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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 130
BY SENATOR BROOME
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state
Department of Education to study the effectiveness of the Positive Behavioral
Interventions and Supports program in Louisiana public schools.
WHEREAS, the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports program (PBIS)
provides a positive and effective alternative to the traditional methods of discipline; and
WHEREAS, PBIS methods are research based and proven to significantly reduce the
occurrence of problem behaviors in a school, resulting in a more positive school climate and
increased academic performance; and
WHEREAS, PBIS is consistent with the federal Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act, which requires the use of positive behavior interventions and school-based
disciplinary strategies that reduce or eliminate the need to use suspension and expulsion as
disciplinary options; and
WHEREAS, the primary purpose of PBIS is to increase the amount of instructional
time for all students, particularly those with challenging behavior, by building the capacity
of schools to use a data-driven approach that is educationally oriented, emphasizes the usage
of proactive practices, and effectively promotes social-behavioral competence of staff and
students.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of Legislature of Louisiana does
hereby urge and request the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state
Department of Education to study the effectiveness of the Positive Behavioral Interventions
and Supports program in Louisiana public schools.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Elementary and Secondary
Education and the state Department of Education shall submit a written report of their
findings and conclusions to the Senate Committee on Education and the House Committee
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on Education not later than sixty days prior to the 2016 Regular Session of the Legislature
of Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
state superintendent of education and the president of the Board of Elementary and
Secondary Education.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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