H0097B1339A00791 AJB:JMT 04/18/17 #90 A00791
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 97
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE SCHLOSSBERG
Printer's No. 1339
Amend Bill, page 1, line 5, by inserting after "thereto,""
in preliminary provisions, providing for advertising;
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 14 through 16, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 126. Advertising.--(a) A paid media advertisement
by a public school entity that refers to the cost of tuition or
transportation shall not advertise those expenses as free and
any reference to tuition or transportation costs must stipulate
that the cost is covered by taxpayer dollars. A paid media
advertisement shall include a television, radio or movie theater
advertisement, billboard, bus poster, newspaper, magazine, a
publicly accessible Internet website or any other commercial
method that may promote enrollment in a public school entity.
(b) For the purposes of this section, "public school entity"
shall mean a public school district, charter school, cyber
charter school, regional charter school, intermediate unit or
area vocational-technical school.
Section 1.1. Section 1525 of the act is amended to read:
Amend Bill, page 75, by inserting between lines 2 and 3
(1) The addition of section 126 of the act shall take
effect in 60 days.
Amend Bill, page 75, line 3, by striking out "(1)" and
inserting
(2)
Amend Bill, page 75, line 5, by striking out "(2)" and
inserting
(3)
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