Please see attached legislative priority and bill that was not passed last year.

 

Many school districts have voluntarily adopted best practices around this issue after 10 years of advocacy.

 

We have good reporting requirements, but there are still more guidelines that we want in statute.

 

Many seclusion rooms closed on Florida because they were not in FIRE CODE. Check that out!

 

Also, I am a big fan of the attached How Safe is the Schoolhouse report.

 

Kindest Regards,

 

Margaret J. Hooper, MSW
Director of Public Policy and Advocacy
Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc. (FDDC)
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Tallahassee, Florida  32301-2981
Ph: (850) 488-4180 | (800) 580-7801
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From: xxxxxx@nacdd.simplelists.com <xxxxxx@nacdd.simplelists.com> On Behalf Of Williams, Brett (DHHS)
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 10:58 AM
To: Mercer-Schleider, Kimberly <xxxxxx@illinois.gov>; 'xxxxxx@nacdd.simplelists.com' <xxxxxx@nacdd.simplelists.com>
Subject: DD Councils RE: Restraint and Seclusion Rooms

 

Good morning all:

 

In Michigan’s 2015-2016 legislative session, there was a package of bills moved through and signed into law that focused on prohibiting the use of restraint and seclusion in public schools. The links below will take you to Michigan’s legislative page that will have each rendition of the bill as well as the public act number. Please feel free to call MDDC if you have any questions on these bills.

 

https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(nxjg3wsi40ucyqueiiysme4y))/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=2016-HB-5409&query=on

https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(nxjg3wsi40ucyqueiiysme4y))/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=2016-HB-5410&query=on

https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(nxjg3wsi40ucyqueiiysme4y))/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=2016-HB-5411&query=on

https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(nxjg3wsi40ucyqueiiysme4y))/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=2016-HB-5412&query=on

https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(nxjg3wsi40ucyqueiiysme4y))/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=2016-HB-5413&query=on

https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(nxjg3wsi40ucyqueiiysme4y))/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=2016-HB-5414&query=on

https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(nxjg3wsi40ucyqueiiysme4y))/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=2016-HB-5415&query=on

https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(nxjg3wsi40ucyqueiiysme4y))/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=2016-HB-5416&query=on

https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(nxjg3wsi40ucyqueiiysme4y))/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=2016-HB-5417&query=on

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Brett Williams

 

Public Policy Analyst

Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council

Phone: 517-284-7289

Fax- 517-335-2751

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From: xxxxxx@nacdd.simplelists.com <xxxxxx@nacdd.simplelists.com> On Behalf Of Mercer-Schleider, Kimberly
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 10:29 AM
To: 'xxxxxx@nacdd.simplelists.com' <xxxxxx@nacdd.simplelists.com>
Subject: DD Councils Restraint and Seclusion Rooms

 

Hi All

 

Do any of you have any investments related to use of physical restraint or seclusion rooms as behavior interventions in schools?  Have any of you engaged in any activity that had a role in abolishing the use of these practices in your states?  Or at local levels?  Please send them my way.

 

Happy Wednesday,

 

Kim

 


 

 

 

 

KIMBERLY MERCER-SCHLEIDER | DIRECTOR

Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities

Chicago Office: 100 W. Randolph, Suite 10-600 Chicago, IL 60602

Springfield Office: 830 S. Spring Street Chicago IL, 62704

Springfield Phone: (217)782-9696

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