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331 BILL NO. 2513 By: Pittman, Waldron,
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42+[ schools - unaddressed trauma in childr en - Handle
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127+BILL NO. 2513 By: Pittman, Waldron,
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17-An Act relating to schools; describing the problem of
18-unaddressed trauma in childr en; providing program
19-purpose; directing Legislature to appropriate funds
20-to implement and operate a Handle With Care Oklahoma
21-program; providing for program coordination between
22-certain public agencies and community coalitions;
23-enabling law enforcement to notify program; listing
24-applicable traumatic events for notification ;
25-requiring administration of a hotline, email, or
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27-information to be included in notification;
28-prohibiting inclusion of certain informatio n;
29-directing notification to designated representatives;
30-including specified statement in notification;
31-directing Oklahoma School Security Institute to
32-provide model protocol and training for certain
33-agencies; requiring Department of Mental Health and
34-Substance Abuse Services to provide model protocol
35-and training; specifying information to be included
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37-exception for notification that could compromise an
38-ongoing investigation; requiring program to apply f or
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140+[ schools - unaddressed trauma in childr en - Handle
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48153 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLA HOMA:
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50154 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of l aw not to be
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55157 Research shows that unaddressed trauma can undermine children's
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57185 the classroom. In the past, calling the Oklahoma Department of
58186 Human Services statewide centralized hotline to make a mandated
59187 child welfare report was one of the only tools in the first
60188 responder's toolbox, but most children and teens do not meet the
61189 criteria for a child welfare report. Consequently, the children and
62190 teens are never identified , nor do they receive services, and they
63191 linger in traumatic situations without adequate support. These
64192 students have an increased risk for negative outcomes such as poor
65193 academic performance, truancy, dropping out of school, and
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68195 B. The Handle With Care Oklahoma Program Purpose.
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70196 Handle With Care (HWC) Oklahoma is a program designed to enh ance
71197 existing cross-agency communication and partnership between local
72198 law enforcement, community mental health serv ices and supports, and
73199 schools regarding children's exposure to traumatic events. The
74200 "Handle With Care" approach enables first responders to st art
75201 building trust and positive co nnections with children and teens they
76202 encounter at a traumatic scene and through a HWC notification, local
77203 schools and mental h ealth providers can provide trauma-sensitive
78204 support immediately as needed. HWC is aimed at ensuring that
79205 children who are exposed to crime, violence, and abuse receive
80206 appropriate interventions so they can succe ed in school to the best
81207 of their ability. Children must feel safe in order to learn.
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83234 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new s ection of law to be codified
84235 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1210.164 of Title 70, unless
85236 there is created a duplicati on in numbering, reads as follows:
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87237 A. The Legislature shall appropriate funds to support the
88238 implementation and operation of the Handle With Care (HWC) Oklahoma
89239 program, coordinated through the Oklahoma School Security Institute,
90240 a division of the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security. HWC
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92242 collaborations with key partners such as, but not limited to, other
93243 state and local first responder agencies, school districts,
94244 community coalitions, the State Department of Education, the
95245 Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, the
96246 Department of Human Services, and the State Department of Health.
97247 The statewide HWC Oklahoma program shall enhance planning, training,
98248 implementation, and sustainability in all counti es in the state.
99249 The program shall give opportunities for local HWC initiatives to
100250 receive support from the stat e as needed.
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102251 B. The HWC program shall enable a law enforcement officer or
103252 employee of a law enforcement agency to notify the program when a
104253 child, who may attend a public school or childcare agency in the
105254 state, is exposed to a traumatic event, is at the scene with a first
106255 responder, or another event occurs that may affect his or her
107256 ability to succeed at school including, but not limited to:
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131295 C. The HWC program shall work with local communities and key
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133297 appropriate method to allow a law enforcement officer or first
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137300 D. Information submitted to the HWC program in the notification
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139302 dissemination laws and Victim's Bill of Rights. It shall only
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154338 this section, the local HWC multi-disciplinary team (MDT) shall
155339 determine if the child attends a public school or childcare agency
156340 in this state. If the child attends a public school or childcare
157341 agency in the state, the local HWC MDT shall notify designated
158342 representatives where the child attends. The notice shall include
159343 that "the child referenced has been exposed to a traumat ic event in
160344 the last twenty-four (24) hours and could exhibit academ ic,
161345 emotional, and behavioral problems because of exposure to a
162346 traumatic event. Please handle the child with care."
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166349 responder agencies, shall provide model protocol and training for
167350 the HWC Oklahoma program to first responder agencies and their
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172354 community coalitions, shall include model protocol and training for
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355+the HWC Oklahoma program in existing efforts which promotes
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181386 2. The procedure for notifying the HWC program when a child who
182387 may attend a public school or childcare agency is exposed to an
183388 event listed in subsection B of this section that may affect his or
184389 her ability to succeed at school and the information to include in
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192395 of a school, students, family members of students, multi-
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194397 health providers, as appropriate, to reduce t he negative impact of
195398 the traumatic event on the affected student, appropriate
196399 interventions that may be available to assist the student, and the
197400 overall well-being of the student. Community coalitions shall be
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207434 information may compromise an ongoing investigation.
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210436 pursuant to subsection A of this sectio n, the HWC Oklahoma program
211437 shall apply for additional federal, state, local, and private funds
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214439 K. The HWC Oklahoma prog ram shall submit an annual report of
215440 the program's progress, outcomes, and impact on students and
216441 communities to the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives,
217442 President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Se nate, and the
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220444 SECTION 3. This act shall become effe ctive November 1, 2023.
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241-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
242-Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
243-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
244-By: _________________________________
245-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
246-day of ___________________, 20__ _____, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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250- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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252-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
253-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
254-day of ___________________, 20_______, at ______ _ o'clock _______ M.
255-By: _________________________________