Pennsylvania Statutes Title 24 P.S. Education § 15-1513-D. Duties of department

(1) To promulgate regulations and establish guidelines and standards necessary to implement this subarticle. In promulgating the initial regulations, the department shall follow the procedures provided in the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L. 769, No. 240),  1 referred to as the Commonwealth Documents Law, and the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L. 633, No. 181),  2 known as the Regulatory Review Act, for promulgation and review of final-omitted regulations. Subsequent regulations promulgated under this subarticle or amendments to the initial regulations shall not be in final-omitted form.

(2) To establish the process through which eligible providers may apply for grant funds, allowable and required grant uses and per-student funding levels and the criteria used to identify approved providers for grant funds.

(3) To identify one or more assessments to be used by approved providers, the cost of which shall be paid as part of an approved provider's grant award.

(4) To encourage the development and maintenance of community coordination and partnerships.

(5) To perform all other functions necessary to carry out the program, including the monitoring of approved providers.

(6) To enter into agreements with third-party entities, to include intermediate units, to carry out the provisions of this subarticle.

(7) To publish the process through which eligible providers may apply for grant funds, the criteria used to identify approved providers for grant funds and the per-student funding levels of approved providers, by county, on the department's Internet website and in the Pennsylvania Bulletin within 60 days of the effective date of this section.

(8) To encourage the integration of trauma-informed approaches into the program curriculum and the professional development curriculum of personnel of the eligible provider who have regular contact with children.