States with Criminal Justice Training Laws
- Florida
- Indiana
- Maine
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Illinois
States with Criminal Justice Training Legislative Initiatives
Maryland
Legislation, in the form of House Bill 361, which was modeled after the Massachusetts initiative (below), was proposed in early 2012 after development among key stakeholders. HB-361 was withdrawn by mutual consent after an agreement to mandate an autism awareness program through administrative regulation. This is the press release about the withdrawal of HB-361. Click to open in browser; right-click and select "save target as" to save a copy to your hard drive.
Massachusetts: House Bill 2909, Senate Bill 1197
Legislation has been jointly filed in the House and the Senate as Bill H.2909 and Bill S.1197 respectively. A hearing on 19 May 2011 with the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security has not produced tangible results -- the bill remains "in committee," and must be reported out of committee favorably (with an "ought to pass" recommendation) in order to progress in the legislative process. You can view the Massachusetts bill fact sheet here. Click to open in browser; right-click and select "save target as" to save a copy to your hard drive. You can view my written testimony for the Massachusetts bill from the 19 May 2011 hearing here. Click to open in browser; right-click and select "save target as" to save a copy to your hard drive.
Legislation, in the form of House Bill 361, which was modeled after the Massachusetts initiative (below), was proposed in early 2012 after development among key stakeholders. HB-361 was withdrawn by mutual consent after an agreement to mandate an autism awareness program through administrative regulation. This is the press release about the withdrawal of HB-361. Click to open in browser; right-click and select "save target as" to save a copy to your hard drive.
Massachusetts: House Bill 2909, Senate Bill 1197
Legislation has been jointly filed in the House and the Senate as Bill H.2909 and Bill S.1197 respectively. A hearing on 19 May 2011 with the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security has not produced tangible results -- the bill remains "in committee," and must be reported out of committee favorably (with an "ought to pass" recommendation) in order to progress in the legislative process. You can view the Massachusetts bill fact sheet here. Click to open in browser; right-click and select "save target as" to save a copy to your hard drive. You can view my written testimony for the Massachusetts bill from the 19 May 2011 hearing here. Click to open in browser; right-click and select "save target as" to save a copy to your hard drive.
States with Anti-Restraint, Seclusion, or Aversives Laws
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States with Anti-Restraint, Seclusion, or Aversives Legislative Initiatives
Kansas: House Bill 2444.
Read full text. Click to open in browser; right-click and select "save target as" to save a copy to your hard drive. Kansas currently has voluntary guidelines regarding restraint and seclusion; this bill would codify regulations on restraint and seclusion into compulsory law.
Wisconsin: Senate Bill 353
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Read full text. Click to open in browser; right-click and select "save target as" to save a copy to your hard drive. Kansas currently has voluntary guidelines regarding restraint and seclusion; this bill would codify regulations on restraint and seclusion into compulsory law.
Wisconsin: Senate Bill 353
Read full text. Click to open in browser; right-click and select "save target as" to save a copy to your hard drive.
Minnesota
Minnesota's legislature introduced a bill in February 2012 to allow schools to continue to use prone restraint until 1 August 2013. This is House Bill 2293. You can read the statutorily required report from the state Department of Education, "The Use of Prone Restraint in Minnesota Schools: August 2011 through January 2012" here as well.
