PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 557
PRINTER'S NO. 1425
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
499
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY EMRICK, DUNBAR, HELM, BLOOM, LONGIETTI, TOPPER,
COHEN, LAWRENCE, PYLE, O'NEILL, TOBASH, ROEBUCK AND TOOHIL,
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 4, 2015
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 certification of teachers, further
providing for evaluation of applications for certification.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1216 of the act of March 10, 1949
(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, added
July 13, 2005 (P.L.226, No.46), is amended to read:
Section 1216. Evaluation of Applications for
Certification.--(a) All applications for certification shall be
evaluated in their entirety. The Department of Education shall
notify the applicant if the application is incomplete and
include a listing of all materials or information needed to
complete the application. The applicant's pending application
shall remain open for one year following the date of such
notification. No letter of denial of certification shall be
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