PRINTER'S NO. 3492

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No.

2301

Session of

2022

INTRODUCED BY N. NELSON, HOHENSTEIN, GUENST, MADDEN, KINSEY,

STURLA, RABB, SCHLOSSBERG, PARKER, SANCHEZ, HILL-EVANS, DALEY

AND CIRESI, SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

laws relating thereto," in school safety and security,

providing for trauma-informed records program.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known

as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a

section to read:

Section 1306.1-B. Trauma-informed records program.

(a) Trauma-informed records program establishment and record

maintenance.--A school district that participates in the School

relating to traumatic events and adverse childhood experiences

of a student, including:

agency regarding a student.

provider regarding a student.

a student that would prompt a call to a law enforcement

agency, behavioral health unit, mobile crisis unit, school

safety program or student support service such as a student

counselor concerning the overall well-being of the student

that excludes confidential information.

induce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder relating to

previous exposure to trauma that excludes confidential

information provided by a behavioral health unit, mobile

crisis unit, school safety program, student support service

or family-authorized medical provider.

(b) Administrator.--In the event a school district does not

have a certified school counselor employed, a school board may

select a currently employed school administrator to oversee the

trauma-informed records. A school administrator selected by the

school board shall undergo educational training relating to

trauma-informed approaches as outlined under section 1205.7 as

well as training relating to record management.

(c) Tiers of information.--The Department of Education, in

developing an electronic format for trauma-informed records,

shall classify information into the following three tiers:

induces post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms relating to

previous trauma exposure that excludes confidential

information, as well as include the support plan for the

student in place by the school district.

concerning the overall well-being of a student.

(d) Use.--Information maintained in trauma-informed records

are to be utilized exclusively for assisting:

capacity to support the student population.

(e) Confidentiality.--A student's trauma-informed record

shall be considered confidential, and the record content may

only be divulged if considered appropriate by the certified

school counselor or the school administrator responsible for the

maintenance of the records and with parental agreement in some

instances. The following authorities shall have access to

request information within the records:

school district has maintained a record.

official or professional employee must request access to a

student's record each time they want to access the record.

authorized medical providers must have written authorization

by the student's parent or guardian in order to view a

student's record.

cooperating county and law enforcement agencies must have

written authorization by the student's parent or guardian in

order to view a student's record.

record shall be transmitted to the school entity or nonpublic

school to which the pupil has transferred. The school entity or

nonpublic school to which the student has transferred should

request the record. The sending school entity or nonpublic

school shall have 10 days from receipt of the request to supply

a certified copy of the student's record. The transfer of the

record shall be administered by the school counselors or school

administrator selected by the school boards of the respective

school entities or nonpublic schools.

(g) Retention.--In the event a school district no longer

Education.

(h) Record establishment.--A parent or guardian of a student

shall be notified of a trauma-informed record being established

for that student and shall either approve or reject the creation

of a trauma record.

(i) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following

words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this

subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Trauma." The term includes results from an event, series of

events or set of circumstances that is experienced by an

"Trauma-informed approach." Includes a school-wide approach

to education and a classroom-based approach to student learning

that recognizes the signs and symptoms of trauma and responds by

fully integrating knowledge about trauma into policies,

professional learning, procedures and practices for the purposes

of recognizing the presence and onset of trauma, resisting the

reoccurrence of trauma and promoting resiliency tailored to a

school entity's culture, climate and demographics and the

community as a whole.

"Traumatic event." The term includes an event or series of