S0869B1758A06790 PWK:NLG 08/21/20 #90 A06790
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 869
Sponsor: SENATOR IOVINO
Printer's No. 1758
Amend Bill, page 1, line 6, by striking out the period after
"anniversary" and inserting
and for moment of silence on December 7, Pearl Harbor Day.
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 9 through 11, 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 sections
to read:
Amend Bill, page 2, by inserting between lines 19 and 20
Section 1556. Moment of silence on December 7, Pearl Harbor
Day.--(a) Beginning with school year 2021-2022 and any
subsequent school year when Pearl Harbor Day occurs on a school
day, each school entity shall conduct a moment of silence during
instructional hours for students and faculty to observe the
anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day as a remembrance of the 3,546
military service persons who lost their lives or were wounded by
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
(b) Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, the Department
of Education shall make available to all school entities
voluntary in-service training programs based upon the moment of
silence provided for under subsection (a) and model curriculum
guidelines.
(c) The Department of Education shall provide the model
guidelines, voluntary in-service training and any other
materials developed in accordance with this section to any
nonpublic school within this Commonwealth upon receiving a
request from the nonpublic school.
(d) For purposes of this section, the term "school entity"
shall mean a school district, charter school, regional charter
school, cyber charter school, intermediate unit or career and
technical school.
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