S 4614 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Trauma-Informed Schools Act of 2022

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 26, 2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 26, 2022
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Trauma-Informed Schools Act of 2022

This bill provides for the use of trauma-informed practices in public elementary and secondary schools and allows states to use certain federal funds to train teachers and other staff in such practices.

The bill defines trauma-informed practices to include

  • evidence-based professional development that promotes a shared understanding among teachers and other staff that adverse and potentially traumatic experiences are common among students and that school-wide learning environments where all students and adults feel safe, welcomed, and supported can enable students to succeed despite such experiences;
  • adoption of disciplinary procedures and practices that utilize evidence-based restorative practices that build a culture of trust; and
  • activities that engage teachers, other staff, and families in a process of school-based planning to help all students feel safe and connected to the school community.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 26, 2022Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 26, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 8494Trauma-Informed Schools Act of 2022Related billJul 26, 2022

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 26, 2022Introduced in Senate

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