PRINTER'S NO. 471
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
502
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY GUENST, HILL-EVANS, McNEILL, HANBIDGE, GIRAL,
BURGOS, CERRATO, DELLOSO, SANCHEZ, MADDEN, HOWARD, N. NELSON
AND CONKLIN, MARCH 17, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, MARCH 17, 2023
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 professional employees, providing
for National Guard and Reserve parent student support.
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 1184. National Guard and Reserve Parent Student
Support.--(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
student who is a child of a member of the National Guard and
Reserve shall be afforded the same rights as a student of an
active duty military family under the act of February 2, 2012
(P.L.42, No.6), known as the Interstate Compact on Educational
Opportunity for Military Children Act, if a parent is required
to move to perform the parent's responsibilities in the service
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of the National Guard or Reserve, resulting in the student
having to transfer from a public school in one state to a public
school in another state.
(b) As used in this section, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Public school." The term shall have the same meaning as the
term "public school entity" as defined in section 1183.
"Student." The child of a member of the National Guard or
Reserve for whom a p ublic school receives public funding and who
is formally enrolled in kindergarten through twelfth grade.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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