PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2787 PRINTER'S NO. 2929
No. 2134 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY COLAFELLA, STAIRS, TRELLO, STEELMAN, MUNDY,
STURLA, GRUCELA, McILHATTAN, THOMAS, BARD, BELARDI, BELFANTI,
CAPPABIANCA, M. COHEN, CORRIGAN, COSTA, DALEY, EVANS,
FRANKEL, GEORGE, HALUSKA, HARHAI, JOSEPHS, LaGROTTA, MANN,
MASLAND, MYERS, PISTELLA, RAMOS, READSHAW, SHANER, SOLOBAY,
STABACK, TRAVAGLIO, VAN HORNE, WOJNAROSKI AND WILLIAMS,
DECEMBER 8, 1999
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, FEBRUARY 7, 2000
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," providing for conditional employment.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
9 as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
10 section to read:
11 Section 1109.2. Conditional Employment.--A board of school
12 directors may enter into an employment contract to employ a <--
13 person as a teacher if the person has completed, at an approved
14 institution of higher education, not less than one hundred (100)
15 credits. The employment contract shall be contingent upon the
16 person obtaining a baccalaureate degree prior to commencing
1 employment and upon the person obtaining a teaching certificate
2 prior to commencing employment. A PROVISIONAL CONTRACT TO EMPLOY <--
3 AN INDIVIDUAL AS A TEMPORARY PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYE WHO PRESENTS A
4 LETTER FROM AN APPROVED PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY
5 VERIFYING THAT THEY ARE ENROLLED IN AN APPROVED TEACHER
6 PREPARATION PROGRAM IN THAT INSTITUTION AND WILL COMPLETE ALL
7 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARDING OF A BACHELOR'S DEGREE ON A DATE
8 CERTAIN AS SPECIFIED. THE VALIDITY OF THE PROVISIONAL CONTRACT
9 SHALL BE CONTINGENT UPON THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS BEING MET
10 PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL COMMENCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, THE AWARDING OF
11 A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND THE INDIVIDUAL HAVING OBTAINED THE
12 APPROPRIATE TEACHING CERTIFICATE IN THE AREA OF ASSIGNMENT FOR
13 WHICH THE CONTRACT IS BEING ENTERED.
14 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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