1479-S2 AMH BARN WARG 069
2SHB 1479 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-1629.2/23) 383
By Representative Barnard
WITHDRAWN 03/08/2023
On page 1, line 7 of the striking amendment, after "chemical restraint" strike ", mechanical restraint, and isolation" and insert "and mechanical restraint"
On page 1, line 8 of the striking amendment, after "use of" insert "isolation and"
On page 2, line 1 of the striking amendment, after "(c)" strike "Until August 1, 2025" and insert "Except as provided in (d) of this subsection (2)"
On page 2, line 16 of the striking amendment, after "(d)" insert "Beginning August 2, 2025, the staff of any school district or other provider of public educational services may not subject any student in prekindergarten through grade 5 to isolation during the provision of educational services.
(e)"
Renumber the remaining subsection consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
On page 2, beginning on line 23 of the striking amendment, after "(a)" strike all material through "beginning" on line 24 and insert "Beginning"
On page 2, line 26 of the striking amendment, after "to" strike "the occupants" and insert "occupants who are students in prekindergarten through grade 5"
On page 2, beginning on line 27 of the striking amendment, strike all of subsection (ii)
On page 3, line 3 of the striking amendment, after "isolating" strike "a student" and insert "students in prekindergarten through grade 5"
On page 3, line 6 of the striking amendment, after "rooms" insert "for students in prekindergarten through grade 5"
On page 10, line 18 of the striking amendment, after "isolation" insert "of students in prekindergarten through grade 5"
On page 12, beginning on line 19 of the striking amendment, after "(A)" strike all material through "staff" on line 21 and insert "Staff"
On page 12, line 23 of the striking amendment, after "five; and" strike "(C) and insert "(B)"
On page 13, beginning on line 32 of the striking amendment, strike all of subsection (7)
Renumber the remaining subsections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
| EFFECT: Makes the following changes to the striking amendment: (1) Permits isolation of students in grades 6 through 12 in locked isolation rooms on an ongoing basis, subject to limits established in the striking amendment, by narrowing the application of the following provisions to students in prekindergarten through grade 5 (preK-5): (a) Requires as of August 1, 2023, isolation room doors to remain unlocked to preK-5 student occupants; (b) Prohibits isolation rooms for preK-5 students from being constructed and, by August 1, 2025, requires isolation rooms for preK-5 students to be removed or repurposed; and (c) Expires as of August 1, 2025, the permission for staff to isolate a preK-5 student in an isolation room during the provision of educational services. (2) Removes provisions establishing time limited waivers to permit the isolation of students in grades six through 12 in a locked isolation room. |
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