SLS 15RS-313 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 130
BY SENATOR BROOME
BESE. Requests the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state
Department of Education to study the implementation and effectiveness of the Positive
Behavioral Interventions and Supports program in public schools.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To urge and request the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state
3 Department of Education to study the effectiveness of the Positive Behavioral
4 Interventions and Supports program in public schools.
5 WHEREAS, the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports program (PBIS)
6 provides a positive and effective alternative to the traditional methods of discipline; and
7 WHEREAS, PBIS methods are research based and proven to significantly reduce the
8 occurrence of problem behaviors in a school, resulting in a more positive school climate and
9 increased academic performance; and
10 WHEREAS, PBIS is consistent with the federal Individuals with Disabilities
11 Education Act, which requires the use of positive behavior interventions and school-based
12 disciplinary strategies that reduce or eliminate the need to use suspension and expulsion as
13 disciplinary options; and
14 WHEREAS, the primary purpose of PBIS is to increase the amount of instructional
15 time for all students, particularly those with challenging behavior, by building the capacity
16 of schools to use a data-driven approach that is educationally oriented, emphasizes the usage
17 of proactive practices, and effectively promotes social-behavioral competence of staff and
18 students.
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SLS 15RS-313 ORIGINAL
1 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of Legislature of Louisiana does
2 hereby urge and request the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state
3 Department of Education to study the effectiveness of the Positive Behavioral Interventions
4 and Supports program in public schools.
5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Elementary and Secondary
6 Education and the state Department of Education shall submit a written report of their
7 findings and conclusions to the Senate Committee on Education and the House Committee
8 on Education not later than sixty days prior to the 2016 Regular Session of the Legislature
9 of Louisiana.
10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
11 state superintendent of education and the president of the Board of Elementary and
12 Secondary Education.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Alan Miller.
DIGEST
SR 130 Original 2015 Regular Session Broome
Requests BESE and the Dept. of Education to study the effectiveness of the Positive
Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program in public schools.
Requires a written report to the Senate and House committees on education not later than 60
days prior to the 2016 R.S.
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