as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/18/2020 10:49am
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:
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(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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(b) A school employee or other agent of a district must not use seclusion to punish or
otherwise discipline a student.
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This section is effective July 1, 2020.
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