PRINTER'S NO. 2251
No. 1864 Session of 1981
INTRODUCED BY SIEMINSKI, NAHILL, FARGO, HEISER, E. H. SMITH,
VROON, KOWALYSHYN, GRAY, PISTELLA, BLAUM AND GRUPPO,
OCTOBER 5, 1981
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, OCTOBER 5, 1981
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
2 act relating to the public school system, including certain
3 provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
4 schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
5 laws relating thereto," further providing for the election of
6 school directors.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 303, act of March 10,
10 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the "Public School Code of 1949,"
11 amended July 1, 1978 (P.L.575, No.105), is amended to read:
12 Section 303. Number and Election in Districts of the Second,
13 Third and Fourth Classes; Terms of Office.--(a) In each school
14 district of the second class, and on and after July 1, 1966, or
15 if there is advance establishment July 1, 1964, or July 1, 1965,
16 as the case may be, in each school district of the second, third
17 and fourth class, there shall be a board of nine (9) school
18 directors, who, except as otherwise provided in this act, shall
19 be elected at large for terms of six (6) years. The terms of
1 three of the members shall expire on the first Monday of
2 December of each odd numbered year, as now provided by law. At
3 each municipal election, three school directors, except as
4 otherwise provided in this act, shall be elected at large for
5 terms of six (6) years. Their terms of office shall begin on the
6 first Monday of December following their election. [Beginning
7 with] For the terms to be filled at the municipal election held
8 in 1979 and [each odd numbered year thereafter] 1981, the terms
9 of school directors so elected shall be four (4) years. At the
10 municipal election held in 1983, three (3) school directors
11 shall be elected for terms of four (4) years and three (3) shall
12 be elected for terms of six (6) years. At the municipal election
13 held in 1985 and each odd numbered year thereafter, three (3)
14 school directors shall be elected for terms of six (6) years.
15 * * *
16 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall
17 be applicable to terms of office of school directors elected
18 thereafter.
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