Bill
HB 1793
Arkansas HB 1793 strengthens school districts' use of positive behavioral supports, bans chemical/mechanical restraint, and requires training and data review to reduce severe incid
Note: The materials you provided appear to contain excerpts from more than one distinct bill labeled “HB 1793” (different states/subjects) and an initial metadata title (an appropriation for Alcorn State University) that is not supported by the bill texts included. Below are clear, separate summaries of the two substantive bill texts included in your documents, followed by procedural/administrative notes and the unresolved items.
Purpose and intent
- To revise and clarify state law on the use of positive behavioral supports (PBS), prevention and restraint practices, and related district responsibilities in Arkansas public schools and educational settings.
Key provisions and changes
- Amends Arkansas Code §§ 6-18-2401 through 6-18-2404 (legislative findings, district duties, definitions, prevention tiers).
- Emphasizes district responsibility to ensure student and staff safety and to prevent unnecessary or inappropriate student restraint.
- Strengthens focus on evidence-based PBS, de‑escalation techniques, and physical restraint prevention through staff training.
- Removes/repeals a prior statutory definition of “positive behavioral support” and revises other definitions (e.g., “punishment”) to clarify aims (reducing inappropriate behavior vs. teaching replacement behavior).
- Requires districts to adopt policies consistent with the subchapter, to review Department of Education seclusion/time-out guidelines, and to provide training, tools, and supports to school personnel.
- Reiterates multi-tiered prevention (universal/prevention, targeted/strategic, and intensive/crisis-management) and specifies activities such as teaching social/problem-solving skills, positive accountability, consistency, regular behavior data review, and a school-wide approach.
- Prohibits chemical and mechanical restraint in public school settings and stresses that physical restraint should be a last resort only where imminent danger of serious physical harm exists and must be discontinued once danger dissipates.
Who is affected
- Public school students, school personnel, and local school districts in Arkansas. Indirectly affects parents, special education services, and behavior/mental health providers.
Fiscal impact
- Arkansas Dept. of Education fiscal note included: “No fiscal impact to ADE” (per provided Fiscal Impact Statement dated 3/17/25).
Purpose and intent
- To require school districts to distribute standardized informational materials to residents before placing bond or property tax increase questions on the ballot, improving voter information and transparency.
Key provisions
- Adds new sections to the Illinois School Code (105 ILCS 5/17-3.4a and 105 ILCS 5/34-52.5).
- Requires a one-page fact sheet mailed by U.S. mail to all voting-age residents no later than 30 days before the referendum.
- The fact sheet must include, when applicable:
- Description of the project funded by bonds;
- Estimated expenditures tied to a property tax rate increase;
- Estimated number of years bonds will be outstanding;
- Estimate of total debt service (principal, interest, issuance costs);
- Impact scenarios on property taxes for a median-priced house if the referendum passes and if it fails.
- Effective immediately upon becoming law.
Who is affected
- School districts in Illinois that propose bond issuances or property tax rate increases, and all voting-age residents (taxpayers) within those districts.
If you want, I can:
- Search for or reconcile the correct HB 1793 text for the jurisdiction and subject you care about (e.g., the Alcorn State appropriation) and produce a focused summary; or
- Produce a consolidated comparison or a cleaned procedural timeline after you confirm which state/bill to prioritize.
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