H.R.4247: Keeping All Students Safe Act

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Bill Summary

Keeping All Students Safe Act - (Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary of Education (Secretary) to establish minimum standards that: (1) prohibit elementary and secondary school personnel from managing any student by using any mechanical or chemical restraint, physical restraint or escort that restricts breathing, or aversive behavioral intervention that compromises student health and safety; (2) prohibit such personnel from using physical restraint...

(Source: Library of Congress)

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 10.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 111-417.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 243.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1126 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4247 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted.
Rule H. Res. 1126 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1126.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4247 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4247.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1126, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the George Miller (CA) amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1126, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 262 - 153 (Roll no. 82).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec. 9, 2009

Introduced in the House by George Miller (D-Calif.)

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