Bill Text: CT SB00760 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut Senate Bill 760 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Physical Restraint Of Students By School Employees.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-24 - Referred by Senate to Committee on Judiciary [SB00760 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-SB00760-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 760*
*January Session, 2013*		LCO No. 1503

Referred to Committee on CHILDREN
Introduced by:
SEN. MUSTO, 22^nd Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PHYSICAL RESTRAINT OF STUDENTS BY TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 10 of the general statutes be amended to permit any teacher or other school employee to refuse to physically restrain a student if such teacher or school employee believes that doing so poses a danger to such teacher or school employee, and to protect such teacher and school employee from any disciplinary action for refusing to physically restrain a student.

Statement of Purpose:

To protect teachers from being required to physically restrain students.