BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

SB 5654: Student restraint, isolation

Addressing restraint or isolation of students in public schools and educational programs.

Summary

Prohibits certain interventions, including chemical and mechanical restraint, and prohibits the construction of isolation rooms.
Allows physical restraint and isolation only when certain requirements are met.
Prohibits the isolation of students in prekindergarten through grade five beginning August 1, 2027, but provides a time-limited exemption from this requirement under specified conditions.
Expands the procedures following the use of restraint or isolation, including notifications, incident reviews, incident reports, and behavioral intervention plans.
Adds staff and governing body training requirements.
Establishes state compliance monitoring and support, including trainings and coaching services, subject to appropriations.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5654), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to restraint or isolation of students in public schools and educational programs;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5654 (2023–24) Fur products · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5654 (2021–22) Health benefit ex./B&O tax · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5654 (2019–20) Rewards cards · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5654 (2017–18) Out-of-network health care · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5654 (2015–16) Prop. taxes, partial payment · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5654 (2013–14) Retirees/insurance programs · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5654 (2011–12) Higher ed course numbering · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5654 (2009–10) Child welfare committee · Did not pass · died in committee