PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 2611, 2910 PRINTER'S NO. 3081
No. 2097 Session of 1981
INTRODUCED BY WESTON, LEVIN, ROCKS, WOGAN, PIEVSKY, OLIVER,
SALVATORE, PERZEL, DEAL, BELOFF, GREENFIELD, SWAIM, BERSON,
RAPPAPORT, GRAY, DONATUCCI, MULLEN, PUCCIARELLI, BORSKI,
WHITE, McMONAGLE, RIEGER, MAIALE, HARPER AND EMERSON,
NOVEMBER 24, 1981
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MARCH 24, 1982
AN ACT
1 Relating to the public school system in cities of the first
2 class; creating a new school district to be operated and
3 managed pursuant to the provisions of the home rule charter
4 of the city of the first class; creating an appointed
5 independent Commission on Public Education responsible for
6 the management of the school district within the framework of
7 such charter; providing for a superintendent appointed by the
8 mayor COMMISSION subject to commission THE MAYOR'S approval; <--
9 preserving certain laws with respect to the indebtedness of
10 the district, tax levies, personnel policies, employee's
11 retirement rights and collective bargaining and making
12 certain repeals under certain terms and conditions.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 ARTICLE I
16 GENERAL PROVISIONS
17 Section 101. Short title.
18 This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Public
19 Education Act for Home Rule Cities of the First Class."
20 Section 102. Legislative purpose.
21 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1 finds that the present method of operating the system of public
2 education in cities of the first class is not practical due to
3 the absence of financial accountability and coordination between
4 the management of the A school district and the government of <--
5 the A city of the first class. This flaw is fatal to the <--
6 existence and maintenance of the constitutionally required
7 "thorough and efficient system of public education" throughout
8 the Commonwealth.
9 In light of the constitutional mandate and of the urgent
10 needs and welfare of the thousands of public school children in
11 cities of the first class, the General Assembly finds that it is
12 necessary to make fundamental changes in the structure FOR THE <--
13 ADMINISTRATION, OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT of the school districts
14 of the first class. The Legislature determines that this major
15 structural reorganization will ensure the revitalization and
16 long-term health of such school systems and quality education
17 for all of its school children.
18 Section 103. Definitions.
19 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
20 have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
21 meanings given to them in this section:
22 "City." A home rule city of the first class.
23 "Commission." The Commission on Public Education created by
24 this act.
25 "Home rule city of the first class." A city that has adopted
26 a home rule charter pursuant to the act of April 21, 1949
27 (P.L.665, No.155), known as the "First Class City Home Rule
28 Act."
29 "School district." A school district created and established
30 by this act TO REPLACE AN EXISTING SCHOOL DISTRICT. <--
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1 "SUPERINTENDENT." THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION <--
2 CREATED BY THIS ACT.
3 Section 104. The school district.
4 A new school district is hereby created and established in
5 home rule cities of the first class, to be known as: "The School
6 District of ... (name of THE home rule city of the first class) <--
7 ...."
8 Section 105. Successor of predecessor EXISTING school district. <--
9 The school district shall:
10 (1) succeed directly the now existing school district
11 for all purposes, including, but not limited to, receipt of
12 all grants, gifts, appropriations, subsidies or other
13 payments;
14 (2) take over from the now existing school district all
15 assets, property, real and personal, tangible and intangible,
16 all easements and all evidences of ownership in part or in
17 whole, and all records and other evidences pertaining
18 thereto; and
19 (3) assume all debt and other contractual obligations of
20 the now existing school district, any long term debt to be
21 issued, secured and retired in the manner now provided by
22 law. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as an
23 assumption by the city of the debt, contractual obligations,
24 or any other of the obligations or liabilities whatsoever of
25 the school district.
26 Section 106. Administration, management and operation of the
27 school district.
28 The administration, management and operation of the school
29 district established hereunder, which would otherwise be vested
30 by the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the
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1 "Public School Code of 1949," in a board of school directors, is
2 hereby vested in the city. The city shall administer, manage and
3 operate said school district subject and pursuant to each and
4 every provision of THIS ACT AND of the home rule charter of said <--
5 city, with the following exceptions:
6 (1) A school fund to be used only for school district
7 purposes shall be established in the city treasury. Said
8 school fund shall be separate and apart from, and in no
9 manner commingled with, other funds in the treasury, and
10 there shall be no borrowing or lending by or from the school
11 fund by or from any other fund of the city IN THE CITY <--
12 TREASURY. All obligations and liabilities assumed or incurred
13 by the school district, voluntarily or by operation of law,
14 shall be obligations and liabilities of the school district
15 and not the city, and such obligations and liabilities may be
16 paid or otherwise satisfied only out of the school fund.
17 (2) The finances and the affairs of the school district
18 shall be subject to PREAUDIT, DESK AUDIT AND POSTAUDIT AND TO <--
19 an annual postaudit by the city controller.
20 (3) Employees of a former AN EXISTING school district <--
21 abolished by this act shall become employees of the school
22 district created hereunder and not of the city. Under and
23 subject to the "Public School Code of 1949," the employment,
24 qualifications, status, tenure and compensation of such
25 employees shall be regulated by the commission as provided in
26 section 202.
27 (4) The employees of the school district shall retain
28 all rights WITH RESPECT TO PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT and <--
29 continue to be under and subject to existing laws with
30 respect to pensions and retirement.
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1 (5) The mayor shall sign collective bargaining
2 agreements with employees of the school district.
3 SECTION 107. COMMONWEALTH NOT LIABLE FOR LIABILITIES. <--
4 ALL OBLIGATIONS, LIABILITIES AND INDEBTEDNESS OF THE SCHOOL
5 DISTRICT OR THE NOW EXISTING SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHETHER ASSUMED OR
6 INCURRED VOLUNTARILY OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, SHALL REMAIN
7 OBLIGATIONS, LIABILITIES OR DEBTS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR NOW
8 EXISTING SCHOOL DISTRICT AND NOT THE COMMONWEALTH OF
9 PENNSYLVANIA.
10 Section 107 108. Administration, management and operation of <--
11 intermediate units.
12 An intermediate unit coterminous with a school district of
13 the first class shall be administered, managed and operated in
14 the same manner as such school district is operated under and
15 subject to section 106.
16 Section 108 109. Imposition and levy of taxes. <--
17 The council of the city shall MAY impose and levy the taxes <--
18 currently or hereinafter authorized by acts of the General
19 Assembly for school district purposes, in the manner authorized
20 by such acts, and in the manner other revenue measures for city
21 purposes are enacted under and subject to the home rule charter.
22 HOWEVER, NO ORDINANCE SHALL AUTHORIZE THE IMPOSITION OF A TAX <--
23 FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES ON THE WAGES, SALARY OR NET INCOME OF ANY
24 PERSON NOT A RESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
25 SECTION 110. ANNUAL BUDGET.
26 THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY SHALL, AT LEAST 15 DAYS PRIOR TO THE
27 TIME FINAL ACTION IS TAKEN ON ANY BUDGET, PUBLISH, BY
28 ADVERTISEMENT AT LEAST ONCE IN TWO NEWSPAPERS OF GENERAL
29 CIRCULATION PRINTED IN THE CITY, NOTICE THAT SUCH PROPOSED
30 BUDGET HAS BEEN PREPARED AND IS OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE
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1 OFFICE OF THE CITY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. SUCH ADVERTISEMENT SHALL
2 INCLUDE A NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET,
3 SCHEDULED FOR AT LEAST TEN DAYS BEFORE FINAL ACTION IS TAKEN
4 UPON ANY BUDGET. WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THE
5 BUDGET, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY SHALL FILE A COPY OF THE SAME,
6 PREPARED ON A UNIFORM FORM, PREPARED AND FURNISHED BY THE
7 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, IN THE OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
8 EDUCATION.
9 ARTICLE II.
10 COMMISSION ON PUBLIC EDUCATION
11 Section 201. Commission on Public Education.
12 (a) There is hereby established in each city an independent
13 Commission on Public Education through which the city shall
14 administer, operate and manage the school district.
15 (b) The Commission on Public Education COMMISSION shall have <--
16 the powers, duties and limitations of an independent board or
17 commission of the executive and administrative branch of the
18 city under and subject to the provisions of the home rule
19 charter of the city.
20 (c) The powers, duties and procedures of the Commission on <--
21 Public Education shall be limited to those COMMISSION SHALL BE <--
22 set forth in rules and regulations prescribed by the commission
23 under and subject to APPLICABLE LAW AND the provisions of the <--
24 Home Rule Charter HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY. <--
25 Section 202. Personnel policies.
26 (a) The commission shall establish a table of organization
27 setting forth a roster of positions for each principal
28 administrative unit of the school district and shall require the
29 Superintendent of Public Education SUPERINTENDENT to report <--
30 monthly any changes made in the table.
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1 (b) The commission shall adopt regulations based on merit
2 principles and scientific methods governing all incidents of
3 employment, including appointment, promotion, demotion, removal
4 and discipline for all employees of the school district except
5 the following:
6 (1) deputy superintendents, associate superintendents,
7 district superintendents, directors of departments
8 responsible directly to the Superintendent of Public <--
9 Education SUPERINTENDENT or to any deputy superintendent and <--
10 such personal assistants as the Superintendent of Public <--
11 Education SUPERINTENDENT may require; <--
12 (2) persons employed by contract to perform special
13 services for the school district where the Superintendent of <--
14 Public Education SUPERINTENDENT certifies that such services <--
15 cannot be performed by school district employees;
16 (3) person PERSONS temporarily appointed or designated <--
17 to make or conduct a special inquiry or study or to perform a
18 special service of a unique character which cannot or should
19 not be performed by regular school district employees; and
20 (4) in addition, the Superintendent of Public Education <--
21 THE SUPERINTENDENT may, with the consent of the commission, <--
22 exempt not more than 1% of the professional employees of the
23 school district.
24 (c) The personnel regulations adopted by the commission
25 shall provide for the preparation, maintenance and revision of a
26 position classification plan and of a pay plan for all
27 employees, policies and procedures for recruitment,
28 examinations, promotions, eligible list and certifications,
29 provisional and emergency appointments, suspension, discharge or
30 reduction in rank, hours of work, holidays, leaves and
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1 vacations, employee hearings and such other matters as may be
2 necessary or proper. Copies of the personnel regulations shall
3 be available for public information and distribution at all
4 times.
5 (d) The commission shall in its personnel regulations
6 preserve and safeguard all rights of employment, status and
7 tenure of all employees of the EXISTING school district which <--
8 exist at the time of IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE adoption of this <--
9 act and of employees of any other governmental agency who may
10 become employees of the school district by virtue of the
11 operation of the provisions of this act, consistent with law and
12 the requirements of a fair and effective system of personnel
13 administration: PROVIDED, THAT NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL <--
14 APPLY TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING OR TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
15 AGREEMENTS.
16 Section 203. Members of commission.
17 (a) There shall be nine members of the Commission on Public
18 Education who shall be appointed by the mayor of the city from
19 lists of names submitted to him by the Educational Nominating
20 Panel established hereunder.
21 (b) Six of the first members of the commission shall serve <--
22 for a term of two years and three of the first members of the
23 commission shall serve for a term of four years. Thereafter, the
24 members of the commission shall serve for a term of four years.
25 (B) (1) THE MAYOR OF THE CITY WHO IS SERVING UPON THE <--
26 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT SHALL DESIGNATE SIX OF THE MEMBERS
27 OF THE FIRST COMMISSION TO SERVE FOR A TERM CONCURRENT WITH
28 THE REMAINDER OF HIS TERM OF OFFICE. THEREAFTER, ALL
29 SUCCESSORS OF SUCH MEMBERS SHALL SERVE A TERM CONCURRENT WITH
30 THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY WHO APPOINTED
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1 SUCH SUCCESSORS.
2 (2) THE MAYOR OF THE CITY WHO IS SERVING UPON THE
3 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT SHALL DESIGNATE THREE OF THE
4 MEMBERS OF THE FIRST COMMISSION TO SERVE FOR A TERM
5 TERMINATING ON THE LAST DAY OF THE SECOND YEAR OF THE NEXT
6 SUCCEEDING TERM OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY. THEREAFTER, ALL
7 SUCCESSORS OF SUCH MEMBERS SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM OF FOUR
8 YEARS.
9 (3) UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF A
10 MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION, THAT MEMBER SHALL CONTINUE TO SERVE
11 UNTIL HIS SUCCESSOR IS QUALIFIED.
12 (c) The members of the Commission on Public Education <--
13 COMMISSION shall be registered voters and residents of the city <--
14 continuously from the effective date of their appointment
15 throughout the duration of their term. No person shall be
16 eligible to be appointed to more than three consecutive terms.
17 Section 204. Vacancies on the Commission on Public Education.
18 Vacancies on the commission shall be filled FOR THE BALANCE <--
19 OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM in the same manner as original
20 appointments for the balance of the unexpired term. <--
21 APPOINTMENTS. <--
22 Section 205. Method of selection.
23 (a) The mayor of the city shall appoint an Educational
24 Nominating Panel consisting of 13 members. Members of the panel
25 shall be registered voters and residents of the city and shall
26 serve for terms of two years from the dates of their
27 appointment, OR UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE TERM OF THE MAYOR OF <--
28 THE CITY WHO APPOINTED THEM, WHICHEVER FIRST OCCURS.
29 (b) Nine members of the Educational Nominating Panel shall
30 be the highest ranking officers of citywide organizations or
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1 institutions which are, respectively:
2 (1) a labor union council or other organization of
3 unions of workers and employees organized and operated for
4 the benefit of such workers and employees;
5 (2) a council, chamber or other organization established
6 for the purpose of general improvement and benefit of
7 commerce and industry;
8 (3) a public school parent-teachers association;
9 (4) a community organization of citizens established for
10 the purpose of improvement of public education;
11 (5) a federation, council or other organization of
12 nonpartisan neighborhood or community associations;
13 (6) a league, association or other organization
14 established for the purpose of improvement of human and
15 intergroup relations;
16 (7) a nonpartisan committee, league, council or other
17 organization established for the purpose of improvement of
18 governmental, political, social or economic conditions;
19 (8) a degree-granting institution of higher education
20 whose principal educational facilities are located within the
21 city; and
22 (9) a council, association or other organization
23 dedicated to community planning of health and welfare
24 services or of the physical resources and environment of the
25 city.
26 (c) In order to represent adequately the entire community,
27 the four other members of the Educational Nominating Panel shall
28 be appointed by the mayor of the city from the citizenry at
29 large, except that city employees shall not be eligible to serve
30 on the panel.
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1 (d) In the event no organization as described in one of the
2 paragraphs (1) through (9) of subsection (b) exists within the
3 city, or in the event there is no such organization any one of
4 whose officers is a registered voter of the city, the mayor of
5 the city shall appoint the highest ranking officer who is a
6 registered voter of the city from a similar organization or
7 institution which qualifies under another paragraph of the
8 subsection.
9 (e) A vacancy in the office of member of the Educational
10 Nominating Panel shall be filled for the balance of the
11 unexpired term in the same manner in which the THAT member was <--
12 selected who died, resigned or was removed. SELECTED. <--
13 (f) The Educational Nominating Panel shall elect its own
14 officers and adopt rules of procedure.
15 Section 206. Organization of the Educational Nominating Panel.
16 (a) The mayor of the city shall appoint and convene the
17 Educational Nominating Panel not later than 30 days after the
18 certification of his election to office and whenever a vacancy
19 occurs in the membership of the commission.
20 (b) The panel shall within 30 days submit to the mayor of
21 the city three names of qualified persons for every place on the
22 commission which is to be filled. If the mayor of the city
23 wishes an additional list of names, he shall so notify the panel
24 within ten days. Thereupon the panel shall within 20 days send
25 to the mayor of the city an additional list of three qualified
26 persons for each place to be filled. The mayor of the city shall
27 within ten days make an appointment.
28 (c) The Educational Nominating Panel shall invite business,
29 civic, professional, labor and other organizations, as well as
30 individuals, situated or resident within the city to submit for
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1 consideration by the panel the name of persons qualified to
2 serve as members of the commission.
3 (d) Nothing herein provided shall preclude the panel from
4 recommending and the mayor of the city from appointing or
5 nominating persons who have previously served on any board of
6 public education OR COMMISSION SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF <--
7 SECTION 203.
8 Section 207. Organization of the commission.
9 (a) The commission shall hold an annual organization meeting
10 within 14 days of the appointment of all of the members of the
11 commission.
12 (b) The commission shall hold public meetings not less often
13 than once every two months during the school year.
14 ARTICLE III.
15 SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION
16 Section 301. Appointment, term and compensation.
17 (a) A Superintendent of Public Education shall be appointed
18 by the commission with the approval of the mayor of the city.
19 (b) The superintendent shall be appointed to serve for a
20 term not to exceed four years or the unexpired term of the
21 commission MAYOR OF THE CITY, whichever is lesser, to commence <--
22 within 30 120 days after the commencement of the regular term of <--
23 the Commission on Public Education. TERM OF THE MAYOR OF THE <--
24 CITY: PROVIDED, THAT THE TERM OF THE FIRST SUPERINTENDENT
25 APPOINTED UNDER THIS ACT SHALL COMMENCE WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE
26 COMMENCEMENT OF THE TERM OF THE MEMBERS OF THE FIRST COMMISSION
27 OR ON JULY 1, 1982 WHICHEVER SHALL LAST OCCUR. There shall be no
28 limit to the number of terms a superintendent may serve.
29 (c) Vacancy in the office of the superintendent shall be
30 filled FOR THE BALANCE OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM in the same manner <--
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1 as the original appointment. for the balance of the unexpired <--
2 term.
3 (d) The superintendent shall serve at the pleasure of the
4 commission and may be removed at any time by the commission with
5 the approval of the mayor, so long as the commission specifies
6 in writing the reason for so doing. If, at the superintendent's
7 request, the Secretary of Education of the Commonwealth of
8 Pennsylvania finds that the commission's charges were not cause
9 for dismissal, the secretary may order that the superintendent
10 be paid for all or part of the remainder of his term.
11 Section 302. General powers and duties.
12 (a) The superintendent shall be the chief executive and
13 administrative officer of the commission and shall be
14 responsible for the execution of all actions of the commission
15 and the administration and operation of the public school system
16 subject to the RULES, REGULATIONS AND policies of the commission <--
17 and the supervision of all matters pertaining to instruction in
18 all schools under the direction of the commission.
19 (b) The superintendent, who shall be secretary of the
20 commission, shall attend all meetings of the commission and may
21 attend all meetings of any commission committees. The
22 superintendent shall have the right to advise on any question or
23 matter under consideration but shall have no right to vote.
24 (c) Under and subject to the home rule charter of the city
25 AND THIS ACT, the superintendent shall perform such duties <--
26 pertaining to the business of the school district as are
27 required by law AND as the commission may direct. <--
28 (d) Upon recommendation of the superintendent, the
29 Commission on Public Education COMMISSION shall have the <--
30 authority to appoint and fix the compensation of deputy
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1 superintendents, associate superintendents, district
2 superintendents, assistant district superintendents, directors
3 of departments responsible directly to the superintendent or to
4 any deputy superintendent, and such personal assistants as he
5 deems consistent with the educational needs of the SCHOOL <--
6 district.
7 (e) The superintendent shall have the authority to assign
8 and reassign all professional and classified employees of the
9 SCHOOL district consistent with THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT AND <--
10 the laws of the Commonwealth.
11 (f) The superintendent shall report annually to the
12 commission all assignments and reassignments of professional and
13 classified employees made during the school year.
14 ARTICLE IV.
15 SAVINGS PROVISIONS
16 Section 401. Applicability of State laws and regulations.
17 The administration, management and operation of any school
18 district established hereunder, shall be governed by each and
19 every provision of this act and the home rule charter OF THE <--
20 CITY. Insofar as this act or the home rule charter OF THE CITY <--
21 do not relate, govern or provide for a matter involving the
22 administration, management or operation of such school district,
23 and insofar as not in conflict or inconsistent with the
24 provisions of this act or the home rule charter, such school
25 district also shall be subject to all laws relating to school
26 matters and to all rules and regulations promulgated by the
27 Commonwealth's Department of Education under the authority of
28 such laws.
29 Section 402. Local option.
30 This act shall remain in effect unless and until the electors
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1 of any THE city determine to otherwise regulate the public <--
2 schools, by referendum, to amend a IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BY <--
3 AMENDING THE home rule charter of the city BY REFERENDUM in <--
4 accordance with the procedures set forth in the act of April 21,
5 1949 (P.L.665, No.155), known as the "First Class City Home Rule
6 Act."
7 Section 403. Audits.
8 If the provisions relating to combining the preaudit and
9 postaudit of the finances and affairs of the school district in
10 the office of the city controller shall be held to be invalid,
11 the preaudit shall be performed by the city director of finance
12 and the postaudit shall be performed by the city controller.
13 ARTICLE V.
14 REPEALS, TRANSITION AND EFFECTIVE DATE
15 Section 501. Repeals.
16 (a) The act of August 9, 1963 (P.L.643, No.341), known as
17 the "First Class City Public Education Home Rule Act," is
18 repealed as of June 30, 1982.
19 (b) All parts of any home rule charter adopted pursuant to
20 the act of August 9, 1963 (P.L.643, No.341), known as the "First
21 Class City Public Education Home Rule Act," are repealed and
22 revoked as of June 30, 1982.
23 (c) Clause (6) of subsection (a) of section 18, act of April
24 21, 1949 (P.L.665, No.155), known as the "First Class City Home
25 Rule Act," is repealed as of June 30, 1982.
26 Section 502. Abolition and transition.
27 (a) All school districts of the first class created pursuant
28 to the act of August 9, 1963 (P.L.643, No.341), known as the
29 "First Class City Public Education Home Rule Act," are abolished
30 as of June 30, 1982.
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1 (b) Each board of education of each home rule school
2 district of the first class existing on the effective date of
3 this act is abolished as of June 30, 1982.
4 (c) The members of the present board of education of home
5 rule school districts in cities of the first class may remain in
6 office until June 30, 1982.
7 (d) The first commission shall be appointed in accordance
8 with the provisions of Article II in the same manner and for the <--
9 same terms as if there had been nine vacancies on the effective
10 date of this act.
11 (e) Should any vacancies in the present boards of education
12 of home rule school districts of cities of the first class exist
13 during the period between the effective date of this act and
14 June 30, 1982, such vacancies shall be filled by members of the
15 commission upon their appointment to the commission and such
16 members shall thereafter serve on the board and commission
17 concurrently until such board ceases to exist on June 30, 1982.
18 (f) During the period between the effective date of this act
19 and June 30, 1982, the commission, immediately upon the
20 appointment of its members, shall have the exclusive power and
21 authority to:
22 (1) prepare the operating and capital budgets of the
23 school district for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1983;
24 (2) plan the instructional program and organization of
25 the school district for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1983;
26 and
27 (3) contract or otherwise incur obligations or
28 liabilities to be paid or otherwise performed, in whole or in
29 part, beyond June 30, 1982.
30 (g) During the period between the effective date of this act
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1 and June 30, 1982, the present boards of education and
2 superintendents of home rule school districts in cities of the
3 first class shall have the duty to cooperate with the city and
4 the commission to the fullest extent necessary or convenient to
5 insure an orderly transition from the board to the city of the
6 administration, management and operation of the school district,
7 including but not limited to providing any services and
8 information reasonably requested in the exercise by the
9 commission of the power and authority conferred in the previous
10 subsection.
11 Section 503. Effective date.
12 This act shall take effect immediately.
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