Connecticut General Statutes Title 10. Education and Culture § 10-66u. Regional trauma coordinators. Responsibilities

For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024, each regional educational service center shall hire an individual to serve as the regional trauma coordinator for such center. Such individual shall have significant trauma-informed experience and have completed specific professional training focused on trauma. The regional trauma coordinator for each such center shall be responsible for: (1) Developing a trauma-informed care training program in accordance with the provisions of section 10-66v, (2) implementing the trauma-informed care training program, (3) providing technical assistance to the local and regional boards of education that are members of the regional educational service center in implementing the trauma-informed care training program, (4) training school mental health specialists, as defined in section 12 of public act 22-47,  1 to be the trainers under the trauma-informed care training program, and (5) ensuring that such trainers are properly training teachers, administrators, school staff and coaches under the trauma-informed care training program.