PRINTER'S NO. 1001
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
833
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY RAPP, TRUITT, PHILLIPS-HILL, SAYLOR, CUTLER,
PICKETT, ZIMMERMAN, KNOWLES, COHEN, McNEILL, BLOOM, KAUFFMAN,
V. BROWN AND GROVE, MARCH 24, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MARCH 24, 2015
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 high schools, further providing
for courses of study.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1605 of the act of March 10, 1949
(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is
amended by adding a subsection to read:
Section 1605. Courses of Study.--* * *
(c) (1) Beginning with those students graduating from a
public high school at the end of the 2016-2017 school year, and
continuing in each school year thereafter, a student who
completes a course in computer science or information technology
during grades nine through twelve shall be permitted to apply up
to one credit earned for completion of such course to satisfy
the student's mathematics or science credit requirement for
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graduation, provided, that the governing body of the student's
public high school shall have discretion to determine the
graduation credit requirement to which the credit earned by the
student shall be applied.
(2) As used in this subsection, "public high school" shall
mean a public school, including a school within a school
district, a charter school, a cyber charter school, a regional
charter school or an area vocational-technical school, that
offers twelfth grade.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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