I 
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. 
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 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO IMPROVE TRAUMA SUPPORT SERVICES 
AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN 
AND YOUTH IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS. 
(a) 
GRANTS, 
CONTRACTS, 
AND
COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary, in coordina-
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tion with the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and 
Substance Use, is authorized to award grants to, or enter 
into contracts or cooperative agreements with, State edu-
cational agencies, local educational agencies, Indian Tribes 
(as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act) or their tribal educational 
agencies, a school operated by the Bureau of Indian Edu-
cation, a Regional Corporation, or a Native Hawaiian edu-
cational organization, for the purpose of increasing stu-
dent access to evidence-based trauma support services and 
mental health care by developing innovative initiatives, ac-
tivities, or programs to link local school systems with local 
trauma-informed support and mental health systems, in-
cluding those under the Indian Health Service. 
(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 4 years. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a grant, 
contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall 
use amounts made available through such grant, contract, 
or cooperative agreement for evidence-based activities, 
which shall include any of the following: 
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(1) Collaborative efforts between school-based 
service systems and trauma-informed support and 
mental health service systems to provide, develop, or 
improve prevention, screening, referral, and treat-
ment and support services to students, such as pro-
viding trauma screenings to identify students in 
need of specialized support. 
(2) To implement schoolwide positive behavioral 
interventions and supports, or other trauma-in-
formed models of support. 
(3) To provide professional development to 
teachers, teacher assistants, school leaders, special-
ized instructional support personnel, and mental 
health professionals 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 support or behavioral health services; 
or 
(C) reflects the best practices for trauma- 
informed identification, referral, and support 
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