THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY ROEBUCK, CARROLL, HARKINS, LONGIETTI, K. SMITH, BISHOP, V. BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, DeLUCA, FABRIZIO, FLECK, FREEMAN, JOSEPHS, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, MUNDY, MURT, O'NEILL, PARKER, PASHINSKI, READSHAW, REICHLEY, SANTARSIERO, TALLMAN AND THOMAS, FEBRUARY 15, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 15, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An

act relating to the public school system, including certain

provisions applicable as well to private and parochial

schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the

laws relating thereto," further providing for granting of

provisional college certificates; and providing for

provisional vocational education certificates.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 1204 of the act of March 10, 1949

(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,

amended October 21, 1965 (P.L.601, No.312), is amended to read:

Section 1204.  Granting Provisional College Certificates.--

The [Superintendent of Public Instruction] Secretary of

Education may grant a provisional college certificate to every

person who presents to [him] the Department of Education 

satisfactory evidence of good moral character, and of being a

graduate of an approved college or university, who has completed

such work in education as may be required by the standards of

the State Board of Education, and to every person who presents

to [him] the Department of Education satisfactory evidence of

good moral character, and of being a graduate of music, with the

degree of bachelor of music of an approved college or

university, who has during such musical course completed the

prescribed number of hours of professional studies, which

certificate shall entitle [him] the individual to teach for

three annual school terms, and may be renewed for one additional

three-year period in accordance with standards to be established

by the State Board of Education.

Section 2.  The act is amended by adding a section to read:

Section 1204.2.  Provisional Education Certificate.--The

Secretary of Education may grant a provisional vocational

education certificate to every person who presents to the

Department of Education satisfactory evidence of good moral

character, and who has completed such work in vocational

education as may be required by the standards of the State Board

of Education, which certificate shall entitle the individual to

teach for eight annual school terms.

Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.