Votes at a glance: working group actions on seclusion recommendations (Jan. 21, 2016)

The working group recorded the following formal actions on Jan. 21 while drafting its report to the legislature:

- Approval of prior meeting minutes: motion made and adopted at start of meeting (procedural approval).

- Recommendation b (amend Minn. Stat. chapter 125A to add explicit parental written consent provisions, trigger new IEP meetings after repeated seclusion, and require MDE outreach and a streamlined complaint process): roll call 6 ayes, 6 nos, 4 absent — tie; motion failed and b will not be included in the draft report.

- Recommendation c (incorporate lines 6.2–6.24 of amendment double 0077 and expand grade coverage to grades 1–12): roll call 7 ayes, 5 nos, 4 absent — motion carried; c will be included in the draft report.

- Recommendation d (require MDE to provide an oral translation of the notice of procedural safeguards): roll call 6 ayes, 6 nos, 4 absent — tie; motion failed.

- Recommendation e (direct MDE or the legislature to evaluate whether eliminating seclusion increased restrictive physical holds and require evaluation for trauma): roll call 6 ayes, 6 nos, 4 absent — tie; motion failed.

Next procedural step: the working group will meet Jan. 28 to vote on outstanding benchmarks (paragraph a) and to adopt a final draft report for the legislature. The above outcomes reflect roll calls and statements recorded in the Jan. 21 meeting transcript.