PRINTER'S NO. 17
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
27
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY STRUZZI, SMITH, ARMANINI, FLICK AND KINKEAD,
MARCH 7, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MARCH 7, 2023
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 preliminary provisions, further
providing for special provisions applicable to limited school
years; and, in certification of teachers, further providing
for substitute teaching permit for prospective teachers and
for locally issued temporary certification for substitute
teachers.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 129, 1201.1(3) and 1215 of the act of
March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code
of 1949, are amended to read:
Section 129. Special Provisions Applicable to Limited School
Years.--Notwithstanding any provision of law or regulation to
the contrary, for the 2021-2022 [and], 2022-2023, 2023-2024 and
2024-2025 school years, if, in the judgment of a school
employer, an emergency or shortage of day-to-day substitute
teachers exists under 24 Pa.C.S. § 8346(b) (relating to
termination of annuities), the school employer may hire an
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