PRINTER'S NO. 2659
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1893
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY ROAE, DIAMOND, McGINNIS, KAUFFMAN, RAPP,
ZIMMERMAN, GROVE, MENTZER, ORTITAY, LAWRENCE AND WARD,
OCTOBER 26, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, OCTOBER 26, 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 duties and powers of boards of
school directors, further providing for majority vote
required and recording.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 508 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30,
No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended to
read:
Section 508. Majority Vote Required; Recording.--[The] (a)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the affirmative
vote of a majority of all the members of the board of school
directors in every school district, duly recorded, showing how
each member voted, shall be required in order to take action on
the following subjects:--
Fixing length of school term.
Adopting textbooks.
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