1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; defining and prohibiting seclusion;proposing coding for 
1.3 	new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [121A.583] SECLUSION.
1.6 	(a) "Seclusion" as used in this section means confining a student alone in a room from 
1.7 	which egress is barred by an adult locking or closing the door in the room or preventing the 
1.8 	student from leaving the room. Removing a student from an activity to a location where the 
1.9 	student cannot participate in or observe the activity is not seclusion.
1.10 	(b) A school employee or other agent of a district must not use seclusion for any reason, 
1.11 	including to punish or  discipline a student, except as provided in sections 125A.0941 and 
1.12 	125A.0942.

1.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2020.