THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY BRUBAKER, PILEGGI, ORIE, YAW, RAFFERTY, WOZNIAK, ALLOWAY, SOLOBAY, WAUGH, YUDICHAK, MENSCH, M. WHITE, BAKER, WARD AND FERLO, FEBRUARY 4, 2011

REFERRED TO EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 4, 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 vocational education, further

providing for the definition of "vocational agricultural

education."

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 1801(4) 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 1801.  Definitions.--The following words and phrases

as used in this article shall, unless a different meaning is

plainly required by the context, have the following meanings:

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(4)  "Vocational agricultural education" shall mean that form

of vocational education which [fits for the occupations

connected with the tillage of the soil, the care of domestic

animals, forestry, and other wage-earning or productive work on

the farm] develops student potential for success in entering and

advancing through careers in the food, agriculture and natural

resources sciences, such as production agriculture, animal

science, agribusiness management and marketing, agricultural

research, energy systems, agricultural mechanics and

engineering, biotechnology, food science, processing and

retailing, banking, agricultural education, forestry,

horticulture, landscaping, leadership and career development,

management, economics and marketing, natural resource

management, plant and soil science, power and systems

technology, rural-urban interfacing and other related fields.

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