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PRINTER'S NO. 1047
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 930
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MARTIN, HUGHES, LANGERHOLC, MILLER, BAKER,
BARTOLOTTA, COSTA, MALONE, SANTARSIERO, SCHWANK, STEFANO,
VOGEL AND J. WARD, JULY 10, 2025
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, JULY 10, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
act relating to the public school system, including certain
provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
laws relating thereto," in student supports, further
providing for definitions; in school safety and security,
further providing for definitions, for School Safety and
Security Committee, for school safety and security assessment
providers, for School Safety and Security Grant Program, for
school safety and security coordinator, for school safety and
security training and for reporting and memorandum of
understanding; in school security, further providing for
training, for school resource officers, for school security
guards and for duties of commission; in Safe2Say Program,
further providing for intent, for definitions, for Safe2Say
Program and for annual report; in threat assessment, further
providing for definitions, for threat assessment teams and
for threat assessment guidelines, training and information
materials; and making editorial changes.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "chief school administrator" in
section 1301-A of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14),
known as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended to read:
Section 1301-A. Definitions.--As used in this article,
"Chief school administrator" shall mean the superintendent of
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a public school district, superintendent of an area career and
technical school, executive director of an intermediate unit or
chief [executive officer] administrator of a charter school.
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Section 2. The definition of "chief school administrator" in
section 1301-B of the act is amended to read:
Section 1301-B. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this article
shall have the meaning given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Chief school administrator." The superintendent of a public
school district, superintendent of an area career and technical
school, executive director of an intermediate unit or chief
[executive officer] administrator of a charter school.
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Section 3. Section 1302-B(i) and (j)(1)(i) of the act are
amended to read:
Section 1302-B. School Safety and Security Committee.
* * *
(i) Cooperation.--[The] In cooperation with the committee,
the commission shall [cooperate with the committee to] establish
an Office of School Safety and Security and shall 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
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the Safe2Say Something Program;
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Section 4. Section 1304-B of the act is amended by adding
subsections to read:
Section 1304-B. School safety and security assessment
providers.
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(d) Review of registered assessment providers.--Annually,
the committee shall select a sample of active registered school
safety and security assessment providers to submit a completed
assessment for review. The committee shall ensure all registered
school safety and security providers are reviewed every three
years. The registered provider may be required to correct
deficiencies identified in assessment materials.
(e) Removal.--Registered providers may be removed from the
registered provider list if the assessors are unresponsive or
inactive or if the assessment materials are determined to be
inconsistent with the approved assessment criteria under section
1303-B.
Section 5. Section 1306-B(h)(4) of the act is amended and
subsections (h) and (j) are amended by adding paragraphs to
read:
Section 1306-B. School Safety and Security Grant Program.
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(h) School Safety and Security Fund.--
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(4) The fund may only be used for the grant programs
authorized under this article and no money in the fund may be
transferred or diverted to any other purpose by
administrative action[.], except the committee may authorize
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the use of unexpended, uncommitted money in the fund to be:
(i) Used for purposes of fulfilling training
requirements under Articles XIII-B, XIII-C and XIII-E.
(ii) (Reserved).
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(7.1) No more than 3% of the money in the fund shall be
used for administrative costs associated with carrying out
the duties under this article.
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(j) Specific purposes.--The committee shall provide grants
to school entities for programs that address school mental
health and safety and security, including:
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(32) Cyber safety and security measures to prevent a
breach of the security of the system as defined in section 2
of the act of December 22, 2005 (P.L.474, No.94), known as
the Breach of Personal Information Notification Act.
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Section 6. Section 1309-B(c)(2) and (d) of the act are
amended, subsection (c)(5.1)(iii) is amended by adding a clause
and subsection (c) is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
Section 1309-B. School safety and security coordinator.
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(c) Specific duties.--The school safety and security
coordinator shall:
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(2) Coordinate training and resources for students and
school entity staff in matters relating to situational
awareness, trauma-informed approaches, behavioral health
awareness, suicide and bullying awareness, substance abuse
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awareness and emergency procedures and training drills,
including fire, natural disaster, active shooter, hostage
situation [and], bomb threat and cyber safety and security
events.
(3.1) Coordinate school safety and security meetings
with school and building leadership, at least quarterly.
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(5.1) No later than June 30, 2025, and each June 30
thereafter, make a report to the school entity's board of
directors on the school entity's current school security
personnel. The following apply:
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(iii) Each report shall include:
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(F) Beginning June 30, 2026, and each June 30
thereafter, an attendance report of school and
building personnel present at school safety and
security meetings, including yearly attendance
totals.
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(d) Training required.--
(1) School administrators appointed as school safety and
security coordinators shall complete the seven hours of
training required under section 1316-B within one year [from
the time the first trainings that meet the criteria are
posted by the committee] of appointment.
(2) School administrators appointed as safety and
security coordinators [after trainings are posted shall
complete the training within one year of appointment] shall
complete any additional continuing education requirements as
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adopted by the committee.
Section 7. Section 1310-B(a) introductory paragraph of the
act is amended and the section is amended by adding a subsection
to read:
Section 1310-B. School safety and security training.
(a) School entity duties.--School entities, in consultation
with the school safety and security coordinator, shall provide
their employees with mandatory training on school safety and
security subject to the following based on the needs of the
school entity:
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(a.2) Input.--Annually, the school safety and security
coordinator shall meet with school employees for input on the
training for the school entity under subsection (a).
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Section 8. Section 1319-B(f) of the act is amended and
subsection (d) is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
Section 1319-B. Reporting and memorandum of understanding.
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(d) Advisory committee.--A chief school administrator shall
form an advisory committee composed of relevant school staff,
including, but not limited to, principals, security personnel,
school safety and security coordinator, emergency services
personnel, school security personnel, guidance counselors and
special education administrators to assist in the development of
a memorandum of understanding under this section. In
consultation with the advisory committee, the chief school
administrator shall enter into a memorandum of understanding
with law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction over school
property of the school entity. The chief school administrator
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shall submit a copy of the memorandum of understanding to the
department by June 30, 2024, and biennially update and re-
execute a memorandum of understanding with law enforcement and
file the memorandum with the department on a biennial basis. The
memorandum of understanding shall be signed by the chief school
administrator, the chief of police of the law enforcement agency
with jurisdiction over the relevant school property and
principals of each school building of the school entity. The
memorandum of understanding shall comply with the regulations
promulgated under section 1306.2-B and shall also include:
* * *
(4) A procedure for timely coordination between the
school entity's threat assessment team and the law
enforcement agency, if necessary, pursuant to section 1302-E.
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(f) Noncompliance.--If a school entity or law enforcement
agency fails to comply with the provisions of this section, the
school entity or law enforcement agency may not be awarded any
grant administered by the committee until such time as the
school entity or law enforcement agency has complied with this
section. No later than September 1 of each year, the department
shall provide the committee with a list of school entities that
have not reported information under this section to the
department.
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Section 9. Sections 1305-C(a)(2)(i), 1313-C(a.1)(1), 1314-
C(b)(1) and 1315-C(1), Article XIII-D heading and section 1301-
D(3), (4), (5) and (6) of the act are amended to read:
Section 1305-C. Training.
(a) General rule.--A school police officer who has been
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granted powers under section 1306-C(a)(3) or (b) or has been
authorized to carry a firearm must, before entering upon the
duties of the office, satisfy the following:
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(2) (i) Successfully complete [the Basic School
Resource Officer Course offered by the National
Association of School Resource Officers or an equivalent
course of instruction approved by the commission.]
training for school security personnel in accordance with
the standards approved by the commission and with a
provider approved in accordance with section 1315-C.
* * *
Section 1313-C. School resource officers.
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(a.1) Training.--
(1) Prior to entering upon the duties of the office, a
school resource officer shall successfully complete [the
Basic School Resource Officer Course offered by the National
Association of School Resource Officers or an equivalent
course of instruction approved by the commission.] training
for school security personnel in accordance with the
standards approved by the commission and with a provider
approved in accordance with section 1315-C.
* * *
Section 1314-C. School security guards.
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(b) Training.--The following shall apply:
(1) Prior to entering upon the duties of the office, a
school security guard shall successfully complete [the Basic
School Resource Officer Course offered by the National
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Association of School Resource Officers or an equivalent
course of instruction approved by the commission.] training
for school security personnel in accordance with the
standards approved by the commission and with a provider
approved in accordance with section 1315-C.
* * *
Section 1315-C. Duties of commission.
The commission shall have the following duties under this
article:
(1) [In conjunction with the department and the
Pennsylvania State Police, periodically reassess the training
requirements for all school security personnel, including the
Basic School Resource Officer Course offered by the National
Association of School Resource Officers.] The following:
(i) In consultation with the Pennsylvania State
Police, adopt minimum standards for training of school
security personnel who will provide school security
services in school entities and nonpublic schools. The
standards shall incorporate the subjects included in the
Basic School Resource Officer Course offered by the
National Association of School Resource Officers and
subjects specific to Pennsylvania law. The commission may
approve groups, organizations or other entities to
provide training under this paragraph.
(ii) The commission, in conjunction with the
Pennsylvania State Police, shall periodically reassess
the standards and training requirements for all school
security personnel.
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ARTICLE XIII-D
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SAFE2SAY SOMETHING PROGRAM
Section 1301-D. Intent.
The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
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(3) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the
Safe2Say Something Program be a one-stop shop for students,
teachers and community members to report behavior perceived
to be threatening to an individual or a school entity.
Reports made through the anonymous reporting system will be
referred to local schools, law enforcement and/or
organizations.
(4) The intent of the General Assembly is for the
Safe2Say Something Program to supplement, not replace, 911
services. The Safe2Say Something Program is intended to
facilitate increased communication between law enforcement,
school districts and organizations.
(5) It is not the intent of the General Assembly that
the Safe2Say Something Program be used as a disciplinary tool
for school employees. However, there may be instances where
information obtained through the program may be shared with
and used by school officials.
(6) The Safe2Say Something Program is not meant to be a
tool for law enforcement. However, there may be instances
where information obtained through the program may be shared
with and used by law enforcement.
Section 10. The definition of "program" in section 1302-D of
the act is amended to read:
Section 1302-D. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this article
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
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context clearly indicates otherwise:
* * *
"Program." The Safe2Say Something Program established under
section 1303-D(a).
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Section 11. Section 1303-D heading, (a) and (d) of the act
are amended, subsection (c) is amended by adding paragraphs and
the section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
Section 1303-D. Safe2Say Something Program.
(a) Establishment.--The Safe2Say Something Program is
established within the office.
* * *
(c) Program requirements.--Beginning January 14, 2019, the
program shall be responsible for the following:
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(11) To develop a training program for school personnel
on the program which, at a minimum, should include training
on receiving, responding to and disposing of a report. The
office may partner with a third party to develop the training
program. The training program shall be made available to
school entities at no charge to the school entity.
(12) To provide technical assistance and support to the
program, as needed.
(13) To follow up and determine the outcome of a report
made to the program, including actions taken on the report.
(d) School entity.--Each school entity shall [develop]:
(1) Develop procedures for assessing and responding to
reports received from the program.
(2) The following shall apply:
(i) Except as provided under subparagraph (ii),
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provide, in a form and manner determined by the office,
for a final disposition of each report received by the
school entity within 30 days of receipt of a report from
the program.
(ii) For a life safety event, provide for a final
disposition within 48 hours of the receipt of a report
from the program.
(e) Noncompliance.--The following shall apply to a school
entity that fails to submit final dispositions to the office:
(1) The office shall post on its publicly accessible
Internet website a list of each school entity that has not
submitted final dispositions to the office.
(2) The office shall report to the School Safety and
Security Committee the school entities that have not
submitted final dispositions to the office.
(3) The School Safety and Security Committee may not
award any grant administered by the committee to a school
entity that has not submitted final dispositions to the
office until the school entity has submitted final
dispositions to the office.
Section 12. Section 1307-D(b) of the act is amended by
adding paragraphs to read:
Section 1307-D. Annual report.
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(b) Contents of report.--The report shall, at a minimum,
include:
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(7.1) The total number of trainings received by school
entities from the office or a partner of the office.
(7.2) The total number of trainings of school personnel
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on the program, including training on how to receive, respond
and dispose of reports from the program.
(7.3) A list of school entities that have not yet
completed training on how to receive, respond and dispose of
reports from the program.
* * *
Section 13. The definitions of "chief school administrator"
and "Safe2Say Program" in section 1301-E of the act are amended
to read:
Section 1301-E. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this article
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
* * *
"Chief school administrator." A superintendent of a school
district, executive director of an intermediate unit,
administrative director of an area career and technical school
or chief [executive officer] administrator of a charter school,
regional charter school or cyber charter school.
* * *
"Safe2Say Something Program." The Safe2Say Something Program
established under Article XIII-D.
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Section 14. Section 1302-E(b)(1)(ii)(B)(IV) and (iv) of the
act are amended and subsection (b)(1)(ii)(B) is amended by
adding a subclause to read:
Section 1302-E. Threat assessment teams.
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(b) Team requirements.--The following shall apply to teams
established under subsection (a):
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(1) Each team shall:
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(ii) Include:
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(B) Other school staff or community resources
who may serve as regular team members or be consulted
during the threat assessment process, as appropriate,
and as determined necessary by the team, including:
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(IV) The individual identified by the school
entity to receive reports from the Safe2Say
Something Program.
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(VII) An individual who serves on a local or
county threat assessment team, if applicable.
(iv) Be responsible, at a minimum, for the
following:
(A) Making age-appropriate informational
materials available to students regarding recognition
of threatening or at-risk behavior that may present a
threat to the student, other students, school
employees, school facilities, the community or others
and how to report their concerns, including through
the Safe2Say Something Program.
(B) Making informational materials available to
school employees regarding recognition of threatening
or at-risk behavior that may present a threat to the
student, other students, school employees, school
facilities, the community or others and how to report
their concerns, including through the Safe2Say
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Something Program.
(C) Ensuring that school employees are aware of
the staff members who are appointed to the team and
how to report threatening or at-risk behavior,
including through the Safe2Say [program] Something
Program.
(D) Assisting in assessing and responding to
reports received through the Safe2Say Something
Program. Where a school entity has only one team,
that team may also serve as the school entity's team
for assessing and responding to reports received
through the Safe2Say Something Program.
(E) Assessing and responding to reports of
students exhibiting self-harm or suicide risk factors
or warning signs as provided for under section 1526.
(F) Assessing, responding and making appropriate
determinations and referrals under subsection (c)
based on the information available to the team. The
team, when appropriate, may coordinate with the
student assistance program.
(G) Providing required information to the chief
school administrator or designee to make the report
provided for under subsection (a)(2)(v).
(H) Establishing protocols for timely
consultation between the team and law enforcement,
juvenile justice agencies, county agencies, health
care providers or behavioral service providers, as
appropriate, to refer students whose behavior
indicates a potential threat for additional
interventions or supports, including the exchange of
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relevant information in accordance with Federal and
State law.
* * *
Section 15. Section 1303-E(a)(3)(ii) of the act is amended
to read:
Section 1303-E. Threat assessment guidelines, training and
information materials.
(a) Duties of committee.--No later than 180 days from the
effective date of this section, the committee shall:
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(3) Develop model procedures and guidelines that school
entities may use in implementing this article. The model
procedures and guidelines shall, at a minimum:
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(ii) Reflect best practices in identifying,
reporting, assessing and responding to threats, including
threats reported through the Safe2Say Something Program,
and coordinating with stakeholders.
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Section 16. This act shall take effect immediately.
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