THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY STEPHENS, CREIGHTON, DELOZIER, GRELL, HARPER, KAMPF, MARSICO, MICCARELLI, MURT, O'NEILL, QUIGLEY, SHAPIRO, TOEPEL AND VEREB, APRIL 20, 2011

AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 3, 2011   

AN ACT

Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An

act relating to the public school system, including certain

provisions applicable as well to private and parochial

schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the

laws relating thereto," further providing for background

checks of prospective employees and conviction of employees

of certain offenses.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 111(e) of the act of March 10, 1949

(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,

amended December 23, 2003, (P.L.304, No.48), is amended to read:

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Section 111.  Background Checks of Prospective Employes;

Conviction of Employes of Certain Offenses.--* * *

(e)  No person subject to this act shall be employed in a

public or private school, intermediate unit or area vocational-

technical school where the report of criminal history record

information indicates the applicant has been convicted, within

five (5) years immediately preceding the date of the report, of

any of the following offenses:

(1)  An offense under one or more of the following provisions

of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes:

Chapter 25 (relating to criminal homicide).

Section 2702 (relating to aggravated assault).

Former section 2709(b) (relating to stalking).

Section 2709.1 (relating to stalking).

Section 2901 (relating to kidnapping).

Section 2902 (relating to unlawful restraint).

Section 3121 (relating to rape).

Section 3122.1 (relating to statutory sexual assault).

Section 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate sexual

intercourse).

Section 3124.1 (relating to sexual assault).

Section 3124.2(a.1)(1) 3124.2 (relating to institutional

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sexual assault).

Section 3125 (relating to aggravated indecent assault).

Section 3126 (relating to indecent assault).

Section 3127 (relating to indecent exposure).

Section 4302 (relating to incest).

Section 4303 (relating to concealing death of child).

Section 4304 (relating to endangering welfare of

children).

Section 4305 (relating to dealing in infant children).

A felony offense under section 5902(b) (relating to

prostitution and related offenses).

Section 5903(c) or (d) (relating to obscene and other

sexual materials and performances).

Section 6301 (relating to corruption of minors).

Section 6312 (relating to sexual abuse of children).

(2)  An offense designated as a felony under the act of April

14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as "The Controlled Substance,

Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act."

(3)  An out-of-State or Federal offense similar in nature to

those crimes listed in clauses (1) and (2).

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.