AB 1466 Restraint and Seclusion

Assembly Bill 1466

Existing law limits the use of restraint and seclusion by school personnel.  It also requires local educational agencies (LEAs) to collect data annually and report specific information about the use of behavioral restraints and seclusion in schools to the CDE.  California Education Code section 49006 requires that no later than three months after the end of a school year, LEAs must submit a report to CDE that includes:

• The number of students subjected to mechanical restraint;
• The number of students subjected to physical restraint;
• The number of students subjected to seclusion;
• The number of times mechanical restraint was used on students;
• The number of times physical restraint was used on students and
• The number of times seclusion was used on students.

This information must be separated by race or ethnicity and gender, with separate counts for students with Section 504 plans and Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and those without such plans.

AB 1466 amends section 49006(c) to now require that LEAs also annually post the data collected and reported to CDE, on their individual internet websites. LEAs remain obligated to make the data collected and reported available as a public record.

Restraint and Seclusion Data – 2024-25

Annual data relating to incidences (if any) of restraint or seclusion can be found here.

Additional information regarding these reporting requirements and definitions.