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REFERENCE TITLE: childhood trauma;
training; appropriation |
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State of
Arizona Senate Fifty-fourth
Legislature Second Regular
Session 2020 |
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SB 1194 |
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Introduced by Senators Peshlakai: Gonzales; Representatives Andrade, Salman, Teller |
AN ACT
amending Title
15, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section
15-218.01; amending Title 15, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes,
by adding section 15-245; appropriating monies; relating to school employee
training.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 15, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-218.01, to read:
15-218.01. Childhood trauma
awareness and prevention training; continuing education; rules
The state board of education shall adopt rules to allow certificated teachers and administrators to count childhood trauma awareness and prevention training described in section 15‑245 as continuing education credits beginning in the 2021‑2022 school year.
Sec. 2. Title 15, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-245, to read:
15-245. Childhood trauma
awareness and prevention training; grant program; fund; program termination;
definition
A. Beginning in the 2021‑2022
school year, the department of education shall offer to certificated teachers
and administrators in public schools in this state childhood trauma awareness
and prevention training on the effects of childhood trauma on pupil achievement
and social development. The department may partner with a nonprofit
organization to provide the childhood trauma awareness and prevention training
under this section, which shall be optional but counts as continuing education
credit pursuant to section 15‑218.01.
B. The childhood trauma awareness and
prevention training provided pursuant to this section shall do all of the
following:
1. Foster an understanding and
awareness of all of the following:
(a) The types
of poverty in this state.
(b) The adverse
effects of childhood trauma on brain development and learning.
(c) The adverse
effects of childhood trauma on academic achievement, social development and
well-being.
(d) The
specific demographics of the pupils in the certificated teacher's or
administrator's school and, if applicable, school district, including all of
the following pupil information:
(i) The
percentage of pupils who meet the eligibility requirements established under
the national school lunch and child nutrition acts (42 United States Code
sections 1751 through 1793) for free or reduced-price lunches.
(ii) The
English language status.
(iii) The
mobility status.
(iv) The
cultural mores and folkways.
(v) The family
dynamics.
2. Provide effective research-based
strategies to engage pupils and families in the educational process so that
certificated teachers and administrators can use effective research-based
strategies to teach and engage pupils confronted with childhood trauma.
3. Develop strategies to mitigate the
effects of childhood trauma on pupils and improve their academic, social and
educational experience.
4. Assist school districts and
charter schools in developing an annual action plan that addresses the specific
needs of pupils experiencing childhood trauma and implementing ongoing
professional development for certificated teachers and administrators that is
intensive, job-embedded, collaborative, data-driven, classroom-focused and
sustainable.
C. The childhood trauma awareness and
prevention training grant program is established within the department of
education. Grants issued under the
childhood trauma awareness and prevention training grant program are subject to
legislative appropriation and may be used to pay the costs of attending
childhood trauma awareness and prevention training offered pursuant to this
section. To be eligible for a grant
under this section, a certificated teacher or administrator applicant shall
apply to the department of education in a manner prescribed by the department.
D. The childhood trauma awareness and
prevention training grant program fund is established consisting of legislative
appropriations. The department of education shall administer the
fund. Monies in the fund are
continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provisions of section 35‑190
relating to lapsing of appropriations.
Monies in the fund shall be used to award grants under this section and
to pay the costs of administering the childhood trauma awareness and prevention
training grant program. The department
shall make awards to pay the costs of attending childhood trauma awareness and
prevention training provided under this section to certificated teachers and
administrators who are selected to receive a grant under this section.
E. The program established by this
section ends on July 1, 2030 pursuant to section 41‑3102.
F. For the purposes of this section, "childhood trauma" means adverse childhood experiences that impede brain development, learning and appropriate socialization.
Sec. 3. Appropriation; childhood trauma awareness and prevention training grant program fund
The sum of $100,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2020‑2021 to the childhood trauma awareness and prevention training grant program fund established by section 15‑245, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act.
Sec. 4. Short title
This act may be cited as the "Childhood Trauma Awareness
and Prevention Training Act".