My wonder is what problem is this trying to solve? Inadequate funding? Lack of understanding for how to serve students with histories of adversity? My concern is that this "solution" doesn't address the problem and honestly, it worries me a little. It runs the risk of labelling and sorting kids. There is so much evidence that while ACE scores are an indicator, they are not defining. Not only that, the typical ACE score misses huge pieces.
To me the real problem is that the educational system has built in systems that demand compliance instead of collaboration, and value individuality over community. Those mindsets are pretty firmly baked into the system at this point. The tools most commonly used to achieve compliance and reward individuality are a combination of rewards, exclusion, consequences, shame and humiliation. So the real problem isn't identifying and providing "special service" it is how the system is built. Just identifying the students and providing "resources" won't shift the culture or the practices currently used.
Transforming the system which is held in place by policies, which ultimately are upheld by the people working in (and themselves shaped by) the system requires a shift in culture and mindset. That is an ongoing process.
Perhaps the bill that needs to go before the legislature is state-wide support for professional development on the practices that shift toward being trauma responsive. That would improve outcomes for ALL students, not just the students impacted by adversities because ALL students (and educators too!) benefit from systems that build a sense of I belong, I matter and I'm safe here. When we use the john powell's model of targeted universalism - making it better for all - with different paths for different groups, we get both better buy in and better results.
Having spent years doing professional development, I think it is also important to remember that educators, like students, need to be met where they are, encouraged and offered small practical steps for change. If you'd like to try a sample of the kind of thing I'm talking about we have a workshop coming up at the end of July. Here is the link. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/r...tickets-159041022981