FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1332
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEBYRNES.
2867H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsections161.1050and161.1055,RSMo,relatingtothetrauma-informedschools
initiative.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Sections161.1050and161.1055,RSMo,arerepealed,toreadasfollows:
[161.1050.1.Thereisherebyestablishedwithinthedepartmentof
2 elementaryandsecondaryeducationthe"Trauma-InformedSchools
3 Initiative".
4 2.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshall
5 consultthedepartmentofmentalhealthandthedepartmentofsocialservices
6 forassistanceinfulfillingtherequirementsofthissection.
7 3.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshall:
8 (1)Provideinformationregardingthetrauma-informedapproachtoall
9 schooldistricts;
10 (2)Offertrainingonthetrauma-informedapproachtoallschool
11 districts,whichshallincludeinformationonhowschoolscanbecometrauma-
12 informedschools;and
13 (3)Developawebsiteaboutthetrauma-informedschoolsinitiative
14 thatincludesinformationforschoolsandparentsregardingthetrauma-
15 informedapproachandaguideforschoolsonhowtobecometrauma-
16 informedschools.
17 4.Eachschooldistrictshallprovidetheaddressofthewebsite
18 describedundersubdivision(3)ofsubsection3ofthissectiontoallparentsof
19 thestudentsinitsdistrictbeforeOctoberfirstofeachschoolyear.
20 5.Forpurposesofthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
21 (1)"Trauma-informedapproach",anapproachthatinvolves
22 understandingandrespondingtothesymptomsofchronicinterpersonal
23 traumaandtraumaticstressacrossthelifespan;
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 24 (2)"Trauma-informedschool",aschoolthat:
25 (a)Realizesthewidespreadimpactoftraumaandunderstands
26 potentialpathsforrecovery;
27 (b)Recognizesthesignsandsymptomsoftraumainstudents,
28 teachers,andstaff;
29 (c)Respondsbyfullyintegratingknowledgeabouttraumaintoits
30 policies,procedures,andpractices;and
31 (d)Seekstoactivelyresistretraumatization.]
[161.1055.1.Subjecttoappropriations,thedepartmentofelementary
2 andsecondaryeducationshallestablishthe"Trauma-InformedSchoolsPilot
3 Program".
4 2.Underthetrauma-informedschoolspilotprogram,thedepartment
5 ofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallchoosefiveschoolstoreceive
6 intensivetrainingonthetrauma-informedapproach.
7 3.Thefiveschoolschosenforthepilotprogramshallbelocatedinthe
8 followingareas:
9 (1)Onepublicschoollocatedinametropolitanschooldistrict;
10 (2)Onepublicschoollocatedinahomerulecitywithmorethanfour
11 hundredthousandinhabitantsandlocatedinmorethanonecounty;
12 (3)Onepublicschoollocatedinaschooldistrictthathasmostorallof
13 itslandarealocatedinacountywithacharterformofgovernmentandwith
14 morethanninehundredfiftythousandinhabitants;
15 (4)Onepublicschoollocatedinaschooldistrictthathasmostorallof
16 itslandarealocatedinacountywithacharterformofgovernmentandwith
17 morethansixhundredthousandbutfewerthansevenhundredthousand
18 inhabitants;and
19 (5)Onepublicschoollocatedinanyoneofthefollowingcounties:
20 (a)Acountyofthethirdclassificationwithoutatownshipformof
21 governmentandwithmorethanforty-onethousandbutfewerthanforty-five
22 thousandinhabitants;
23 (b)Acountyofthethirdclassificationwithoutatownshipformof
24 governmentandwithmorethansixthousandbutfewerthanseventhousand
25 inhabitantsandwithacityofthefourthclassificationwithmorethaneight
26 hundredbutfewerthanninehundredinhabitantsasthecountyseat;
27 (c)Acountyofthethirdclassificationwithatownshipformof
28 governmentandwithmorethanthirty-onethousandbutfewerthanthirty-five
29 thousandinhabitants;
30 (d)Acountyofthethirdclassificationwithoutatownshipformof
31 governmentandwithmorethanfourteenthousandbutfewerthansixteen
32 thousandinhabitantsandwithacityofthethirdclassificationwithmorethan
33 fivethousandbutfewerthansixthousandinhabitantsasthecountyseat;
34 (e)Acountyofthethirdclassificationwithoutatownshipformof
35 governmentandwithmorethaneighteenthousandbutfewerthantwenty
36 thousandinhabitantsandwithacityofthefourthclassificationwithmorethan
37 threethousandbutfewerthanthreethousandsevenhundredinhabitantsasthe
38 countyseat;
HB1332 2 39 (f)Acountyofthethirdclassificationwithoutatownshipformof
40 governmentandwithmorethaneighteenthousandbutfewerthantwenty
41 thousandinhabitantsandwithacityofthethirdclassificationwithmorethan
42 sixthousandbutfewerthanseventhousandinhabitantsasthecountyseat;
43 (g)Acountyofthethirdclassificationwithoutatownshipformof
44 governmentandwithmorethanfourteenthousandbutfewerthansixteen
45 thousandinhabitantsandwithacityofthefourthclassificationwithmorethan
46 onethousandninehundredbutfewerthantwothousandonehundred
47 inhabitantsasthecountyseat;
48 (h)Acountyofthethirdclassificationwithoutatownshipformof
49 governmentandwithmorethanthirty-seventhousandbutfewerthanforty-one
50 thousandinhabitantsandwithacityofthefourthclassificationwithmorethan
51 eighthundredbutfewerthanninehundredinhabitantsasthecountyseat;
52 (i)Acountyofthethirdclassificationwithatownshipformof
53 governmentandwithmorethantwenty-eightthousandbutfewerthanthirty-
54 onethousandinhabitants;or
55 (j)Acountyofthethirdclassificationwithoutatownshipformof
56 governmentandwithmorethantwelvethousandbutfewerthanfourteen
57 thousandinhabitantsandwithacityofthefourthclassificationwithmorethan
58 fivehundredbutfewerthanfivehundredfiftyinhabitantsasthecountyseat.
59 4.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshall:
60 (1)Traintheteachersandadministratorsofthefiveschoolschosenfor
61 thepilotprogramregardingthetrauma-informedapproachandhowtobecome
62 trauma-informedschools;
63 (2)Providethefiveschoolswithfundstoimplementthetrauma-
64 informedapproach;and
65 (3)Closelymonitortheprogressofthefiveschoolsinbecoming
66 trauma-informedschoolsandprovidefurtherassistanceifnecessary.
67 5.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshall
68 terminatethetrauma-informedschoolspilotprogramonAugust28,2019.
69 BeforeDecember31,2019,thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondary
70 educationshallsubmitareporttothegeneralassemblythatcontainstheresults
71 ofthepilotprogram,includinganybenefitsexperiencedbythefiveschools
72 chosenfortheprogram.
73 6.(1)Thereisherebycreatedinthestatetreasurythe"Trauma-
74 InformedSchoolsPilotProgramFund".Thefundshallconsistofany
75 appropriationstosuchfund.Thestatetreasurershallbecustodianofthefund.
76 Inaccordancewithsections30.170and30.180,thestatetreasurermay
77 approvedisbursementsofpublicmoneysinaccordancewithdistribution
78 requirementsandproceduresdevelopedbythedepartmentofelementaryand
79 secondaryeducation.Thefundshallbeadedicatedfundand,upon
80 appropriation,moneysinthefundshallbeusedsolelyfortheadministrationof
81 thissection.
82 (2)Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection33.080tothecontrary,
83 anymoneysremaininginthefundattheendofthebienniumshallnotrevertto
84 thecreditofthegeneralrevenuefund.
HB1332 3 85 (3)Thestatetreasurershallinvestmoneysinthefundinthesame
86 mannerasotherfundsareinvested.Anyinterestandmoneysearnedonsuch
87 investmentsshallbecreditedtothefund.
88 7.Forpurposesofthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
89 (1)"Trauma-informedapproach",anapproachthatinvolves
90 understandingandrespondingtothesymptomsofchronicinterpersonal
91 traumaandtraumaticstressacrossthelifespan;
92 (2)"Trauma-informedschool",aschoolthat:
93 (a)Realizesthewidespreadimpactoftraumaandunderstands
94 potentialpathsforrecovery;
95 (b)Recognizesthesignsandsymptomsoftraumainstudents,
96 teachers,andstaff;
97 (c)Respondsbyfullyintegratingknowledgeabouttraumaintoits
98 policies,procedures,andpractices;and
99 (d)Seekstoactivelyresistretraumatization.
100 8.TheprovisionsofthissectionshallexpireDecember31,2019.]
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