Texas Behavior Support Initiative:  Module 6
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Senate Bill 1727
•Training for General Education
•Teachers
•“related to the instruction of students with disabilities”
•“training designed for educators who work primarily outside of the area of special education”
As you can see, IDEA ’97, Twenty-second Annual Report to Congress and the OSEP Priority Arena all emphasize Positive Behavioral Supports (PBS).  While all support the use of PBS, no federal or state rules currently exist regarding the use of certain behavior management techniques, and no state guidelines exist to mandate documentation of practices in public schools.
Texas now has legislation addressing certain behavior practices in the Texas Public Schools.  Senate Bill 1196 amends the Texas Education Code to prohibit school districts and open-enrollment charter schools from placing a student for any period of time in a room or other confined area where the student is alone and is prohibited from leaving.  (Walk participants through the other provisions in the bill.  See next slide for additional provisions.)