PRINTER'S NO. 4333

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 3132 Session of 1994


        INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, STABACK, M. N. WRIGHT, ROBERTS, LAUB,
           HUTCHINSON, TIGUE, BURNS AND YOUNGBLOOD, OCTOBER 5, 1994

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, OCTOBER 5, 1994

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
     2     act relating to the public school system, including certain
     3     provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
     4     schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
     5     laws relating thereto," authorizing residency requirements
     6     under certain circumstances.

     7     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     8  hereby enacts as follows:
     9     Section 1.  Section 1106 of the act of March 10, 1949
    10  (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,
    11  amended June 24, 1981 (P.L.109, No.36), is amended to read:
    12     Section 1106.  Duty to Employ.--The board of school directors
    13  in every school district shall employ the necessary qualified
    14  professional employes, substitutes and temporary professional
    15  employes to keep the public schools open in their respective
    16  districts in compliance with the provisions of this act. Except
    17  for school districts of the first class and first class A which
    18  may require residency requirements, no other school district
    19  shall require an employe to reside within the school district as
    20  a condition for appointment or continued employment unless

     1  agreed to by the board of school directors and the bargaining
     2  unit representing the professional employes.
     3     Section 2.  The amendment of section 1106 shall only apply to
     4  professional employees who are initially employed after the
     5  effective date of this amendatory act.
     6     Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.
















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