PRINTER'S NO. 1018
No. 859 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, BAKER, CALTAGIRONE, DeLUCA, FABRIZIO,
GOODMAN, HANNA, HARHART, FREEMAN, HENNESSEY, HORNAMAN, JAMES,
M. KELLER, MANN, MENSCH, MYERS, READSHAW, REED, REICHLEY,
ROEBUCK, ROHRER, SANTONI, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STURLA,
WALKO AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 22, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MARCH 22, 2007
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," further providing for reimbursement
6 for costs related to school crossing guards.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
10 as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
11 section to read:
12 Section 2541.1. Payments on Account of School Crossing
13 Guards.--(a) School districts shall be reimbursed by the
14 Commonwealth for the amount equal to the cost of providing
15 school crossing guards for each school year school districts
16 incur the cost of school crossing guards. The amount that the
17 Commonwealth shall reimburse a school district shall be
18 determined pursuant to the provisions of this article.
1 (b) The crossing guards in a school district within a third
2 class city shall be hired and shall have the duties as provided
3 for in section 2010 of the act of June 23, 1931 (P.L.932,
4 No.317), known as "The Third Class City Code."
5 (c) The crossing guards within a borough shall be hired and
6 shall have the duties provided for in section 1127 of the act of
7 February 1, 1966 (1965 P.L.1656, No.581), known as "The Borough
8 Code."
9 (d) The crossing guards within a second class township shall
10 be hired and shall have the duties as provided for in section
11 1915 of the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as "The
12 Second Class Township Code."
13 (e) The crossing guards within a first class township shall
14 be hired and shall have the duties as provided for in section
15 1416 of the act of June 24, 1931 (P.L.1206, No.331), known as
16 "The First Class Township Code."
17 (f) In a municipality other than provided for by subsections
18 (b), (c), (d) and (e), the school district located within the
19 municipality shall notify the police department or other law
20 enforcement agency that administers traffic control and
21 enforcement of the hiring of school crossing guards and shall
22 request appropriate training for school crossing guards. The
23 school district shall pay the cost of such training.
24 (g) School crossing guards shall be authorized only in the
25 management of traffic and pedestrians in and around areas
26 identified by the police department or other law enforcement
27 agency that manages traffic control and enforcement and the
28 school district superintendent or his or her designees, pursuant
29 to section 2010(b) of "The Third Class City Code," section
30 1127(b) of "The Borough Code," section 1416(b) of "The First
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1 Class Township Code" and section 1915(b) of "The Second Class
2 Township Code."
3 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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