PRINTER'S NO. 30
No. 22 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY C. WILLIAMS, STOUT, RAFFERTY, COSTA, KITCHEN,
FONTANA, TARTAGLIONE AND ORIE, JANUARY 29, 2007
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, JANUARY 29, 2007
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," requiring the establishment of
6 policies relating to bullying.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
10 as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
11 section to read:
12 Section 1303.1-A. Policy Relating to Bullying.--(a) No
13 later than June 30, 2007, each school entity shall adopt a
14 policy relating to bullying or amend the school entity's code of
15 student conduct required under 22 Pa. Code § 12.3(c) (relating
16 to school rules) to include provisions relating to bullying. The
17 policy or amendment of the code of student conduct shall
18 delineate discipline consequences for bullying and may provide
19 for prevention, intervention and education programs, provided
1 that no school entity shall be required to establish a new
2 policy under this section if one currently exists and reasonably
3 fulfills the requirements of this section.
4 (b) Each school entity shall distribute the policy relating
5 to bullying with the code of student conduct required under 22
6 Pa. Code § 12.3(c) and shall make the policy available on its
7 publicly accessible Internet website.
8 (c) Each school entity shall review its policy every three
9 years and annually provide the office with a copy of its policy
10 relating to bullying, including information related to the
11 development and implementation of any bullying prevention,
12 intervention and education programs. The information required
13 under this subsection shall be attached to or made part of the
14 annual report required under section 1303-A(b).
15 (d) For the purposes of this section, "bullying" shall have
16 the same meaning as it is given in the section related to
17 definitions in the Annual Report on School Violence and Weapon
18 Possession that school entities are required to complete
19 pursuant to section 1303-A(b).
20 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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