New Jersey S 2104: Requires public institutions of higher education to grant at least six academic credits to certain veterans.

Bill Text

S2104 

SENATE, No. 2104 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator PAUL D. MORIARTY

District 4 (Atlantic, Camden and Gloucester)

SYNOPSIS

���� Extends requirements on use of restraint and 
seclusion to all students; requires immediate parental notification; requires 
DOE to collect and report data regarding use of restraint and seclusion on 
students.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning the use of physical restraint and 
seclusion in public schools, amending and supplementing P.L.2017, c.291, and 
supplementing chapter 37 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� Section 2 of P.L.2017, 
c.291 (C.18A:46-13.5) is amended to read as follows:

���� 2.� a.� A school district, an 
educational services commission, or an approved private school for students 
with disabilities that utilizes physical restraint on students with 
disabilities shall ensure that: 

���� (1)�� physical restraint is 
used only in an emergency in which the student is exhibiting behavior that 
places the student or others in immediate physical danger; 

���� (2)�� a student is not 
restrained in the prone position, unless the student's primary care physician 
authorizes, in writing, the use of this restraint technique;

���� (3)�� staff members who are 
involved in the restraint of a student receive training in safe techniques for 
physical restraint from an entity determined by the board of education to be 
qualified to provide such training, and that the training is updated at least 
annually; 

���� (4)�� the parent or guardian 
of a student is immediately notified when physical restraint is used on that 
student, which notification may be by telephone or electronic communication.� A 
full written report of the incident of physical restraint shall be provided to 
the parent or guardian within 48 hours of the occurrence of the incident.� 
The school district, educational services commission, or private school for 
students with disabilities shall request a meeting with the parent or guardian 
of a student who has been subjected to physical restraint on more than one 
occasion to discuss a plan for improving the student�s behavior;

���� (5)�� each incident in which a 
physical restraint is used is carefully and continuously visually monitored to 
ensure that it was used in accordance with established procedures set forth in 
a board policy developed in conjunction with the entity that trains staff in 
safe techniques for physical restraint, in order to protect the safety of the 
child and others; and

���� (6)�� each incident in which 
physical restraint is used is documented in writing in sufficient detail to 
enable the staff to use this information to develop or improve the behavior 
intervention plan at the next individualized education plan meeting.

���� b.��� A school district, an 
educational services commission, and an approved private school for students 
with disabilities shall attempt to minimize the use of physical restraints 
through inclusion of positive behavior supports in the student's behavior 
intervention plans developed by the individualized education plan team.

(cf: P.L.2017, c.291, s.2)

���� 2.��� Section 3 of P.L.2017, 
c.291 (C.18A:46-13.6) is amended to read as follows:

���� 3.� a.� A school district, an 
educational services commission, or an approved private school for students 
with disabilities that utilizes seclusion techniques on students with 
disabilities shall ensure that:

���� (1)�� a seclusion technique is 
used on a student with disabilities only in an emergency in which the student 
is exhibiting behavior that places the student or others in immediate physical 
danger;

���� (2)�� each incident in which a 
seclusion technique is used is carefully and continuously visually monitored to 
ensure that it was used in accordance with established procedures set forth in 
a board policy developed in conjunction with the entity that trains staff in 
safe techniques for physical restraint, in order to protect the safety of the 
child and others; [and]

���� (3)�� each incident in which a 
seclusion technique is used is documented in writing in sufficient detail to 
enable the staff to use this information to develop or improve the behavior 
intervention plan at the next individualized education plan meeting; and

���� (4) �the parent or guardian 
of a student is immediately notified when that student is subject to seclusion, 
which notification may be by telephone or electronic communication.� A full 
written report of the incident of seclusion shall be provided to the parent or 
guardian within 48 hours of the occurrence of the incident.

���� The school district, 
educational services commission, or approved private school for students with 
disabilities