H0805B1424A01283 DMS:JSL 05/05/15 #90 A01283
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 805
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE PASHINSKI
Printer's No. 1424
Amend Bill, page 1, line 7, by inserting after "form, "
for rating system,
Amend Bill, page 1, line 10, by inserting after "suspension;
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in charter schools, further providing for provisions applicable
to charter schools and to cyber charter schools;
Amend Bill, page 4, line 27, by striking out "Section 1124"
and inserting
Sections 1123(a) and (o) and 1124
Amend Bill, page 4, line 28, by striking out "is" and
inserting
are
Amend Bill, page 4, by inserting between lines 28 and 29
Section 1123. Rating System.--(a) In determining whether a
professional employe shall be dismissed for incompetency or
unsatisfactory teaching performance as provided for in section
1122(a) of this act, and in rating professional employes and
temporary professional employes, all professional employes and
temporary professional employes, including charter and cyber
charter school employes, shall be rated through the use of an
approved rating tool developed by the Secretary of Education in
consultation with education experts, parents of school-age
children enrolled in a public school, teachers and
administrators, including research and collaboration conducted
by the department.
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(o) For purposes of this section:
(1) The term "assessment" shall mean the Pennsylvania System
of School Assessment test, the Keystone Exam, an equivalent
local assessment or another test established by the State Board
of Education to meet the requirements of section
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2603-B(d)(10)(i) and required under the No Child Left Behind Act
of 2001 (Public Law 107-110, 115 Stat. 1425) or its successor
statute or required to achieve other standards established by
the department for the school or school district under 22 Pa.
Code ยง 403.3 (relating to single accountability system).
(2) The term "chief school administrator" shall include
individuals who are employed as a school district
superintendent, an executive director of an intermediate unit or
a chief school administrator of an area vocational-technical
school or charter or cyber charter school.
(3) The term "classroom teacher" shall mean a professional
employe or temporary professional employe or charter or cyber
charter school employe who provides direct instruction to
students related to a specific subject or grade level.
(4) The term "department" shall mean the Department of
Education of the Commonwealth.
(5) The term "education specialist" shall have the meaning
given to it under the act of December 12, 1973 (P.L.397,
No.141), known as the "Professional Educator Discipline Act."
(6) The term "nonteaching professional employe" shall mean
an education specialist or a professional employe or temporary
professional employe or charter or cyber charter school employe
who provides services other than classroom instruction.
(7) The term "performance improvement plan" shall mean a
plan, designed by a district or charter or cyber charter school
with input of the employe, that may include mentoring, coaching,
recommendations for professional development and intensive
supervision based on the contents of the rating tool provided
for under this section.
(8) The term "principal" shall include a building principal,
an assistant principal, a vice principal or a director of
vocational education or charter or cyber charter school
administrator.
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Amend Bill, page 10, by inserting after line 30
Section 5. Sections 1732-A(a) and 1749-A(a)(1) of the act,
amended or added June 29, 2002 (P.L.524, No.88), are amended to
read:
Section 1732-A. Provisions Applicable to Charter Schools.--
(a) Charter schools shall be subject to the following:
Sections 108, 110, 111, 321, 325, 326, 327, 431, 436, 443,
510, 518, 527, 708, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740, 741, 752, 753, 755,
771, 776, 777, 808, 809, 810, 1109, 1111, 1112(a), 1123, 1301,
1310, 1317, 1317.1, 1317.2, 1318, 1327, 1330, 1332, 1303-A,
1513, 1517, 1518, 1521, 1523, 1531, 1547, 2014-A, Article XIII-A
and Article XIV.
Act of July 17, 1961 (P.L.776, No.341), known as the
"Pennsylvania Fair Educational Opportunities Act."
Act of July 19, 1965 (P.L.215, No.116), entitled "An act
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providing for the use of eye protective devices by persons
engaged in hazardous activities or exposed to known dangers in
schools, colleges and universities."
Section 4 of the act of January 25, 1966 (1965 P.L.1546,
No.541), entitled "An act providing scholarships and providing
funds to secure Federal funds for qualified students of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who need financial assistance to
attend postsecondary institutions of higher learning, making an
appropriation, and providing for the administration of this
act."
Act of July 12, 1972 (P.L.765, No.181), entitled "An act
relating to drugs and alcohol and their abuse, providing for
projects and programs and grants to educational agencies, other
public or private agencies, institutions or organizations."
Act of December 15, 1986 (P.L.1595, No.175), known as the
"Antihazing Law."
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Section 1749-A. Applicability of other provisions of this act
and of other acts and regulations.
(a) General requirements.--Cyber charter schools shall be
subject to the following:
(1) Sections 108, 110, 111, 321, 325, 326, 327, 431,
436, 443, 510, 518, 527, 708, 752, 753, 755, 771, 776, 777,
808, 809, 810, 1109, 1111, 1112(a), 1123, 1205.1, 1205.2,
1301, 1302, 1310, 1317.2, 1318, 1330, 1332, 1303-A, 1518,
1521, 1523, 1531, 1547, 1702-A, 1703-A, 1714-A, 1715-A, 1716-
A, 1719-A, 1721-A, 1722-A, 1723-A(a) and (b), 1724-A, 1725-A,
1727-A, 1729-A, 1730-A, 1731-A(a)(1) and (b) and 2014-A and
Articles XII-A, XIII-A and XIV.
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Amend Bill, page 11, line 1, by striking out "5" and
inserting
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