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§ 13-1310-B. School safety and security training

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 24 P.S. EducationEffective: July 8, 2022

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 24 P.S. Education
Chapter 1. Public School Code of 1949 (Refs & Annos)
Article XIII-B. School Safety and Security
Effective: July 8, 2022
24 P.S. § 13-1310-B
§ 13-1310-B. School safety and security training
Currentness
(a) School entity duties.--School entities shall provide their employees with mandatory training on school safety and security subject to the following based on the needs of the school entity:
(1) Training shall address any combination of one or more of the following, based on the needs of the school entity:
(i) Situational awareness.
(ii) Trauma-informed approaches.
(iii) Behavioral health awareness.
(iv) Suicide and bullying awareness.
(v) Substance use awareness.
(vi), (vii) Deleted by 2022, July 8, P.L. 620, No. 55, § 20, imd. effective.
(1.1) Annually, training shall address the following:
(i) Emergency training drills, including fire, natural disaster, active shooter, hostage situation and bomb threat.
(ii) Identification or recognition of student behavior that may indicate a threat to the safety of the student, other students, school employees, other individuals, school facilities or the community.
(2) Except for training under paragraph (1.1)(i), training may be provided through the Internet or other distance communication systems. Training under paragraph (1.1)(i) shall be conducted in person.
(3) Employees shall complete a minimum of two hours of training under paragraph (1) every year. Employees shall complete a minimum of one hour of training under paragraph (1.1) every year.
(4) Employees required to undergo continuing professional education under section 1205.21 shall receive credit toward their continuing professional education requirements.
(5) Training shall comply with the minimum standards adopted by the committee under subsection (b).
(b) Committee duties.--No later than September 30, 2022, the committee shall develop and adopt minimum standards for training of school employees for each of the training topics under subsection (a)(1) and (1.1). The committee shall make the standards adopted available to school entities and provide geographically disbursed training to school employees at no cost that meets the standards adopted by the committee. The committee may approve groups, organizations or other entities to provide the training.
(c) Review.--Not less than every three years, the committee shall review the standards adopted under subsection (b) and, if necessary, revise or update the standards. Whenever a revision or update to the standards is made under this subsection, the committee shall make the updated standards available to school entities.

Credits

1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. XIII-B, § 1310-B, added 2018, June 22, P.L. 327, No. 44, § 3, imd. effective. Amended 2019, June 28, P.L. 146, No. 18, § 14, imd. effective; 2022, July 8, P.L. 620, No. 55, § 20, imd. effective.

Footnotes

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24 P.S. § 12-1205.2.
24 P.S. § 13-1310-B, PA ST 24 P.S. § 13-1310-B
Current through 2022 Regular Session Act 166. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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