Pennsylvania SB 930: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, 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.

Bill Text

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.
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(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 mor