THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY HICKERNELL, AUMENT, BARRAR, BEAR, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DENLINGER, EVERETT, FARRY, FLECK, GEIST, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GRELL, HARRIS, M.K. KELLER, KILLION, MAJOR, METZGAR, MILLER, PEIFER, PICKETT, PYLE, REICHLEY, ROAE, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SONNEY, STERN, SWANGER AND VULAKOVICH, FEBRUARY 16, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 16, 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," in district and assistant

superintendents, further providing for eligibility.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 1003 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.

30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, amended

July 20, 2007 (P.L.278, No.45), is amended to read:

Section 1003.  Eligibility.--No person shall be eligible for

election or appointment as a district, or assistant district

superintendent, [unless--

(1)  He holds a diploma from a college or other institution

approved by the Department of Education;

(2)  He has had six (6) years' successful teaching

experience, not less than three of which shall have been in a

supervisory or administrative capacity;

(3)  He has completed in a college or university a graduate

program in education approved by the Department of Education

that includes the Pennsylvania school leadership standards under

section 1217. Completion of the program shall not be subject to

waiver under section 1714-B unless the candidate provides to the

Secretary of Education evidence that the candidate has

successfully completed an equivalent leadership development

program that addresses the school leadership standards under

section 1217.

(4)  Provided that in school districts of the first class,

five (5) years of administrative experience at the level of

assistant, associate or deputy superintendent, may be

substituted for prescribed graduate administrative courses, and

which shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of Education

to review these equivalences to conform with State board

regulations.

Serving either as county, district, or assistant county or

district superintendent, or associate superintendent, in this

Commonwealth, at the time this act becomes effective, shall,

irrespective of the foregoing requirements, be considered

sufficient qualification for any of the aforesaid offices.]

unless the person receives a majority vote of the board of

school directors as required under section 508.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.