PRINTER'S NO. 352
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 387
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY K.HARRIS, BURGOS, HILL-EVANS, GIRAL, M. MACKENZIE,
SANCHEZ, NEILSON, McNEILL, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, A. BROWN, KENYATTA
AND WEBSTER, JANUARY 28, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JANUARY 28, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
2 act relating to the public school system, including certain
3 provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
4 schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
5 laws relating thereto," in student supports, providing for
6 parental notification.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
10 as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
11 section to read:
12 Section 1314-A. Parental Notification.--(a) Each school
13 entity shall adopt a policy and procedure for notifying, in a
14 timely manner, all parents, guardians or custodial parents of
15 students in the school entity who:
16 (1) Are involved in incidents which are required to be
17 reported in the school safety report submitted to the Department
18 of Education.
19 (2) Incur other serious injuries on school property, on the
 1 school bus or at a school activity.
2 (b) Notification under subsection (a) may be in person, by
3 telephone, by email, by text message or by certified mail. A
4 school entity shall make a reasonable effort to notify a parent,
5 guardian or custodial parent in the preferred manner indicated
6 on the contact information of the parent, guardian or custodial
7 parent. The preferred method of notification must be documented.
8 In the event of a school or districtwide emergency, the school
9 entity may use alternative methods to notify parents, guardians
10 or custodial parents.
11 (c) Each school entity must maintain current contact
12 information for each parent, guardian or custodial parent. The
13 contact information must allow parents, guardians and custodial
14 parents to identify a preferred method of contact if
15 notification under subsection (a) is required.
16 (d) Each school entity shall provide training regarding the
17 requirements of this section to all staff who come into contact
18 with children. The training shall include recognizing incidents
19 that trigger the notification requirement, the school entity's
20 policy and procedure for notification and the recordkeeping and
21 reporting requirements. Training required under this section may
22 be incorporated with other training and in-service activities of
23 the school entity.
24 (e) All incidents that are required to be reported under
25 section 1319-B(b) shall be subject to the requirements of this
26 section.
27 (f) The Secretary of Education may withhold State payments
28 to any school entity that fails to comply with this section.
29 (g) As used in this section, the term "parents, guardians or
30 custodial parents of students" shall mean parents, guardians or
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1 custodial parents of students who are either perpetrators or
2 victims of incidents which:
3 (1) Are required to be reported in the school safety report
4 submitted to the Department of Education.
5 (2) Result in any other injuries occurring on school
6 property, the school bus or at a school activity.
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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Statutes/Laws affected:
Printer's No. 0352: P.L.30, No.14