PRINTER'S NO. 209
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
320
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY BREWSTER, FONTANA, FARNESE, WOZNIAK AND VANCE,
JANUARY 23, 2015
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, JANUARY 23, 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 charter schools, further providing
for school staff.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1724-A(a) of the act of March 10, 1949
(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, added
June 19, 1997 (P.L.225, No.22), is amended to read:
Section 1724-A. School Staff.--(a) (1) The board of
trustees shall determine the level of compensation and all terms
and conditions of employment of the staff except as may
otherwise be provided in this article. [At] Subject to the
provisions of paragraph (2), at least seventy-five per centum of
the professional staff members of a charter school shall hold
appropriate State certification.
(2) (i) Professional staff members of a charter school who
are employed on the effective date of this paragraph and who do
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not possess appropriate State certification as of the effective
date of this paragraph shall not be required to obtain
appropriate State certification.
(ii) Professional staff members of a charter school who
commence employment after the effective date of this paragraph
shall hold appropriate State certification.
(3) Employes of a charter school may organize under the act
of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563, No.195), known as the "Public Employe
Relations Act." The board of trustees of a charter school shall
be considered an employer for the purposes of Article XI-A. Upon
formation of one or more collective bargaining units at the
school, the board of trustees shall bargain with the employes
based on the provisions of this article, Article XI-A and the
"Public Employe Relations Act." Collective bargaining units at a
charter school shall be separate from any collective bargaining
unit of the school district in which the charter school is
located and shall be separate from any other collective
bargaining unit. A charter school shall be considered a school
entity as provided for in section 1161-A for the purpose of the
secretary seeking an injunction requiring the charter school to
meet the minimum requirements for instruction as provided for in
this article.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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