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                                                       PRINTER'S NO. 624

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE BILL

No. 579 Session of 2007


        INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, O'PAKE, FOLMER, TARTAGLIONE, BROWNE,
           WONDERLING AND RAFFERTY, MARCH 20, 2007

        REFERRED TO EDUCATION, MARCH 20, 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 classroom placement of
     6     twins and higher order multiple children.

     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 1320.  Classroom Placement of Twins and Higher Order
    13  Multiple Children.--(a)  A parent or guardian of pupils who are
    14  twins or higher order multiple children may request that the
    15  pupils be placed in the same or separate classrooms, if they are
    16  in the same grade level and at the same public school.
    17     (b)  (1)  The public school may recommend classroom placement
    18  to the parents and provide professional education advice to the
    19  parents to assist them in making the best decision for the


     1  pupils' education.
     2     (2)  A public school shall provide the placement provided by
     3  the parent or guardian, unless there is no classroom space
     4  available to accommodate the request or the school board makes a
     5  classroom placement determination following the school
     6  principal's request according to this section.
     7     (c)  The parent or guardian may request the classroom
     8  placement no later than fourteen (14) days after the first day
     9  of each school year or, if the pupils are enrolled in the school
    10  after the school year commences, fourteen (14) days after the
    11  first day of attendance of the pupils.
    12     (d)  At the end of the initial grading period, if the school
    13  principal, in consultation with the pupils' classroom teachers,
    14  determines the requested classroom placement is disruptive to
    15  the school, the school principal may request the school board
    16  determine the pupils' classroom placement.
    17     (e)  As used in this section, the term "higher order multiple
    18  children" shall mean triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets or more.
    19     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.








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