PRINTER'S NO. 3098

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2473 Session of 1994


        INTRODUCED BY DALEY, CESSAR, ROBERTS, RUDY AND TOMLINSON,
           JANUARY 25, 1994

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JANUARY 25, 1994

                                     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," providing for anticrime counseling.

     6     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     7  hereby enacts as follows:
     8     Section 1.  The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
     9  as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
    10  section to read:
    11     Section 1549.  Anticrime Counseling.--Each public, private
    12  and parochial school shall establish a program of anticrime
    13  counseling geared to pupils under thirteen years of age. The
    14  Department of Education shall by regulation establish criteria
    15  for the counseling program, the criteria to cover selection of
    16  pupils for the program as well as the content and other aspects
    17  of the counseling program.
    18     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 90 days.

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