PRINTER'S NO. 2420
No. 1589 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY McILHINNEY, BAKER, PILEGGI, KITCHEN, STOUT, RAFFERTY, PUNT, WAUGH, BRUBAKER, GREENLEAF, ERICKSON, C. WILLIAMS, ORIE AND BROWNE, SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
REFERRED TO VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
AN ACT 1 Prohibiting limitations on the wearing of official military 2 uniforms on school property; and imposing a penalty. 3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 4 hereby enacts as follows: 5 Section 1. Military uniforms and visitations on school 6 property. 7 (a) General rule.--The board of school directors, school 8 superintendent, chief administrator or principal of any public 9 school shall not impose any restrictions or prohibitions on: 10 (1) The wearing of official military uniforms authorized 11 by the Federal Government by members of the active and 12 retired armed services, their reserve components or the 13 National Guard while on school district property. 14 (2) The visiting or meeting with a school district 15 employee or student by any member of the active or retired 16 armed services, their reserve components or the National 17 Guard when such member is in compliance with the school
1 district's visitor policy. 2 (b) Penalty.--A person who violates this section commits a 3 summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay 4 a fine of $500. Each occurrence in violation of this section 5 shall constitute a separate offense. 6 Section 2. Effective date. 7 This act shall take effect immediately. I18L24BIL/20080S1589B2420 - 2 -