THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY DINNIMAN, BOSCOLA, EARLL, FARNESE, PICCOLA AND FOLMER, JANUARY 28, 2011

REFERRED TO EDUCATION, JANUARY 28, 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 election of

school directors.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 301 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30,

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

read:

Section 301.  Board of Directors; Election or Appointment.--

(a)  The public school system of the Commonwealth shall be

administered by a board of school directors, to be elected or

appointed, as hereinafter provided. At each election of school

directors, each qualified voter shall be entitled to cast one

vote for each school director to be elected. Any system

providing for cumulative voting for the office of school

director is hereby abolished.

(b)  Except as provided in subsection (c), school directors

shall be elected in accordance with the act of June 3, 1937

(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the "Pennsylvania Election Code."

(c)  A primary election for school director nominations shall

not be held for the 2013 municipal elections and thereafter.

School directors shall be elected at the November municipal

election beginning in 2013.

(d)  Notwithstanding section 951 of the "Pennsylvania

Election Code," nomination papers for the office of school

director shall be filed in the same manner as nominations of

candidates by political bodies or independent candidates, as

provided by the "Pennsylvania Election Code," without regard to

political party membership. Nomination papers for the office of

school director must include the signatures of a minimum number

of qualified electors, without regard to political party  

affiliation as follows:

(1)  two hundred fifty for a school district of the first

class;

(2)  two hundred for a school district of the first class A;

(3)  one hundred for a school district of the second class;

(4)  fifty for a school district of the third class; and

(5)  twenty-five for a school district of the fourth class.

Section 2.  Section 302.1(d) of the act, added December 19,

1975 (P.L.511, No.150), is amended to read:

Section 302.1.  School Board in First Class A School

Districts; Apportionment of Seats, and Numbers, Terms, and

Methods for Election of School Directors in First Class A School

Districts.--* * *

[(d)  Nomination and Elections of School Directors. School

directors shall be nominated and elected in accordance with the

act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the

"Pennsylvania Election Code."]

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Section 3.  All acts and parts of acts are repealed insofar

as they are inconsistent with this act.

Section 4.  This act shall take effect as follows:

(1)  The amendment of section 301 of the act shall take

effect December 31, 2012.

(2)  The remainder of this act shall take effect in 60

days.