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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4835 

To provide grants to improve trauma support services and mental health 

care for children and youth in educational settings, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 23, 2019 

Mrs. HAYES (for herself and Ms. WILD) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To provide grants to improve trauma support services and 

mental health care for children and youth in educational 

settings, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting Trauma5 Informed Education Practices Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. GRANTS TO IMPROVE TRAUMA SUPPORT SERVICES 

7 AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN 

8 AND YOUTH IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS. 

9 (a) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE

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1 tion with the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and 

2 Substance Use, is authorized to award grants to, or enter 

3 into contracts or cooperative agreements with, State edu4 cational agencies, local educational agencies, Indian Tribes 

5 (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 

6 and Education Assistance Act) or their tribal educational 

7 agencies, a school operated by the Bureau of Indian Edu8 cation, a Regional Corporation, or a Native Hawaiian edu9 cational organization, for the purpose of increasing stu10 dent access to evidence-based trauma support services and 

11 mental health care by developing innovative initiatives, ac12 tivities, or programs to link local school systems with local 

13 trauma-informed support and mental health systems, in14 cluding those under the Indian Health Service. 

15 (b) DURATION.—With respect to a grant, contract, 

16 or cooperative agreement awarded or entered into under 

17 this section, the period during which payments under such 

18 grant, contract, or agreement are made to the recipient 

19 may not exceed 4 years. 

20 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a grant, 

21 contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall 

22 use amounts made available through such grant, contract, 

23 or cooperative agreement for evidence-based activities, 

24 which shall include any of the following: 


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1 (1) Collaborative efforts between school-based 

2 service systems and trauma-informed support and 

3 mental health service systems to provide, develop, or 

4 improve prevention, screening, referral, and treat5 ment and support services to students, such as pro6 viding trauma screenings to identify students in 

7 need of specialized support. 

8 (2) To implement schoolwide positive behavioral 

9 interventions and supports, or other trauma-in10 formed models of support. 

11 (3) To provide professional development to 

12 teachers, teacher assistants, school leaders, special13 ized instructional support personnel, and mental 

14 health professionals that— 

15 (A) fosters safe and stable learning envi16 ronments that prevent and mitigate the effects 

17 of trauma, including through social and emo18 tional learning; 

19 (B) improves school capacity to identify, 

20 refer, and provide services to students in need 

21 of trauma support or behavioral health services; 

22 or 

23 (C) reflects the best practices for trauma24 informed identification, referral, and support 


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1 developed by the Interagency Task Force on 

2 Trauma-Informed Care. 

3 (4) Services at a full-service community school 

4 that focuses on trauma-informed supports, which 

5 may include a full-time site coordinator, or other ac6 tivities consistent with section 4625 of the Elemen7 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

8 U.S.C. 7275). 

9 (5) Engaging families and communities in ef10 forts to increase awareness of child and youth trau11 ma, which may include sharing best practices with 

12 law enforcement regarding trauma-informed care 

13 and working with mental health professionals to pro14 vide interventions, as well as longer term coordi15 nated care within the community for children and 

16 youth who have experienced trauma and their fami17 lies. 

18 (6) To provide technical assistance to school 

19 systems and mental health agencies. 

20 (7) To evaluate the effectiveness of the program 

21 carried out under this section in increasing student 

22 access to evidence-based trauma support services 

23 and mental health care. 

24 (8) To establish partnerships with or provide 

25 subgrants to Head Start agencies (including Early 


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1 Head Start agencies), public and private preschool 

2 programs, child care programs (including home3 based providers), or other entities described in sub4 section (a), to include such entities described in this 

5 paragraph in the evidence-based trauma initiatives, 

6 activities, support services, and mental health sys7 tems established under this section in order to pro8 vide, develop, or improve prevention, screening, re9 ferral, and treatment and support services to young 

10 children and their families. 

11 (d) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant, 

12 contract, or cooperative agreement under this section, an 

13 entity described in subsection (a) shall submit an applica14 tion to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 

15 containing such information as the Secretary may reason16 ably require, which shall include the following: 

17 (1) A description of the innovative initiatives, 

18 activities, or programs to be funded under the grant, 

19 contract, or cooperative agreement, including how 

20 such program will increase access to evidence-based 

21 trauma support services and mental health care for 

22 students, and, as applicable, the families of such stu23 dents. 


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1 (2) A description of how the program will pro2 vide linguistically appropriate and culturally com3 petent services. 

4 (3) A description of how the program will sup5 port students and the school in improving the school 

6 climate in order to support an environment condu7 cive to learning. 

8 (4) An assurance that— 

9 (A) persons providing services under the 

10 grant, contract, or cooperative agreement are 

11 adequately trained to provide such services; and 

12 (B) teachers, school leaders, administra13 tors, specialized instructional support personnel, 

14 representatives of local Indian Tribes or tribal 

15 organizations as appropriate, other school per16 sonnel, and parents or guardians of students 

17 participating in services under this section will 

18 be engaged and involved in the design and im19 plementation of the services. 

20 (5) A description of how the applicant will sup21 port and integrate existing school-based services 

22 with the program in order to provide mental health 

23 services for students, as appropriate. 

24 (6) A description of the entities in the commu25 nity with which the applicant will partner or to 


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1 which the applicant will provide subgrants in accord2 ance with subsection (c)(8). 

3 (e) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS.— 

4 (1) LOCAL INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS.—To 

5 ensure the provision of the services described in sub6 section (c), a recipient of a grant, contract, or coop7 erative agreement under this section, or their des8 ignee, shall establish a local interagency agreement 

9 among local educational agencies, agencies respon10 sible for early childhood education programs, Head 

11 Start agencies (including Early Head Start agen12 cies), juvenile justice authorities, mental health 

13 agencies, child welfare agencies, and other relevant 

14 agencies, authorities, or entities in the community 

15 that will be involved in the provision of such serv16 ices. 

17 (2) CONTENTS.—In ensuring the provision of 

18 the services described in subsection (c), the local 

19 interagency agreement shall specify with respect to 

20 each agency, authority, or entity that is a party to 

21 such agreement— 

22 (A) the financial responsibility for the serv23 ices; 

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1 countability, and coordination of the services; 

2 and 

3 (C) the conditions and terms of reimburse4 ment among such agencies, authorities, or enti5 ties, including procedures for dispute resolution. 

6 (f) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall reserve not 

7 more than 3 percent of the funds made available under 

8 subsection (l) for each fiscal year to— 

9 (1) conduct a rigorous, independent evaluation 

10 of the activities funded under this section; and 

11 (2) disseminate and promote the utilization of 

12 evidence-based practices regarding trauma support 

13 services and mental health care. 

14 (g) DISTRIBUTION OF AWARDS.—The Secretary shall 

15 ensure that grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements 

16 awarded or entered into under this section are equitably 

17 distributed among the geographical regions of the United 

18 States and among tribal, urban, suburban, and rural pop19 ulations. 

20 (h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec21 tion shall be construed— 

22 (1) to prohibit an entity involved with a pro23 gram carried out under this section from reporting 

24 a crime that is committed by a student to appro25 priate authorities; or 


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1 (2) to prevent Federal, State, and tribal law en2 forcement and judicial authorities from exercising 

3 their responsibilities with regard to the application 

4 of Federal, tribal, and State law to crimes com5 mitted by a student. 

6 (i) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Any services 

7 provided through programs carried out under this section 

8 shall supplement, and not supplant, existing mental health 

9 services, including any special education and related serv10 ices provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Edu11 cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.). 

12 (j) CONSULTATION WITH INDIAN TRIBES.—In car13 rying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall, in a timely 

14 manner, meaningfully consult with Indian Tribes and their 

15 representatives to ensure notice of eligibility. 

16 (k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘elemen18 tary school’’ has the meaning given such term in 

19 section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu20 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

21 (2) EVIDENCE-BASED.—The term ‘‘evidence22 based’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

23 8101(21)(A)(i) of the Elementary and Secondary 

24 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(21)(A)(i)). 


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1 (3) NATIVE HAWAIIAN EDUCATIONAL ORGANI2 ZATION.—The term ‘‘Native Hawaiian educational 

3 organization’’ has the meaning given such term in 

4 section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu5 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517). 

6 (4) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 

7 ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given 

8 such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and 

9 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

10 (5) REGIONAL CORPORATION.—The term ‘‘Re11 gional Corporation’’ has the meaning given the term 

12 in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 

13 Act (43 U.S.C. 1602). 

14 (6) SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘school’’ means a pub15 lic elementary school or public secondary school. 

16 (7) SCHOOL LEADER.—The term ‘‘school lead17 er’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

18 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

19 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

20 (8) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘sec21 ondary school’’ has the meaning given such term in 

22 section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu23 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

24 (9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

25 the Secretary of Education. 


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1 (10) SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT

2 PERSONNEL.—The term ‘‘specialized instructional 

3 support personnel’’ has the meaning given such term 

4 in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 

5 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

6 (11) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 

7 ‘‘State educational agency’’ has the meaning given 

8 such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and 

9 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

10 (l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

11 authorized to be appropriated, and there shall be appro12 priated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 

13 appropriated, to carry out this section, $50,000,000 for 

14 each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. 

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