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NY A 5273

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Prohibits the use of restraints and seclusion in schools and provides for more rapid notice to parents if restraints or seclusion is used

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Implements a state-wide plan to prevent and reduce the use of seclusion and physical restraint in schools; prohibits the use of seclusion, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, and dangerous restraints that restrict breathing on students; authorizes annual appropriations to provide grants to school districts; provides for more rapid notice to parents if restraints or seclusion is used on a student.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Michaelle C. Solagesprimary
  • Jessica Gonzalez-Rojascosponsor
  • Emily Gallaghercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-12

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 3311not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A5273?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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