,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjag,ms4
 ,cl>k ( ,massa*usetts 7= h]self & ,mr4 
,re$7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & !
 ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,head  
,/>t ,act to promote trauma-in=m$       
practices1 age-appropriate positive     
behavioral int]v5tion & support1 s]vices
 = "y *ildr5 :o h exp]i5c$ trauma or    
toxic /ress1 & improv$ coord9ation      
betwe5 ,head ,/>t ag5cies & o!r programs
 t s]ve v "y *ildr54  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,c>+ ,/>t ,act
 ( #bjag4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds 
! foll[+3  7#a7 ,neglect1 hung]1 abuse1 
& o!r =ms ( trauma pres5t significant   
*all5ges to "y *ildr5's le>n+ &         
social-emotional developm5t4  7#b7      
,trauma-in=m$ & trauma-s5sitive c>egiv+ 
is an ideal t>get$ int]v5tion =         
vuln]able *ildr5 :o exp]i5ce trauma4    
7#c7 ,a *ild's developm5t relies        
significantly on ! developm5t (         

executive function skills1 includ+      
cognitive flexibility1 self-regulation1 
& ef=tful control & att5tion4  7#d7     
,focus+ on ^! skills1 ev5 ?\gh !y are n 
obvi\sly academic1 is critical 9 ord] to
 improve *ildr5's long-t]m outcomes4    
7#e7 ,provid+ high-quality e>ly *ildhood
 education c protect "y *ildr5 f "s ( ! 
mo/ adv]se effects ( pov]ty1 enable _!  
heal?y developm5t1 /r5g!n _! heal?1 &   
r$uce or m$iate toxic /ress responses to
 adv]se exp]i5ces4  7#f7 ,robu/ support1
 pr(essional developm5t1 & specializ$   
tra9+ = ! e>ly education & c>e work=ce  
is ess5tial to provid+ a high-quality   
e>ly education to e *ild4  #c4 ,am5dm5ts
 ,section #fdh ( ! ,head ,/>t ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #ihdc7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subsection 7a77#c7--  7,a7 9 subp>agraph
 7,a7-- 7i7 9 clause 7ii7 by /rik+ & at 
! end1  7ii7 9 clause 7iii7 by /rik+ &  
at ! end1 &  7iii7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7iv7 activities t support !    
implem5tation ( evid5ce-bas$            
trauma-in=m$ practices1 age-appropriate 

positive behavioral int]v5tions &       
supports1 e>ly *ildhood m5tal heal?     
consultation1 & prev5tion ( susp5sion & 
expulsion2 &  7v7 activities t          
appropriately increase ! level (        
coord9ation betwe5 ,head ,/>t ag5cies & 
o!r programs t s]ve v "y *ildr51 9 ord] 
to increase ! g5]al quality1            
availability1 & reliability ( s]vices   
provid$2 &  1  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b7--
 7i7 9 clause 7xv7 by /rik+ & at ! end1 
7ii7 9 clause 7xvi7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at 
! end & ins]t+ 2 &1 &  7iii7 by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+3  7xvii7 assi/ ,head ,/>t
 ag5cies 9 adopt+ evid5ce-bas$ approa*es
 to be/ id5tify & s]ve *ildr5 ^:        
exp]i5ces h elicit$ a toxic /ress       
response4  1  7#b7 9 subsection         
7b77#b7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,f7 by    
/rik+ & at ! end1  7,b7 9 subp>agraph   
7,g7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 
a semicolon1 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  7,h7 9 evid5ce-bas$            
trauma-in=m$ practices1 z well z e>ly   
*ildhood m5tal heal? consultation &     

age-appropriate positive behavioral     
int]v5tions & supports2 &  7,i7 9 help+ 
*ildr5 :o h exp]i5c$1 or are exp]i5c+1  
trauma or toxic /ress4  1 &  7#c7 9     
subsection 7d77#a7--  7,a7 9 subp>agraph
 7,g7 by /rik+ & *ildr5 "u #c ye>s (    
age1 :]e applicable & ins]t+ *ildr5 :o  
exp]i5ce trauma1 & *ildr5 "u #c ye>s (  
age1 especially = :om su* exp]i5ces h   
caus$ a toxic /ress response1 includ+   
appropriate tra9+ & pr(essional         
developm5t on evid5ce-bas$ trauma-in=m$ 
practices & e>ly *ildhood m5tal heal?   
consultation1  7,b7 by r$esignat+       
subp>agraph 7,i7 z subp>agraph 7,j71 &  
7,c7 by ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,h7 !  
foll[+3  7,i7 ,activities design$ to    
prev5t susp5sion & expulsion & to       
increase utilization ( age-appropriate  
positive behavioral int]v5tions &       
supports4  4