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Bill would tighten oversight of out-of-state nonpublic schools and limit restraints after survivor testimony
Summary
Sen. Shannon Grove introduced SB 373 to require standardized oversight of nonpublic schools and strengthen safeguards for California students placed out of state, including bans on certain restraints.
Sen. Shannon Grove presented Senate Bill 373 to the Assembly Education Committee, saying the bill would add safeguards for California students placed in nonpublic schools (NPS), especially out-of-state facilities used for students with individualized education programs (IEPs).
Grove described a sequence of recent legislative and administrative efforts—AB 153 (ending many out-of-state foster placements), a state $8 million investment to bring foster youth back to California and last year’s SB 1043—to explain why new protections remain necessary for students placed in NPS settings by local educational agencies (LEAs) or the California Department of Education (CDE).
The bill responds to a WestEd study commissioned…
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