Bill > HB2086

This bill, known as the Safety and Violence Education for Students (SAVE Students) Act, amends the Public School Code of 1949 to further provide for youth suicide awareness and prevention and to provide for violence prevention and social inclusion training in Pennsylvania schools. The key provisions include: 1. Requiring schools serving students in grades 6-12 to provide at least 1 hour of evidence-based suicide awareness and prevention training each school year, which can be delivered in person or digitally. 2. Requiring schools serving students in grades 6-12 to provide at least 1 hour of evidence-based youth violence prevention training each school year, which can be combined with the suicide prevention training. 3. Requiring schools serving students in K-12 to provide at least 1 hour of evidence-based social inclusion training each school year. 4. Requiring schools to designate a student-led violence prevention club that promotes awareness and student leadership. 5. Authorizing the Department of Education to seek federal or state funding to offset the costs of implementing these requirements. The bill aims to improve school safety and support student mental health and well-being through these various training and prevention programs.