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Bill 160, Education Amendment Act (Use of Seclusion and Physical Restraints), 2019

Coteau, Michael

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Education Act to require the

Minister of Education to establish policies and guidelines with respect to the

use of seclusion and physical restraints in schools.

Bill 160 2019

Act to amend the Education Act with respect to the use of seclusion and

physical restraints

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Subsection 300 (1) of the Education Act is amended

by adding the following

definitions:

“physical

restraints” means any method of using physical contact to restrict or

immobilize a pupil’s freedom of movement, physical activity or normal access to

their body; (“contention physique”)

“seclusion”

means the involuntary confinement or isolation of a pupil, alone or in a room

or area from which the pupil cannot freely exit or is physically prevented from

leaving. (“isolement”)

Section 301 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Same,

seclusion and physical restraints

(7.4) The

Minister shall establish policies and guidelines with respect to the use of

seclusion and physical restraints in schools, which must include,

(

a) criteria

that must be met in order for the use of seclusion or physical restraints to be

authorized;

(

b) mandatory

written notification of the parents or guardians of pupils who are subjected to

the use of seclusion or physical restraints; and

(

c) mandatory

reporting to the Minister on the use of seclusion and physical restraints in

schools.

Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Education Amendment Act

(Use of Seclusion and Physical Restraints), 2019 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

December 9, 2019

First Reading

Vote

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

December 9, 2019

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 160

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Education Act

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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