PRINTER'S NO. 2245
No. 1695 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY MYERS, WALKO, PARKER, BELFANTI, GOODMAN, HERSHEY,
YOUNGBLOOD, ARGALL, BRENNAN, HORNAMAN, McGEEHAN, BLACKWELL,
ROEBUCK, COHEN, JOSEPHS, THOMAS, REICHLEY, SWANGER, ROHRER
AND BISHOP, JULY 6, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JULY 6, 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," providing for required parental
6 notification of certain incidents.
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 1314-A. Parental Notification.--(a) All school
13 entities shall adopt a policy and procedures for notification,
14 in a timely manner, of all parents, guardians or custodial
15 parents of students involved in all incidents involving acts of
16 violence or possession of a weapon on school property, behavior
17 issues and nonviolent injuries, those occurring as a result of
18 sports participation or on the playground.
19 (b) Parents, guardians or custodial parents of students are
1 defined for purposes of this section as parents or guardians of
2 students that are either perpetrators or victims of incidents
3 involving acts of violence, possession of a weapon on school
4 property, behavior issues and nonviolent injuries, those
5 occurring as a result of sports participation or on the
6 playground.
7 (c) The method of parental notification shall include, but
8 not be limited to, telephone calls, e-mails and certified mail.
9 (d) A parental, guardian and custodial parent information
10 card must be maintained and updated every six (6) months. A
11 photograph of parent(s)/custodian must be on file along with
12 their respective signatures.
13 (e) A biannual staff training on parental notification
14 procedures shall be conducted. Each member of the staff must
15 sign acknowledgment that evidences completion of the required
16 training.
17 (f) All schools must report all incidents on a monthly basis
18 to their respective school districts. All school districts must
19 complete and forward monthly incident reports to the Department
20 of Education of the Commonwealth.
21 (g) The Secretary of Education shall withhold all State
22 payments to any school district that fails to comply with this
23 section.
24 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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