PRINTER'S NO. 2184
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1394
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY SCHWANK, HUGHES, BOSCOLA, BLAKE, KITCHEN, FONTANA,
TEPLITZ, SABATINA, FARNESE, RAFFERTY, COSTA AND YUDICHAK,
OCTOBER 20, 2016
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, OCTOBER 20, 2016
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 terms and course of study, further
providing for dating violence education; and, in sexual
violence education at institutions of higher education,
further providing for definitions and for education program.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1553 of the act of March 10, 1949
(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, added
November 17, 2010 (P.L.996, No.104), is amended to read:
Section 1553. Dating Violence Education.--(a) The
department, through its Office for Safe Schools, and in
consultation with the State Board of Education, shall:
(1) Develop, within six (6) months of the effective date of
this section, a model dating violence policy to assist [school
districts] school entities in developing policies for dating
violence reporting and response.
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