Emotional/Behavioral Disability (E/BD)

Definition

A student with an emotional/behavioral disability has persistent (is not sufficiently responsive to implemented evidence-based interventions) and consistent emotional or behavioral responses that adversely affect performance in the educational environment that cannot be attributed to age, culture, gender, or ethnicity. The corresponding definition is found in Rule 6A-6.03016, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.).

State Lead Contact

• Chelsea Strickland

Florida Statutes and Rules

• 1003.573, Florida Statutes (F.S.), Seclusion and restraint of students with disabilities in public schools
• 1003.574, F.S., Video cameras in public school classrooms; pilot program (Broward County)
• Rule 6A-6.03016, F.A.C., Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities
• Rule 6A-6.03312, F.A.C., Discipline Procedures for Students with Disabilities

Florida Department of Education Resources

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act-Funded State Projects

• Florida Positive Behavior Support: Response to Intervention for Behavior Project (FPBIS: RtIB)
• Problem-Solving – Response to Instruction/Intervention Project (PS-RtI)
• Multiagency Network for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities (SEDNET)
• FIN
• Student Support Services Project
• Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS)