R277-608-4. Emergency Safety Interventions (ESI) Training Requirements

(1) Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, all school employees who supervise students, or who may be asked to assist in managing a student's behavior, shall receive foundational behavior support training, which shall include: (a) behavioral or emotional crisis management including de-escalation strategies consistent with the (LRBI) manual incorporated by reference into Section R277-609-7; and (b) LEA policies related to ESI. (2) The foundational behavior support training, described in Subsection R277-608-4(1), must be completed within two months or 30 days if working directly with a student with disabilities, of employment and bi-annually, thereafter. (3) Key identified school employees shall receive comprehensive ESI training that is research- and evidence-based in addition to the foundational behavior support training. (4) The Comprehensive ESI training shall include: (a) disengagement strategies; (b) the appropriate, safe, and effective use of ESI; and (c) documentation of ESI. (5) The comprehensive ESI training shall be completed before a school employee may use an ESI with a student and annually, thereafter.