(a) Establishment.--The School Safety and Security Committee is established within the commission.
(b) Composition.--The committee shall consist of a chairperson and the following members:
(1) The Secretary of Education or a designee.
(2) The Attorney General or a designee.
(3) The Commissioner of Pennsylvania State Police or a designee.
(4) The Director of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency or a designee.
(5) An individual appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate.
(6) An individual appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate.
(7) An individual appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(8) An individual appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
(9) The chairperson of the commission or a designee.
(10) The Secretary of Human Services or a designee.
(11) A recognized subject matter expert in strategic security appointed by the Governor from three names submitted jointly by the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(12) The following members appointed by the Governor:
(i) An individual recommended by the Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials with experience in school safety and security matters.
(ii) An individual recommended by the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators with experience in school safety and security matters.
(iii) An individual member of local law enforcement recommended by the State Fraternal Order of Police.
(iv) A child psychologist who specializes in mental, social and emotional development of children recommended by the Pennsylvania Psychological Association.
(v) A licensed clinical social worker recommended by the Pennsylvania Society for Clinical Social Work.
(vi) An architect recommended by the American Institute of Architects of Pennsylvania with experience in school building safety and security matters.
(vii) An individual who is a subject matter expert in trauma-informed approaches from a State-related institution of higher education.
(viii) A school principal recommended by the Pennsylvania Principals Association with experience in behavioral health matters.
(ix) A school nurse recommended by the Pennsylvania State Education Association with experience in behavioral health matters.
(x) A school director recommended by the Pennsylvania School Boards Association with experience in school safety and security matters or behavioral health matters.
(xi) The Homeland Security Director of the Office of Homeland Security under 4 Pa. Code Ch. 6 Subch. LL1 (relating to Office of Homeland Security), who shall be a nonvoting member.
(c) Chairperson.--The chairperson of the committee shall be selected by the Governor from among the members of the committee.
(d) Vice chairperson.--A vice chairperson shall be designated by the chairperson of the committee from among the members of the committee to preside at meetings in the absence of the chairperson.
(e) Term.--Members appointed under subsection (b)(5), (6), (7), (8), (11) and (12) shall serve for a four-year term and may be appointed for no more than one additional consecutive term. The terms of those members who serve by virtue of the public office they hold shall be concurrent with their service in the office from which they derive their membership.
(f) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum and a quorum shall be required for all actions.
(g) Actions.--A vote of the majority of the members of the committee present shall be sufficient for all actions taken by the committee.
(h) Initial meeting.--The committee shall hold its first meeting no later than 30 days from the effective date of this subsection.
(i) Cooperation.--The commission shall cooperate with the committee to select staff to be employed by the commission and assigned to assist the committee in carrying out its duties.
(j) Executive committee.--
(1) The committee shall establish an executive committee which shall meet, at a minimum, every two months to identify and review current and emerging school safety issues, including, but not limited to:
(i) data on issues and incidents reported through the Safe2Say Program;
(ii) information arising from county safe schools' collaboratives under section 1310.1-B;2
(iii) identification, prevention and mitigation of potential threats of targeted violence in educational settings;
(iv) utilization of best practices among school entities related to threat assessment, bystander intervention and reporting, crisis intervention and emergency preparedness and response; and
(v) other incidents and issues impacting school safety in this Commonwealth.
(2) The executive committee shall provide guidance and recommendations for consideration by the committee. Any action relating to guidance or recommendations provided by the executive committee to the committee shall require a vote of a majority of the members of the committee. Any decision relating to awarding of a grant under this article shall remain the sole and exclusive responsibility of the committee.
(3) The executive committee shall include, at a minimum, the chair of the committee and the members appointed under subsection (b)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8).
(4)(i) Except as provided under subparagraph (ii), a meeting of the executive committee shall not be subject to the requirements of 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 (relating to open meetings).
(ii) Public notice of a meeting of the executive committee shall be provided as required under 65 Pa.C.S. § 709(a) (relating to public notice). The public notice under this subparagraph shall include an agenda the executive committee is going to discuss.
(iii) At the next scheduled meeting of the committee, the chair of the executive committee shall provide a summary of any meeting of the executive committee that occurred since the last meeting of the committee.
(5) The member appointed under subsection (b)(2) shall serve as chair of the executive committee.
(6) The executive committee may add other members of the committee as necessary.
