03/25/2014 07:00 PM House FINANCE

HOUSE BILL NO. 210                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act  relating to the administration  of psychiatric                                                                    
     medication   to   a   student;   relating   to   crisis                                                                    
     intervention   training  for   school  personnel;   and                                                                    
     relating  to   restraint,  escort,  and   seclusion  of                                                                    
     students in public and private schools."                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
7:40:51 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative   Costello  MOVED   to  ADOPT   the  proposed                                                                    
committee  substitute for  HB  210,  Work Draft  28-LS0852\D                                                                    
(Mischel, 3/25/14).                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stoltze OBJECTED for discussion.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
DANIEL   GEORGE,   STAFF,   REPRESENTATIVE   BILL   STOLTZE,                                                                    
explained the  changes in  the CS.  The language  "not later                                                                    
than 24 hours after" had been  removed from page 2, line 23.                                                                    
The updated sentence read:                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     A  school  shall, on  the  same  day as  the  incident,                                                                    
     provide to the parent or  legal guardian of an affected                                                                    
     student information  relating to an  incident involving                                                                    
     disruptive  or violent  behavior  by  the student  that                                                                    
     resulted in  restraint or seclusion  of the  student by                                                                    
     school personnel.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Mr.  George discussed  that the  second  change appeared  on                                                                    
page  3, line  31  where  the words  "on  request" had  been                                                                    
deleted from  the end of  the following sentence:  "A school                                                                    
shall provide a copy of  the report to the student's parents                                                                    
or legal guardians."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stoltze WITHDREW  his  OBJECTION.  There being  NO                                                                    
further OBJECTION, Workdraft 28-LS0852\D was ADOPTED.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stoltze asked if there were any amendments.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Costello  discussed   that  the  one  fiscal                                                                    
impact  note  from the  Department  of  Education and  Early                                                                    
Development included a  cost of $14,000 in FY  15 through FY                                                                    
20.                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair   Stoltze  noted   that  the   Legislative  Finance                                                                    
Division  had cautioned  that the  program  could cost  more                                                                    
than  indicated.   He  asked  for  any   comments  from  the                                                                    
department related to the bill changes.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
MICHAEL  HANLEY, COMMISSIONER,  DEPARTMENT OF  EDUCATION AND                                                                    
EARLY DEVELOPMENT,  answered that the  department recognized                                                                    
the value of  early notification to parents.  He shared that                                                                    
conversations with the sponsor early  on had centered on the                                                                    
process  and  whether  24  hours was  too  quick.  He  fully                                                                    
understood  that  the  impacts  on  students  who  had  been                                                                    
physically restrained  or secluded  played out  quickly. The                                                                    
department saw the value in the change.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair   Stoltze  remarked   that  educators   and  others                                                                    
involved  had testified  that the  process  outlined in  the                                                                    
bill  was what  generally  took place.  He  stated that  the                                                                    
change would not be radical.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Thompson  thought a conceptual  amendment was                                                                    
needed  to insert  the words  "legal guardians"  on page  1,                                                                    
line [11] in order to align  the language with page 2, lines                                                                    
23 and 24.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
7:45:17 PM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
7:48:45 PM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Thompson  MOVED  a conceptual  amendment  to                                                                    
insert  the  words  "legal guardians,"  following  the  word                                                                    
"parents," on page  1, line [11]. There  being NO OBJECTION,                                                                    
the conceptual amendment was ADOPTED.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Neuman  MOVED to  REPORT  CSHB  210(FIN) out  of                                                                    
committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal note.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, CSHB  210(FIN) was REPORTED out of                                                                    
committee  with  a "do  pass"  recommendation  and with  one                                                                    
previously published fiscal impact note: FN1 (EED).                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stoltze canceled  the  meeting  scheduled for  the                                                                    
following morning. He thanked members for their work.