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The Senate Committee on Education met on March 8th to take up the following bills in order: SB 68 (Zaffirini), SB 891 (Zaffirini), SB 294 (Johnson), SB 357 (Hall), SB 798 (Middleton), SB 629 (Menéndez), SB 133 (West). All bills were left pending. The notice for the hearing can be found here. Part 1 of the hearing can be found here and part 2 can be found here.

This report is intended to give you an overview and highlight the various topics taken up. It is not a verbatim transcript of the discussions but is based upon what was audible or understandable to the observer and the desire to get details out as quickly as possible with few errors or omissions.

 

SB 68 (Zaffirini) Relating to excused absences from public school for certain students to visit a professional’s workplace for a career investigation day.

  • Zaffirini- This bill is a refile of HB 3864 (Murr), 87th session
  • Current law does not allow excused absences for a student to visit a professional workplace
  • Bill would allow for schools to excuse students up to 2 days their junior year, and 2 days their senior year to visit a professional workplace and explore careers in that fields; provided the school district adopts a policy for the practice and a procedure for verifying a student visit to the professional workplace
  • Bettencourt- Should we not put some type of limited guideline on the request?
    • I think one of the witnesses would be able to answer that
  • Paxton- This bill is meant to mirror what we do for college, for career days
    • That’s correct
  • Paxton- Would the policy be determined by the district or the state level; and would a student get to pick how to use their days or is it an either-or situation?
    • No because there is a limited number of excused absences; it could be an either-or situation or a combination
  • Paxton- I think this is innovative and a great idea
  • Springer- I apricate this, on the accountability aspect, I read in the bill that a district will adopt a procedure to verify the students visit at a professional workplace, so there is accountability set up
    • That’s the way I read it

 

Jeni Neatherlin, Granger ISD – For

  • Currently a superintendent, discussed having career day for kids
  • For college days the students bring back paperwork from the schools they visit
  • Gave an example of girl who was accepted to UT that wanted to be a pharmacist and found out after visiting the pharmacist she did not want to do it
  • The bill helps make sure kids have an opportunity to explore a career
  • On accountability, we had an employer that filled out a form to verify students were there
  • Campbell- Do you think it would be, beneficial for children in 3rd grade on up?
    • It would show some benefit, but 8th grade and up would be the most beneficial

 

 

Cody Klaus, Granger High School – For

  • Believes this bill will help kids like him figure out what they want to do sooner
  • It’ll help kids that go to college a get a major they are not interested in
  • Helps students save money not having to spend money on classes they won’t need

 

Alex Harwell, Granger High School – For

  • This bill gives and opportunity to help students figure out what they would like to do
  • As a junior didn’t know what she wanted to do, this bill will allow her to explore what she wants to do

 

Nathan Tucker, Granger High School – For

  • Wants to become electrical engineer in power systems operational field
  • This bill allows him to see a powerplant or electrical substation
  • Helps other have a prepared plan for working opportunities
  • Paxton- All my kids knew what they wanted to do when they were 18 but only one of them was right; stats show a lot of students constantly change their major; this seems like a great opportunity if you’re going into college or not going into college

 

Jan Friese, Texas Counseling Association – For

  • This bill is a wonderful opportunity for students
  • 100% in support of this bill

 

SB 68 is left pending

 

SB 891 (Zaffirini) (CS) Relating to excused absences from public school for a student’s mental or behavioral health.

  • Middelton sends up CS
  • Current law in Texas does not require public schools to excuse a student for mental or behavioral health reasons
  • This bill provides clarity and consist among addressing mental health in young students;
  • Allows school districts to develop policies that support students’ needs
  • Bill would require school district to excuse students for max of 5 days, to receive help or diagnosis with documentation by health care provider
  • Allows school districts policy that permit students to have excused absences for mental and behavioral health treatment without requiring documentation, that is permissive
  • CS is legislative council version of the bill
  • Springer moves adoption of CS, CS is adopted

 

Andrew Hairston, Texas Appleseed – For

  • Sit on many truancies court proceedings
  • Magistrates in these hearing offer that there is a defense for the student but may not be comprehended by the students or parent
  • This bill moves in the right direction and represents a framework for the ripple effects from the pandemic
  • West- Are there any school district that currently provide for school absences?
    • Not under this framework, this framework would help guide local education agencies

 

Monica Ayers, Citizens Commission on Human Rights Texas – Against

  • This should be health day not just mental health days
  • Bill singles out kids that are taking mental health days
  • Kids will figure out a way to abuse this
  • Would rather have parents be in control, thinks a family day would be better
  • Campbell- The assumption that others will know about health days is incorrect

 

Lyssette Galvan, NAMI Texas – For

  • This bill comes from one of our youngest advocates, who is 8 years old (Isla lope)
  • Stressful situations in and out of school affect child’s wellbeing
  • Mental health should be treated as if a child has fever
  • 1/6th of youths experience a mental health disorder each year
  • This bill is a step forward to make sure students have success in the classroom

 

Shannon Hoffman, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health – On

  • Based on research students experiencing trauma and stress have been rising
  • Students who are emotionally and mentally well can better engage in learning
  • Goal should be a preventative approach, and create a more positive climate for students

 

Anna Smith, Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) – For

  • This bill can provide students, parents and schools the tools to help with mental health issues
  • Bill allows school districts to count to 5 absences for mental health treatment, support in diagnosis with mental health provider
  • Bill allows the school board to adopt local policies without a note, or a school council to serve as adequate notice
  • These changes ensure that districts will not lose state funding for abscess
  • Does not limit the number of days a student can miss for mental health reasons

 

CSSB 891 is left pending

 

SB 294 (Johnson) (CS) Relating to the use of medication designated for treatment of respiratory distress on public and private school campuses.

  • Menedez send up CS for 294
  • Johnson- about 500K Texas children suffer from asthma
  • Under Texas law there is an impediment of the quick administration of albuterol
  • Bill allows schools to designated other trained personnel to administer medications; training also described in bill
  • Allows Drs to work with school districts to provided delegation orders and for primary care follow up for students that have undocumented asthma
  • Creates training, documentation, and parental notifications for unassigned albuterol
  • CS requires that school provide parents with an informed consent form upon enrollment for both learning and transfer students
  • Will be a 2nd SC that clarifies that this is not mandatory, it is an opt in for the school districts
  • Chair Creighton- The CS the main provision is the main consent form.
    • That’s correct
  • Birdwell- On page 4, this intimates to me that a parent is a second notifyee, my concern is if the parent gets informed after the primary care provider, think the first person contacted should be the parent; there may be kids that don’t have a primary care Dr; what is the best way to affirm the parent is the first one notified?
    • I think your question is implying an answer that is not the best case for the student, somebody with training has determined that child in distress needs attention, in that instance I would like to have a physician first then the parent
  • Birdwell- I don’t disagree in the immediacy of a medical emergency, but this does not specify that the parent must be notified the day of, so its intimates to me the school can conveniently get to that rather than notify the parent immediately.
    • Ill make a note of that Sen and get back with your office
  • Paxton- This bill micas how EpiPens are used on a school campus.
    • Thats correct, as far as I understand it
  • Paxton- There hasn’t been an issue with that process but, in an emergency are we going and checking in a file to see if there is parental consent?
    • They can be for non-emergency situations, in those instance we have time to confirm that the consent form is on file; in the emergency instances, the schools can have trained people to make that judgment call
  • Campbell- This is a good bill, where do we sit with risk of litigation on this?
    • There is almost no concern, school districts are particularly attuned to litigation; there has been no concerned express by them
  • Campbell- Having somebody close during in an emergency is not likely; if a child needs an emergency medication you should give it and send them to the ER; a nurse calling a doctor’s office and getting ahold of them is not likely; it’s a good bill but there should be some video for employees to identify signs of emergency; don’t mess around calling the Dr
  • Menendez- To answer Sen. Campbell’s question Section 11 of existing law, covers us for the risk of litigation
  • Parker- Thank you for this bill, gave an example of his daughter needing medication and EpiPen, concern is with training, what training is in place and what it would look like?
    • The training component is addressed in the bill, it would be addressed by medical professionals; anybody administering should be able to identify the signs
  • Menedez moves for CS adoption, CS is adopted

 

Leslie Allsopp, SaferCare Texas – On

  • Asthma 411 draws on 20 years of experience
  • HB 294 uses the programs same alignments and federal alignments
  • Not aware of single adverse outcome associated with the program
  • In Texas about 350K Texas students have Asthma and have no access to medication
  • 2019 bill that was passed attempted to address that problem, but that legislation introduced new restrictions
  • Old bill requires documentation from a parent shows their child has asthma diagnosis
  • Only a school nurse can administer medication under current law; Texas is one of 2 states that have that requirement
  • Chair Creighton- How did you arrive at that number of 350K?
    • We take the most current data from the CDC
  • Chair Creighton- The data shows that 80% of students do not have their medication with them
    • Correct

 

Laurie Lachance, Self – For

  • Has treated many students having trouble breathing as a school nurse, for students without medication I must wait for EMS to treat them; it’s very scary to watch a child have difficulty breathing
  • SB 294 opens the door to help treat children that do not have Asthma action plan

 

Jennifer Allmon, Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops – For

  • Catholic schools and private schools are included in this bill
  • Many catholic schools do not have school nurse, this helps address this issue
  • School professionals are going to make sure the parent and medical professionals are called
  • In an emergency we don’t want employees to worry about if there’s paperwork, we want them to save the life of the child
  • Thankful that the langue is permissive and not a requirement for schools

 

Charlie Gagen, American Lung Association – For

  • Bill has potential to save lives and keep kids safe in schools
  • Bill expands access to life saving treatment in emergencies, want to stress emergency

 

Daniel Dean, Physician San Antonio – For

  • Since 1982 I have not had any adverse effects of using Albuterol
  • Albuterol safety profile replaced Epinephrine in ERs and at home
  • Many known asthmatics don’t have asthma plan in schools, nor do they have access to Albuterol
  • Any improvements in asthma management will improve the child’s life
  • Chair Creighton- Any concerns in the administering of albuterol?
    • In my 36 years have of using Albuterol I have not had any adverse experiences

 

Folashade Afolabi, Pulmonologist in DFW area – For

  • Most common treatment for asthma is the use of Albuterol
  • Currently school children must have note from Dr to use Albuterol; acts as a barrier for students

 

Laura Colangelo, Texas Private Schools Association – On

  • EpiPen bill has worked well
  • Worry about parental consent piece, would keep schools from opting in; would like all schools that opt in
  • Chair Creighton- Is there any langue that you would suggest, that would allow parental consent to progress?
    • I would say publish the policy so it’s available

 

Melissa Becket, Texas Education 911 – On

  • Would like to note that schools and the state should not get in the way of parental consent
  • Cant have policies that put the state between the child and the parent
  • Chair Creighton- Where is the intersection to save the life of a child?
    • If I collapsed, I would want you to save my life; as a parent notification about opting in would be great

 

CSSB 294 is left pending

 

SB 357 (Hall) Relating to the employment of honorably retired peace officers as school district security personnel and the applicability to those officers of certain law governing private security.

  • Under TEA 37.01 A only commissioned peace officers can serve as security personal for schools
  • This statue limits who may serve as contracted security personnel on campus
  • This bill allows honorably retired peace officers to serve as a security officer in schools districts
  • The requirements and training would remain intact
  • Menendez- Have no serious issues with the bill, would these peace officers work under the chief officer of the district
    • Yes
  • Menendez- If the school doesn’t have a depart would they report to the HR department?
    • That would be left open to the districts

 

Buddy Mills, Sheriffs Association of Texas – On

  • SAT supports the spirt of the bill, but we are neutral because we have not had a chance to meet with senator
  • Concerns is over the ability for part time and reserve officers to fill these positions
  • Inclusion of the reserves would hamper efforts to maintain manpower needs for sheriffs
  • Chair Creighton- if they are retired what is your concern?
    • If they are retired, I have no concern
  • Already facing uphill battle to recruit & retain officers; SB 357 would impact ability
  • SAT is neutral on the bill because the goal is noble
  • Creighton – Sen. Hall’s bill is more about retired deputies being available for ISDs to lean on; your concern is that it is pulling your reserve deputies
    • Have no reserve officers
  • Hall – In some areas there is an abundance of retired police officers, this bill would take advantage of that surplus to add safety to schools; not looking to pull anyone away
  • King – I think it is a neat idea, some have suggested this for border duty; if they’re honorably retired, they still must be under a law enforcement chief or sheriff with a licensed agency; suspect some of your concern is they will still come to you
    • By carrying commission, I accept full responsibility
  • King – You would need something in statute that relieves you of that; a lot easier to do if the ISD has a PD licensed by TCOLE; liability barrier gets easier
  • King – Other thing I suspect you’re worried about is that they can’t work part-time jobs if they’re working for the ISD, would impact part time job work for other officers
    • Yes, this is an issue we have; have no problem with full-time doing a job on the side
  • King – So if liability and part-time job issues are taken care of, would alleviate concerns?
    • Can take this back; if we can sit at table believe we can come to agreement to make this work

 

Wyatt Schylack, Student – For

  • When students are safe it is easier to focus on schoolwork

 

Levy Leigh Cox, Student – For

  • When LEOs are in school limits things like fights, etc.
  • Chair Creighton – All kinds of safety concerns day-to-day, when officers are present, people tend to mind their manners

 

Melissa Beckett, Texas Education 911 – On

  • Agree with direction of the bill, would be good to have retired officers in schools for safety, but can’t speak on language of the bill

 

Randy Jones, Retired Officer – For

  • When you retire & want to work in security, you fall under Private Security Act; would exempt people from this Act & is a great direction
  • Would open door for 13-14k peace officers not currently assigned to a LEO

 

Darrell Darnell, Former Officer – For

  • Employed as a SO for an ISD, ISD couldn’t afford an officer so hired private security; had to obtain a reserve commission from a LEO and had to get a private security license; bill gets rid of this and allows people to serve, ISD accepts full responsibility
  • Chair Creighton – Schools covered? What do you need?
    • More officers, like everyone else
    • TCOLE muddies the water, you can keep active license if you keep up with CE, license only inactive if CE is not kept up
    • Muddied water on whether you need to be commissioned or active license
  • Chair Creighton – If the ISD had a PD?
    • Armed campus SO would come under purview of the PD

 

Jason Warren, Walker County Chief Deputy – For

  • Have a robust reserve deputy program in Walker County, rely on those officers for patrols, etc.
  • Currently restricted from doing anything in schools off-duty, needs to be addressed
  • King – you can assign a reserve officer to work at the ISD?
    • If you pay them, concept is to make reserve officers eligible to work in other areas
  • King – Reserve officers paid?
    • No
  • King – You could assign them to a 4-hour shift at schools; you’re saying somewhere in statute prohibits them from being paid by the ISD and you would like that changed?
    • Yes

 

Travis Leigh Cox, Self – For

  • Reserve numbers are drastically increasing; for the bill but can take a step further
  • Not enough full-time police to meet needs of schools; common point is that reserve officers take all the jobs for full-time officers, but there are many jobs available, rates for work are climbing very high
  • Wanting to work with associations and still maintain jobs for full-time officers

 

Shawn Dunham, Self – For

  • Completely agree with the bill
  • Reserve officers are not compensated for commission to be held; the way it’s written they are still unable to work
  • Chair Creigton – Have you approached Sen. Hall’s office with suggestions?
    • Yes, met with Sen. Hall, willing to work with those who have concerned on off-duty jobs being taken by reserve officers
    • Purpose of bill is to make schools safer
  • Chair Creighton – Would hope that if those were concerns, they would approach the bill author

 

SB 357 is left pending

 

SB 798 (Middleton) Relating to the certification requirements for a public school counselor.

  • Middleton – Removes requirement that counselor serve as a classroom teacher for 2 years
  • Would help close gap in student/counselor ratio; licensed counselors are not able to be school counselors because of the lack of classroom experience
  • SB 798 will increase applicant pool, indirect way to address teacher shortage as less teachers would leave classroom to become counselors
  • Other states have an alternate certification process for school counselors

 

Ken Elliot, Former Oklahoma City Public Schools Director of Mental Health – For

  • This approach has seen success, don’t need teachers in these positions, programmatic solutions
  • Many ISDs saying they can’t fill these positions; this is the answer to that problem
  • Chair Creighton – Any unintended consequences after policy changed in Oklahoma?
    • Moved after alternative certification had already started, was doom & gloom for 5 years, but changed as results were positive

 

Melissa Beckett, Texas Education 911 – For

  • In support of the bill, would suggest having them attest to the educator code of ethics

 

Mary Libby, Northside ISD Director of Counseling, Texas Counseling Association – Against

  • Removing 2-year teaching requirement removes a significant part of a counselor’s expertise
  • Those outside of schools don’t want to provide classroom guidance, only want to provide mental health aspect, but already have a mechanism to provide this
  • Menendez – Your concern is possibly watering down experience that has been helpful for you?
    • Yes
  • Menendez – Not sure this is mutually exclusive, will take your concerns into consideration; concerned we may not have counselors in schools when needed
  • West – Are counselors in other states required to have classroom experience?
    • Only aware of Florida; Florida does not require classroom experience
  • West – Other states?
    • Middleton – Have an alternative certification program that doesn’t require classroom experience
  • West – Reduced ratio of students to counselors? Intent of bill is to improve ratio
    • Middleton – Had an invited witness earlier; yes
  • Menendez – If goal is to increase ratio, maybe we can figure out a way to also make it an intended goal to increase this and incentivize schools

 

SB 798 is left pending

 

SB 629 (Menéndez) Relating to the use of opioid antagonists on public and private school campuses and at or in transit to or from off-campus school events.

  • Menendez – Would ensure school personnel have training to administer products
  • Will have a CS before we vote the bill, will discuss acknowledgment and notification of parents to ensure they consent
  • Springer – We continue to talk overdose, important to remember that many affected don’t know they are taking fentanyl; really a poisoning
    • Menendez – Agrees
  • Campbell – Good bill, highlights that it takes multiple Narcan doses to counteract fentanyl
  • LaMantia – Is there a program to help schools pay for Narcan or get reimbursed?
    • Menendez – Have been federal grants in the past to pay for this; didn’t want to add any kind of fiscal note, wanting to make sure we have training & then we can find ways to fund it for those places that can’t get it
  • Campbell – Other states that have this and approximate cost?
    • Menendez – Don’t know that other states have it, not mandating in this bill
  • Campbell – I do think schools have to have it
    • Menendez – Open to discussing funding

 

Lisa Clevland, UT Health School of Nursing – On

  • Naloxone has no effect on someone that hasn’t taken and opioid
  • Due to increase in fentanyl youth are not at risk of overdose death
  • Purpose of the Naloxone is to protect students and their families
  • Schools provide opportunity to give education to youth on fentanyl
  • Menendez- The only reason you’re on the bill is because you’re in a university setting?
    • That’s correct
  • Menendez- Is there any way you can help us get funding for schools?
    • Some schools have a program; 1 unit is a box that contains 2 doses and is $47.50
  • Mendez- How do you pay for that?
    • The Texas Targeted opioid response, HHSC funnels money and we currently have a budget; but as demand has increase, we have had a hard time keeping up
  • Menendez- Do you know the cost it would take to get all of that to all the schools?
    • We can get you that
  • Campbell- We don’t need injectable, its absorbed quickly through the nasial membrane; how did you calculate for the ISD?
    • It was per school we calculated 1 unit or 2 per school
  • Campbell- That doesn’t seem like enough
    • Agree
  • Mendez- If you had 2 boxes it would be $100?
    • Yes
  • Campbell- Do you get the medicine from a pharmaceutical company?
    • Yes, we order it
  • Campbell- Would like to ask that when you order the expiration date not be recent; we don’t want it to have it at the end of the three years
  • West- in terms of funding this where is the money coming from?
    • It’s a federal source
  • West- We have an opioid fud in Texas correct, are you getting any money from that?
    • We are not
  • West- Would be a good thing to look at Sen. Mendez

 

Charles Mathias, UT Health San Antonio – On

  • This bill anticipates these curial parameters for Naloxone training
  • Have a window of 5-10 minutes to prevent brain damage and death
  • 3 out of 4 overdoses are prevented with the distribution of Naloxone
  • Having it managed in the school setting provides faster response; especially for rural locations

 

Jennifer Allmon, Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops – For

  • Funding for catholic school,
  • Don’t want to receive funding from federal government
  • Can receive equitable services from the Federal Government
  • Funding foes to regional service center then we would get it from there

 

Melissa Becket, Texas Education 911 – On

  • Would ask that CS be informed consent

 

Laura Colangelo, Texas Private Schools Association – For

  • Addressing Sen. Campbell question, other state have similar legislation
  • Have concerns about parental consent portion, especially with Narcan

 

Becca Harkleroad, Texas School Nurses Organization – For

  • This is a worse opioid crisis that we can imagine, because fake pills are being given to students
  • Showed pictures of fake and real pills to Committee
  • Having Narcan on campuses has saved the lives of kids already

 

Shannon Hoffman, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health – on

  • 1/5 high school student report using a drug that’s not theirs
  • 1/4 college students use an illicit drug in the past month
  • Individual age 18-25 are the at the highest risk of overdose
  • In 2021 about 1K young people lost their life to an overdose; for every fatal overdose there are about 30 nonfatal overdoses

 

SB 629 is left pending

 

SB 133 (West) Relating to prohibiting the physical restraint of or use of chemical irritants on certain public-school students by peace officers and school security personnel under certain circumstances.

  • West- Bill modifies chapter 37 of education code and prohibits peace officers or school personnel from restraining or using chemical irritants on students 10 years of age or younger; unless that student poses risk of harm to themselves or another person
  • 2022 TEA reported 35K students who were restrained; of that 32K were classified as special ed; of those instances of restraint 31K were by school employees
  • According to TEA the greatest instances of restraint occur between 1st and 4th grade
  • This bill is to make certain that we prohibit those restraints

 

Sabrina Gonzalez, Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities – On

  • Council has identified the issues of restraint as high priority
  • Bill would prohibit peace officers from using restraint on students aged 10 or younger
  • Physical restraint should only be used if child is a danger to themselves or others
  • Students with disabilities experience higher instances of restraint
  • This bill is one step toward preventing and addressing restraint
  • Bill is consistent with TCDDs mission and policy priorities

 

Jolene Sanders-Foster, Coalition of Texans with Disabilities – For

  • These are children whose hands are two small to fit in hand cuffs
  • We are talking about nonviolent behaviors where students are being restrained
  • Gave example of her son has autism and was restrained
  • Chair Creighton- When is an appropriate restraint mechanism justified?
    • It’s outlined in stature and there is training where restraint is used as a last resort
  • Chair Creighton- After the training what is appropriate?
    • Just follow the training; a kid should never be taken to the floor, nor be restrained by multiple adults

 

Page Duggins-Clay, Intercultural Development Research Association – For

  • Vision for public safety is to ensure all students feel safe
  • Use of restraints is traumatic for children
  • Black students represent only 8% of students but they represent 35% of students that are restrained black girls are 2x likely to be restrained

 

Lee Spiller, Citizens Commission on Human Rights Texas – On

  • Interviewed experts and one stated that restraint must be the last resort because the patient may die
  • Gave example of kid that was restrained and died
  • Gave example of report of kid in SA who was restrained and taken to psych hospital

 

Alycia Castillo, Texas Center for Justice and Equity – For

  • In 5 years working as a teach never once had to restrain a child
  • The de-escalation tactics are very affective
  • Gave example of the SA student’s mother stating, handcuffs should not be used on child; her child continues to show fear for going to school

 

Noor Saleh, Minaret Foundation -For

  • In 2018 over 45K students were restrained
  • “No kids in cuffs” was issued to no longer allow students under 10 to be restrained with handcuffs
  • The use of restraints can lead to long term mental harm and can fracture relationship between student and teacher

 

Heather Alex, Self – For

  • Mother whose boys were restrained since the early age of 4
  • Doesn’t want any family to have to go what they went through
  • Due to repeated use of restraints her son suffers from PTSD; son is afraid of school
  • Sends children to school expecting them to return home safely
  • If policy and protocol are followed restraint would not have to be used
  • Menedez- Did the school district asked you if they could restrain your children?
    • No, they did not
  • Mendez- That seems ironic

 

Melissa Beckett, Texas Education 911- For

  • Read a section of the bill; and thanked Sen West for bill
  • Only concern is how we help parents enforce the content of this bill; parents do not have a way to ensure that this is properly enforced
  • Paxton- Do you have a suggestion for enforcement
    • Yes, Middleton bill for an inspector general would help; parents should be able to make one phone call and issue an investigation
  • Menendez – Would you be willing to see this bill applied to all schools in Texas?
    • Yes, would be in full support

 

Shariq Abdul Ghani, Minaret Foundation – For

  • SROs did not get into the business to restrain children
  • Officers that restrain children also suffer from PTSD
  • Bill allows for restraint if a student is a harm to themselves or others
  • Asking for uniform policy measure that all schools must abide by

 

SB 133 is left pending