The bill aims to prohibit the unlawful use of seclusion rooms in public pre-kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools in Rhode Island. It defines unlawful seclusion as the act of subjecting a student to isolation in a designated seclusion room by program personnel, a law enforcement officer, or a school security guard, while clarifying that certain practices such as physical escorts, prompts for adaptive devices, physical restraints, and time-outs do not fall under this prohibition.

The legislation mandates that the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education investigate any complaints alleging violations of this prohibition. The Commissioner is responsible for promulgating rules and regulations for these investigations, and the Department of Education is required to publish all notice requirements, forms, and instructions on its website to facilitate the complaint process. This act is set to take effect upon its passage.