school division.

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

96 Yea

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1 Nay

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2 Absent

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Calendar

Feb 10

4:00 PM

House Education: K-12 Subcommittee Hearing

Feb 10

4:00 PM

House Education: K-12 Subcommittee Hearing

Feb 11

8:00 AM

House Education Hearing

Feb 26

7:00 PM

Senate Education and Health-Public Education Hearing

Mar 5

8:30 AM

Senate Education and Health Hearing