As used in this article,
"School-wide positive behavior support" means a school-wide, evidence-based tiered framework for supporting students’ behavioral academic, social, emotional and mental health.
Pennsylvania School Discipline Laws & Regulations: Multi-tiered Frameworks and Systems of Support
Pennsylvania School Discipline Laws & Regulations: Multi-tiered Frameworks and Systems of Support
Category: Prevention, Behavioral Interventions, and Supports
Subcategory: Multi-tiered Frameworks and Systems of Support
State: Pennsylvania
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LAWS
24 P.S. § 13-1301-A. Definitions.
24 P.S. § 13-1302-A. Office for safe schools.
(c) In addition to the powers and duties set forth under subsection (b), the office is authorized to make targeted grants to school entities, and to intermediate units on behalf of nonpublic schools, to fund programs which address school violence, including:
(1.1) School-wide positive behavior support that includes primary or universal, secondary and tertiary supports and interventions in school entities.
24 P.S. § 13-1306-B. School safety and security grant program.
(a) Establishment. The School Safety and Security Grant Program is established to make school entities within this Commonwealth safer places. […]
(j) Specific purposes. The committee shall provide grants to school entities for programs that address safety and security, including:
(3) School-wide positive behavior support that includes primary or universal, secondary and tertiary supports and interventions in school entities. [...]
(17) Staff training programs in the use of positive behavior supports, de-escalation techniques and appropriate responses to student behavior that may require immediate intervention.
REGULATIONS
22 Pa. Code § 10.2. Definitions.
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
School-wide positive behavior support–A school-wide, evidence-based and data-driven approach to improving school behavior that seeks to reduce unnecessary student disciplinary actions and promotes a climate of greater productivity, safety and learning.
22 Pa. Code § 10.21. Immediate notification.
(d) In responding to students who commit an incident listed in section 1303-A(b)(4.1) of the Safe Schools Act, a school entity may consider the propriety of utilizing available school-based programs, such as school-wide positive behavior supports, to address the student's behavior and shall notify the local police department of the student's placement in the program. This subsection does not limit law enforcement's discretion.