PRINTER'S NO. 2694

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No.

2110

Session of

2024

INTRODUCED BY N. NELSON, MADDEN, SANCHEZ, PARKER, HILL-EVANS,

KAZEEM, SCHLOSSBERG, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, DALEY, DONAHUE, GREEN

AND OTTEN, MARCH 14, 2024

laws relating thereto," in school safety and security,

providing for trauma-informed records program; and imposing a

penalty.

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

by the Department of Education that includes information

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

defined in 22 Pa. Code § 12.16.

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.

a school entity that opts to establish a trauma-informed

records program.

guardian concerning a student.

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

have a mental health professional 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

any outside agency that has provided information to a school

entity concerning a traumatic event of a student.

events with a list of known triggers for a student that

induce post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms relating to

previous exposure to trauma. The summary shall include the

support plan for the student in place by the school entity

and exclude confidential information.

concerning the overall well-being of a student.

approach to support the student population.

approaches under section 1205.7.

process of in-school supports needed for a student.

(e) Restrictions on use.--Information maintained in a

trauma-informed record shall not be:

admitted to a school, extracurricular activity or institute

of higher education; or

maintenance of the record and with parental agreement in some

instances. The following authorities shall have access to

request information within the records:

school entity has maintained a record.

school officials or professional employees must have written

authorization by the certified school counselor or the school

administrator responsible for the maintenance of the records

in order to view a student's trauma-informed record. The

record is required.

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.

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.

(h) Retention.--If a school entity no longer receives grant

funding under this article or if a student no longer attends the

school entity, the school entity shall retain trauma-informed

records for no longer than two years after the discontinuation

funding or disenrollment of the student.

(i) 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-informed record.

(j) Penalty.--Any individual who discloses a record deemed

confidential under this section, unless the individual is

authorized by this section, commits a misdemeanor of the third

degree.

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

"Support plan." A detailed written document that specifies

the support services that are to be developed and provided to

the student, including information on the following:

student.

"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.

"Trauma-informed record." A record of traumatic events as