24 Pa. Stat. § 13-1305-B

Current through P.A. Acts 2024-18
Section 13-1305-B - Survey of school safety and security.
(a) Development.--No later than October 31, 2018, the committee shall develop a survey instrument to distribute to school entities to measure school safety and security preparedness throughout this Commonwealth.
(b) Completion.--No later than November 30, 2018, each school entity shall complete the survey instrument under subsection (a) and indicate whether it possesses a pre-existing school safety and security assessment that was completed within the last three years. If the school entity possesses a preexisting school safety and security assessment that was completed within the last three years, it shall submit a copy of its pre-existing school safety and security assessment to the committee along with the survey instrument, unless a delay is approved by the committee on a case-by-case basis.
(c)Review.--
(1) No later than January 31, 2019, the committee shall complete a review of each survey received from a school entity to:
(i) Evaluate the school entity's safety preparedness.
(ii) If a pre-existing school safety and security assessment was submitted, determine whether the school safety and security assessment meets the criteria established by the committee.
(2) Upon completion of the review under paragraph (1), the committee shall notify a school entity of its findings.
(d) Engagement.--The committee may engage registered assessment providers to complete the review required under subsection (c).
(e) Confidentiality of data.--Any school entity-specific data collected through the survey instrument by the committee and the findings of the committee shall remain confidential and shall not be subject to the act of February 14, 2008 ( P.L. 6, No.3), known as the Right-to-know Law. The committee may release aggregate data at its discretion.
(f) Survey administration.--The committee shall administer the survey instrument established in subsection (a) at a minimum every two years and may make revisions as needed.

24 P.S. § 13-1305-B

Amended by P.L. TBD 2019 No. 18, § 11, eff. 6/28/2019.
Added by P.L. TBD 2018 No. 44, § 3, eff. 6/22/2018.