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Committee advances seclusion-room standards and retrofit grants after mixed testimony
Summary
SB 181 (first substitute) sets standards and best-practice guidelines for seclusion rooms, authorizes video/audio recording to increase accountability, and includes a $2.5 million grant for retrofits; the committee advanced the substitute unanimously amid testimony both urging a ban and urging guardrails and oversight.
Senator Escamilla presented the first substitute to SB 181, describing it as a follow-up to prior work on seclusion and an effort to set evidence-based guidelines for seclusion-room design, monitoring, and use. The substitute includes a $2,500,000 grant program to help schools retrofit facilities that choose to include…
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