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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7784 
To amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act 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 
MAY 16, 2022 
Mrs. HAYES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities 
Act to improve trauma support services and mental 
health care for children and youth in educational set-
tings, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting Trauma- 
Informed Education Practices Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS AND 
COMMUNITIES ACT. 
Section 7134 of the SUPPORT for Patients and 
Communities Act (42 U.S.C. 280h-7) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 7134. GRANTS TO IMPROVE TRAUMA SUPPORT SERV-
ICES AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR CHIL-
DREN AND YOUTH IN EDUCATIONAL SET-
TINGS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, is authorized to award grants to, or enter 
into contracts or cooperative agreements with, an el-
igible entity for the purpose of increasing student, 
teacher, school leader, and other school personnel ac-
cess to evidence-based trauma support services and 
mental health services by developing innovative ini-
tiatives, activities, or programs to connect schools 
and local educational agencies, or tribal educational 
agencies, as applicable, with community trauma-in-
formed support and mental health systems, includ-
ing such systems under the Indian Health Service. 
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‘‘(2) RESERVATIONS.—From the total amount 
appropriated under subsection (l) for a fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall reserve— 
‘‘(A) not more than 3 percent to conduct 
the evaluation under subsection (f); and 
‘‘(B) not more than 2 percent for technical 
assistance and administration. 
‘‘(b) DURATION.—With respect to a grant, contract, 
or cooperative agreement awarded or entered into under 
this section, the period during which payments under such 
grant, contract or agreement are made to the recipient 
may not exceed 5 years. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives 
or enters into a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement 
under this section shall use amounts made available 
through such grant, contract, or cooperative agreement for 
evidence-based initiatives, activities, or programs, which 
shall include at least 1 of the following: 
‘‘(1) Enhancing, improving, or developing col-
laborative efforts between schools, local educational 
agencies or tribal educational agencies, as applicable, 
and community mental health and trauma-informed 
service delivery systems to provide, develop, or im-
prove prevention, referral, treatment, and support 
services to students. 
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‘‘(2) Implementing trauma-informed models of 
support, including positive behavioral interventions 
and supports in schools served by the eligible entity. 
‘‘(3) Providing professional development to 
teachers, paraprofessionals, school leaders, school- 
based mental health services providers, and other 
specialized instructional support personnel employed 
by local educational agencies or tribal educational 
agencies, as applicable or schools served by the eligi-
ble entity that— 
‘‘(A) fosters safe and stable learning envi-
ronments that prevent and mitigate the effects 
of trauma, including through social and emo-
tional learning; 
‘‘(B) improves school capacity to identify, 
refer, and provide services to students in need 
of trauma-informed support or mental health 
services, including by helping educators to iden-
tify the unique personal and contextual vari-
ables that influence the manifestation of trau-
ma; and 
‘‘(C) reflects the best practices for trauma- 
informed identification, referral, and support 
developed by the Interagency Task Force on 
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Trauma-Informed Care (as established by sec-
tion 7132). 
‘‘(4) Providing trauma-informed support serv-
ices and mental health services to students at full- 
service community schools served by the eligible enti-
ty. 
‘‘(5) Engaging families and communities to in-
crease awareness of child and youth trauma, which 
may include sharing best practices with law enforce-
ment regarding trauma-informed services and work-
ing with mental health professionals to provide inter-
ventions and longer term coordinated care within the 
community for children and youth who have experi-
enced trauma and the families of such children and 
youth. 
‘‘(6) Evaluating the effectiveness of the initia-
tives, activities, or programs carried out under this 
section in increasing student access to evidence- 
based trauma support services and mental health 
services. 
‘‘(7) Establishing partnerships with or pro-
viding subgrants to early childhood education pro-
grams or other eligible entities, to include such enti-
ties in the evidence-based trauma-informed or men-
tal health initiatives, activities, and support services 
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established under this section in order to provide, 
develop, or improve prevention, referral, treatment, 
and support services to children and their families. 
‘‘(8) Establishing new, or enhancing existing, 
evidence-based educational, awareness, and preven-
tion programs to improve mental health and resil-
iency among teachers, paraprofessionals, school lead-
ers, school-based mental health services providers, 
and other specialized instructional support personnel 
employed by local educational agencies or tribal edu-
cational agencies, as applicable, or schools served by 
the eligible entity. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this sec-
tion, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may reasonably require, 
which shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of the innovative initiatives, 
activities, or programs to be funded under the grant, 
contract, or cooperative agreement, including how 
such initiatives, activities, or programs will increase 
access to evidence-based trauma-informed support 
services and mental health services for students, 
and, as applicable, the families of such students. 
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‘‘(2) A description of how the initiatives, activi-
ties, or programs will provide linguistically appro-
priate and culturally competent services. 
‘‘(3) A description of how the initiatives, activi-
ties, or programs will support schools served by the 
eligible entity in improving school climate in order to 
support an environment conducive to learning. 
‘‘(4) An assurance that— 
‘‘(A) persons providing services under the 
initiative, activity, or program funded by the 
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement are 
fully licensed or certified to provide such serv-
ices; 
‘‘(B) teachers, school leaders, administra-
tors, school-based mental health services pro-
viders and other specialized instructional sup-
port personnel, representatives of local Indian 
Tribes or tribal organizations as appropriate, 
other school personnel, individuals who have ex-
perience receiving mental health services as 
children, and parents of students participating 
in services under this section will be engaged 
and involved in the design and implementation 
of the services; and 
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‘‘(C) the eligible entity will comply with the 
evaluation required under subsection (f). 
‘‘(5) A description of how the eligible entity will 
support and integrate existing school-based services 
at schools served by the eligible entity with the ini-
tiatives, activities, or programs funded under this 
section in order to provide trauma-informed support 
services or mental health services for students, as 
appropriate. 
‘‘(6) A description of how the eligible entity will 
incorporate peer support services into the initiatives, 
activities, or programs to be funded under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(7) A description of how the eligible entity will 
ensure that initiatives, activities, or programs fund-
ed under this section are accessible to and include 
students with disabilities. 
‘‘(8) An assurance that the eligible entity will 
establish a local interagency agreement under sub-
section (e) and comply with such agreement. 
‘‘(e) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) LOCAL
INTERAGENCY
AGREEMENTS.—In 
carrying out an evidence-based initiative, activity, or 
program described in subsection (c), an eligible enti-
ty that receives a grant, contract, or cooperative 
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agreement under this section, or a designee of such 
entity, shall establish an interagency agreement be-
tween local educational agencies, agencies respon-
sible for early childhood education programs, Head 
Start agencies (including Early Head Start agen-
cies), juvenile justice authorities, mental health 
agencies, child welfare agencies, and other relevant 
agencies, authorities, or entities in the community 
that will be involved in the provision of services 
under such initiative, activity, or program. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The local interagency agree-
ment required under paragraph (1) shall specify, 
with respect to each agency, authority, or entity that 
is a party to such agreement— 
‘‘(A) the financial responsibility for any 
services provided by such entity; 
‘‘(B) the conditions and terms of responsi-
bility for such any services, including quality, 
accountability, and coordination of the services; 
and 
‘‘(C) the conditions and terms of reim-
bursement of such agencies, authorities, or enti-
ties, including procedures for dispute resolution. 
‘‘(f) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
rigorous and independent evaluation of the initiatives, ac-
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tivities, and programs carried out by an eligible entity 
under this section and disseminate evidence-based prac-
tices regarding trauma-informed support services and 
mental health services. 
‘‘(g) DISTRIBUTION
OF AWARDS.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that grants, contracts, and cooperative agree-
ments awarded or entered into under this section are equi-
tably distributed among the geographical regions of the 
United States and among tribal, urban, suburban, and 
rural populations. 
‘‘(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed— 
‘‘(1) to prohibit an entity involved with an ini-
tiative, activity, or program carried out under this 
section from reporting a crime that is committed by 
a student to appropriate authorities; or 
‘‘(2) to prevent Federal, State, local, and tribal 
law enforcement and judicial authorities from exer-
cising their responsibilities with regard to the appli-
cation of Federal, State, local, and tribal law to 
crimes committed by a student. 
‘‘(i) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Federal funds 
provided under this section shall be used to supplement, 
and not supplant, other Federal, State, or local funds 
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available to carry out the initiatives, activities, and pro-
grams described in this section. 
‘‘(j) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—In awarding or en-
tering into grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements 
under this section, the Secretary shall, in a timely manner, 
meaningfully consult with Indian Tribes, Regional Cor-
porations, Native Hawaiian Educational Organizations, 
and their representatives to ensure notice of eligibility. 
‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) EARLY
CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘early childhood education pro-
gram’ has the meaning given such term in section 
103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1003). 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a State educational agency; 
‘‘(B) a local educational agency; 
‘‘(C) an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 
4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act) or their tribal edu-
cational agency; 
‘‘(D) the Bureau of Indian Education; 
‘‘(E) a Regional Corporation; 
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‘‘(F) a Native Hawaiian educational orga-
nization; and 
‘‘(G) State, Territory, and Tribal Lead 
Agencies administering the Child Care and De-
velopment 
Fund 
as 
described 
in 
section 
658D(a) of the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9858b(a)). 
‘‘(3) ESEA TERMS.— 
‘‘(A) The terms ‘elementary school’, ‘evi-
dence-based’, ‘local educational agency’, ‘para-
professional’, ‘parent’, ‘professional develop-
ment’, ‘school leader’, ‘secondary school’, ‘Sec-
retary’, ‘specialized instructional support per-
sonnel’, and ‘State educational agency’ have the 
meanings given such terms in section 8101 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
‘‘(B) The term ‘full-service community 
school’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 4622 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7272). 
‘‘(C) The term ‘Native Hawaiian edu-
cational organization’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 6207 of the Elementary 
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and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7517). 
‘‘(D) The term ‘school-based mental health 
services provider’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 4102 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7112). 
‘‘(4) REGIONAL CORPORATION.—The term ‘Re-
gional Corporation’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)). 
‘‘(5) SCHOOL.—The term ‘school’ means a pub-
lic elementary school or public secondary school. 
‘‘(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.’’. 
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