USBE expands ESI fields, updates infraction codes and incident definitions

Calista summarized incident and discipline specification changes: two ESI fields (physical restraint and seclusion) are now joined by nine additional ESI fields that include alternative interventions, training received and training offered, and counts for restraint and seclusion. "So just know if you didn't already know that all 9 are now currently available to be submitted to Utrecht," she said.

Calista also described infraction‑code updates: twelve new infraction codes were added to improve incident classification and a previously used assault code was deprecated in favor of a harassment code to avoid fatal errors in the spec. She urged LEAs not to default to using 'other' when a more precise code is available. Staff noted that ESI meaning changed for duration (the new definition is total minutes across all ESIs applied during an incident) and that LEAs can report ESI in SIS where available or via a Qualtrics form if SIS support is missing.

A participant (Robert) asked whether changes depend on a court ruling; staff deferred to Willie's team and said they would follow up in the meeting notes. USB said the updated specification will be published and linked once available.