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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania House Bill 387 Requires Schools to Notify Parents of Safety Incidents and Serious Injuries
Last action · January 28, 2025: Referred to EDUCATION, Jan. 28, 2025Sponsors: Keith Harris and 13 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Pennsylvania school entities must adopt policies to notify parents or guardians in a timely manner when their child is involved in a reportable school safety incident or incurs a serious injury on school property, on a bus, or at a school activity. The legislation requires schools to collect preferred contact methods, train staff, and maintain current contact information, with noncompliance risking the withholding of State payments.
School districts face the potential loss of State funding if they fail to implement mandatory parent notification and staff training protocols for reportable safety incidents and serious student injuries.
- House Bill 387 amends the Public School Code of 1949, which serves as the core statutory framework governing Pennsylvania's public school system. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
parents, guardians or custodial parents of students
Parents will receive timely notifications regarding reportable safety incidents and serious injuries involving their children and can designate a preferred method of contact.
school entity staff
Staff who come into contact with children must receive training on recognizing triggering incidents, notification policies, and reporting requirements.
school entities
Schools must adopt new notification policies, maintain up-to-date contact preferences, provide staff training, and risk the withholding of State payments for noncompliance.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 28, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to EDUCATION, Jan. 28, 2025
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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