National assessment

(a) National assessment The Secretary shall carry out a national assessment to determine the effectiveness of this part, which shall include— (1) analyzing data related to incidents of physical restraint in schools and programs that serve children who receive services for which financial assistance is provided in accordance with the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) (referred to in this chapter as Head Start programs); (2) analyzing the effectiveness of Federal, State, and local efforts to eliminate seclusion and prevent and reduce the number of physical restraint incidents in schools and Head Start programs; (3) identifying the types of programs and services that have demonstrated the greatest effectiveness in eliminating and preventing seclusion and preventing and reducing the number of physical restraint incidents in schools and Head Start programs; and (4) identifying evidence-based personnel training models with demonstrated success in preventing seclusion and preventing and reducing the number of physical restraint incidents in schools and Head Start programs, including models that emphasize positive behavioral interventions and supports and de-escalation techniques over physical intervention. (b) Report The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives— (1) not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, an interim report that summarizes the preliminary findings of the assessment described in subsection (a); and (2) not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, a final report of the findings of the assessment.