PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 179 PRINTER'S NO. 996
No. 163 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY TIGUE, CAWLEY, HASAY, GODSHALL, CORPORA, OLASZ,
BELARDI, MUNDY, STABACK, VAN HORNE, ROBINSON, PISTELLA,
PESCI, BLAUM, MIHALICH, MELIO, C. WILLIAMS AND CIVERA,
FEBRUARY 3, 1997
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 12, 1997
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 days schools
6 not to be kept open.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 1502(a) of the act of March 10, 1949
10 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,
11 amended May 6, 1996 (P.L.150, No.28) is amended to read:
12 Section 1502. Days Schools not to be Kept Open.--(a) Except
13 as provided in subsection (c), no school shall be kept open on
14 any Saturday for the purpose of ordinary instruction, except
15 when Monday is fixed by the board of school directors as the
16 weekly holiday, or on Sunday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, [or]
17 Christmas, Thanksgiving, the First of January and three <--
18 additional days designated in the adopted school calendar by the
1 board of school directors as official school district holidays
2 OR THE FIRST OF JANUARY nor shall any school be kept open in any <--
3 district during the time of holding the teachers' institute for
4 such district.
5 * * *
6 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1 next following
7 the date of final enactment.
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