PRINTER'S NO. 49
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
68
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF AND SCARNATI, JANUARY 12, 2017
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, JANUARY 12, 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 terms and courses of study,
providing for guidelines on religious expression.
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 1516.2. Guidelines on Religious Expression.--(a)
Beginning with school year 2017-2018, the Secretary of Education
shall post on the Department of Education's publicly accessible
Internet website for informational purposes the entire "Guidance
on Constitutionally Protected Prayer in Public Elementary and
Secondary Schools" published by the United States Department of
Education, as updated from time to time.
(b) In addition to the information required under subsection
(a), the Secretary of Education may include on the Department of
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