H0097B1339A00793 AJB:JMT 04/18/17 #90 A00793
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 97
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE MADDEN
Printer's No. 1339
Amend Bill, page 1, line 5, by inserting after "thereto,""
in pupils and attendance, providing for transfer of attendance
records to another school entity or nonpublic school;
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 14 through 16, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
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 1313.2. Transfer of Attendance Records to Another
School Entity or Nonpublic School.--(a) (i) Whenever a student
transfers to another school entity or nonpublic school within
this Commonwealth, a certified copy of the student's attendance
record shall be transmitted to the school entity or nonpublic
school to which the student has transferred.
(ii) The school entity or nonpublic school to which the
student has transferred shall request the attendance record.
(iii) The sending school entity or nonpublic school shall
have ten (10) days from the receipt of the request to provide a
certified copy of the student's attendance record.
(b) In the case of a student transferring during the course
of a school term, the student's unexcused absences shall be
included in the student's attendance record at the school entity
or nonpublic school to which the student has transferred for
that school term.
(c) For purposes of this section, the term "school entity"
means a public school district, charter school, cyber charter
school, regional charter school, intermediate unit or area
vocational-technical school.
Section 1.1. Section 1525 of the act is amended to read:
Amend Bill, page 75, by inserting between lines 2 and 3
(1) The addition of section 1313.2 of the act shall take
effect in 60 days.
Amend Bill, page 75, line 3, by striking out "(1)" and
inserting
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