United States · Bill · S
S. 2020 (112th)
Keeping All Students Safe Act
Introduced
16 December 2011
Last action
16 December 2011 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8740-8742)
Sponsors
Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Keeping All Students Safe Act - Requires each state and local educational agency (LEA) that receives federal funds to prohibit school personnel, contractors, and resource officers from subjecting students to: (1) seclusion, (2) mechanical or chemical restraint, (3) aversive behavioral intervention that compromises student health and safety, or (4) physical restraint that is life-threatening or contraindicated based on the student's health or disability status. Allows physical restraint only when: (1) the student's behavior poses an immediate danger of serious bodily injury to the student or others; (2) the restraint does not interfere with the student's ability to communicate; and (3) the restraint occurs after less restrictive interventions have proven ineffective in stopping the danger, except in certain emergencies when immediate restraint is necessary. Requires school personnel imposing physical restraint to: (1) be trained and certified by a state-approved crisis intervention training program, though others may impose such restraint in certain instances when trained personnel are not immediately available; and (2) engage in continuous face-to-face monitoring of the restrained student. Requires: (1) the parents of a physically restrained student to be notified on the day such restraint occurs; (2) a debriefing session to be held as soon as practicable for the restrained student, the student's parents, and certain personnel involved in, or having duties with regard to, the event; and (3) the state, LEA, local law enforcement, and any protection and advocacy system serving an affected student to be notified within 24 hours of any death or bodily injury that occurs in conjunction with efforts to control a student's behavior. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to states and, through them, competitive subgrants to LEAs to: (1) establish, implement, and enforce policies and procedures to meet this Act's requirements; (2) improve their capacity to collect and analyze data related to physical restraint; and (3) implement school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports. Requires states to allow private school personnel to participate, on an equitable basis, in activities supported by such grants and subgrants.
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Timeline
16 December 2011
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8740-8742)
Source: IntroReferral
16 December 2011
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8739-8740)
Source: IntroReferral
16 December 2011
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 16 December 2011 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2020
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/2020
- us · 112-s-2020 · source updated 14 August 2025