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PRINTER'S NO. 1906
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1276
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, AUGUST 31, 2020
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, AUGUST 31, 2020
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 intermediate units, further
providing for staff; in professional employees, providing for
athletic leaves of absence; and, in vocational education,
further providing for organization and operation of schools
and institutes.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 913-A(e) 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 913-A. Staff.--* * *
(e) All professional and temporary professional employes of
an intermediate unit shall have the same rights of tenure,
minimum salaries and increments, leaves of absence because of
illness, professional study or physical disability, sabbatical
leaves, military leaves, athletic leaves of absence and exchange
teacher leaves as professional and temporary professional
employes of school districts.
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Section 2. Article XI of the act is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:
(f.1) Athletic Leaves of Absence.
Section 1172. Definitions.
Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent
provisions of this subdivision which are applicable to specific
provisions of this subdivision, the following words and phrases
when used in this subdivision shall have the meanings given to
them in this section unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise:
"Member of a United States team." Any group leader, coach,
official, referee or athlete who comprises the official
delegation of the United States on the world championship team,
Pan American team or Olympic team in a sport sanctioned by the
International Olympic Committee.
Section 1173. Leave of absence.
A professional employee who qualifies as a member of a United
States team shall be entitled to an athletic leave of absence
for the purpose of preparing for and engaging in the
competition. The leave may be paid or unpaid as agreed to
between the school district and the professional employee. In no
event shall the leave under this section exceed the period of
the official training and competition combined or 90 calendar
days a year, whichever is less.
Section 1174. Rights retained.
(a) Attendance.--Every employee, while on athletic leave of
absence, shall be considered to be in regular full-time daily
attendance in the position from which the leave was taken,
during the period of said leave, for the purpose of determining
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the employee's length of service and the right to receive
increments, as provided by law.
(b) Membership.--Every employee on athletic leave of absence
shall continue membership in the Public School Employes'
Retirement System and the athletic leave of absence shall be
deemed credited school service, subject to compliance with 24
Pa.C.S. ยง 8302(b) (relating to credited school service).
Section 3. Section 1850.1(b)(9) of the act is amended to
read:
Section 1850.1. Organization and Operation of Schools and
Institutes.--* * *
(b) The area vocational-technical board shall have authority
and its duty shall be:
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(9) To employ temporary professional and professional
employes, supervisors and teachers, and to employ all other
persons necessary to carry on vocational-technical education and
technical institutes, and to determine the salaries to be paid.
All temporary professional and professional employes so employed
shall have the same rights of tenure, minimum salaries and
increments, leaves of absence because of illness or physical
disability, leaves of absence because of death in the immediate
family or death of a near relative, sabbatical leaves, military
leaves, athletic leaves of absence, exchange teacher leaves, and
membership in the Public School Employes' Retirement System as
temporary professional and professional employes of school
districts. No professional employe who has attained tenure
status as an employe of any area vocational-technical board
shall, thereafter, be required to serve as a temporary
professional employe before being tendered such a contract when
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employed by any other part of the public school system of the
Commonwealth;
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Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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