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HF 3482

1st Engrossment - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/12/2020 04:05pm

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A bill for an act
 relating to education; defining and prohibiting seclusion; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

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

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2020.
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