THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY LAWRENCE, SIMMONS, BLOOM, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, EVANKOVICH, GILLEN, GROVE, HESS, HORNAMAN, KAUFFMAN, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MURT, SACCONE, SCHRODER, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TOOHIL AND YOUNGBLOOD, JANUARY 17, 2012

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JANUARY 17, 2012  

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," in district superintendents and

assistant district superintendents, providing for severance

packages.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known

as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a

section to read:

Section 1075.1.  Severance Packages.--(a)  If a board of

school directors:

(1)  enters into a contract with a district superintendent or

assistant district superintendent, as provided by this article,

after the effective date of this section;

(2)  terminates the contract; and

(3)  upon termination, pays to the district superintendent or

assistant district superintendent an amount greater than twenty-

five thousand dollars ($25,000) for all compensation,

the school entity shall be subject to a fine pursuant to

subsection (b).

(b)  The Department of Education shall fine a school district

which violated subsection (a) an amount equal to the market

value to income aid ratio of the school district multiplied by

the amount of compensation in excess of twenty-five thousand

dollars ($25,000).

(c)  For the purposes of this section, "compensation" shall

include all payments for salary for the remaining term of a

contract, payment for unused sick leave and vacation days,

payment of health insurance benefits and any other payment made

to or on behalf of a district superintendent or assistant

district superintendent upon termination as specified by the

contract.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 90 days.