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H.R. 3470 (118th)

Keeping All Students Safe Act

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Introduced

18 May 2023

Last action

18 May 2023 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Sponsors

Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Linda Sánchez, Gerald Connolly, Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ], Donald Payne, Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29], Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6], Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19], Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4], Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Jamaal Bowman, Derek Kilmer, Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Haley Stevens, Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Sean Casten, Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5], Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], Raúl Grijalva, Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14], Kathy Castor, Gregorio Sablan, Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Grace Napolitano, Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Joseph Morelle, David Cicilline, Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Tony Cárdenas, Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]

Subjects

Education

Source updated

5 December 2025

Education

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Summary

Keeping All Students Safe Act This bill prohibits the use of seclusion and limits the use of physical restraint in schools and Head Start programs that receive federal funding. Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of seclusion, which is the involuntary confinement of a student alone in a room or area from which the student is physically prevented from leaving. The term does not include a time out, which may involve separating the student from others in a non-locked setting. The bill prohibits the use of mechanical or chemical restraints or physical restraints that restrict breathing or are life threatening. The bill outlines the requirements for the use of physical restraint, including that the student's behavior must pose an imminent danger of serious physical injury to the student or other individual. Each state must ensure that a sufficient number of program personnel are trained and certified by a state-approved crisis intervention training program. Additionally, each program must establish procedures to follow after an incident involving physical restraint. Further, the bill establishes enforcement provisions, including a private right of action for a student who has been subjected to unlawful seclusion or restraint. The Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services must withhold payments from a program for unlawful seclusion or restraint. Finally, the bill requires each state educational agency (SEA) to establish, implement, and enforce policies and procedures required by the bill. It also creates a grant program to assist SEAs with these activities.

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Timeline

  1. 18 May 2023

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 18 May 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 18 May 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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