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PRINTER'S NO. 1438
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1203
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY SCHLOSSBERG, ROEBUCK, DeLUCA, DONATUCCI, FREEMAN,
LONGIETTI, McCARTER, MILLARD, NEILSON, O'NEILL, READSHAW,
SAMUELSON, SCHWEYER, SNYDER, SOLOMON AND STAATS,
APRIL 17, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, APRIL 17, 2017
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 preliminary provisions, providing
for advertising.
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 126. Advertising.--(a) A paid media advertisement
by a public school entity that refers to the cost of tuition or
transportation shall not advertise those expenses as free and
any reference to tuition or transportation costs must stipulate
that the cost is covered by taxpayer dollars. A paid media
advertisement shall include a television, radio or movie theater
advertisement, billboard, bus poster, newspaper, magazine, a
publicly accessible Internet website or any other commercial
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method that may promote enrollment in a public school entity.
(b) For the purposes of this section, "public school entity"
shall mean a public school district, charter school, cyber
charter school, regional charter school, intermediate unit or
area vocational-technical school.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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