PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 302
PRINTER'S NO. 839
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
209
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY PENNYCUICK, BOSCOLA, ROTHMAN, LANGERHOLC,
MASTRIANO, BARTOLOTTA, STEFANO, DILLON, CAPPELLETTI,
ROBINSON, J. WARD, BAKER, AUMENT AND FARRY, FEBRUARY 21, 2023
SENATOR ARGALL, EDUCATION, AS AMENDED, JUNE 6, 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 or 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 or Reserve Parent Student
Support.--(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
student who is a child of a member of the National Guard or
Reserve shall be afforded the same rights as a COMPACT 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
of the student is required to move to perform the parent's
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responsibilities in the service 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 LOCATED IN THIS
COMMONWEALTH .
(B) NOTHING UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO AMEND
THE INTERSTATE COMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY
CHILDREN UNDER SECTION 2 OF THE INTERSTATE COMPACT ON
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY CHILDREN ACT.
(C) THIS SECTION SHALL ONLY APPLY TO AN ACTION TAKEN OR TO
BE TAKEN BY AN ENTITY LOCATED IN THIS COMMONWEALTH, THAT AFFECTS
THE RIGHTS OF A STUDENT DESCRIBED UNDER SUBSECTION (A).
(b) (D) 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:
"COMPACT STUDENT." A STUDENT AS DEFINED UNDER THE INTERSTATE
COMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY CHILDREN.
"Public school." As the term "public school entity" is
defined in section 1183. IF THE TERM REFERS TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL
LOCATED IN THIS COMMONWEALTH, THE TERM SHALL HAVE THE SAME
MEANING AS THE TERM "PUBLIC SCHOOL ENTITY" IN SECTION 1183.
"Student." A child of a member of the National Guard or
Reserve for whom the child's 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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