PRINTER'S NO. 677
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
707
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY CIRESI, SCHMITT, SANCHEZ, BIZZARRO, CONKLIN, ROWE,
THOMAS, WEBSTER, HILL-EVANS, DELLOSO, SCHWEYER, NEILSON,
MALAGARI, McNEILL, DEASY, FREEMAN, O'MARA, D. WILLIAMS AND
SAINATO, MARCH 1, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MARCH 1, 2021
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 terms and courses of study,
further providing for days schools not to be kept open and
for additional holidays and vacations.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 1502(a) and 1503 of the act of March 10,
1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,
are amended to read:
Section 1502. Days Schools not to be Kept Open.--(a) Except
as provided in subsection (c), no school shall be kept open on
any Saturday for the purpose of ordinary instruction, except
when Monday is fixed by the board of school directors as the
weekly holiday, or on Sunday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July,
[Christmas, Thanksgiving,] Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving,
Christmas, the First of January and up to five additional days
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designated as local holidays in the adopted school calendar by
the board of school directors as official local school district
holidays, nor shall any school be kept open in any district
during the time of holding the teachers' institute for such
district. The board of school directors may cancel any day
designated as a local holiday in the event of a weather
emergency or natural disaster.
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Section 1503. Additional Holidays; Vacations.--The board of
school directors in any district shall, by a majority vote,
decide which other holidays may be observed by special
exercises, and on which holidays, if any, the schools shall be
closed during the whole or part of the day. [The board of school
directors of each district shall require that each school within
such district observes Veterans' Day by special exercises.] The
board of school directors may provide for such vacations in its
district as it deems wise. No days on which the schools are
closed shall be counted as days taught.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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