PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1549
PRINTER'S NO. 1911
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1176
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY DUSH, KEARNEY, PENNYCUICK, VOGEL AND BROOKS,
APRIL 22, 2024
SENATOR ARGALL, EDUCATION, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
act "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 duties and powers of
boards of school directors, providing for admission fees for
school-sponsored activities.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 511.1. Admission Fees for School-Sponsored
Activities.--(a) When a fee is charged for admission to a
school-sponsored activity, United States currency shall be
accepted as a form of payment for admission on the date of the
activity.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a
school-sponsored activity from accepting alternative payment
methods in addition to United States currency for admission to
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the school-sponsored activity. SCHOOL ENTITY, NONPUBLIC SCHOOL
OR ASSOCIATION COLLECTS A FEE FOR ADMISSION TO A SCHOOL-
SPONSORED ACTIVITY, CASH MUST BE ACCEPTED AS A FORM OF PAYMENT
FOR ADMISSION.
(B) IN ADDITION TO ACCEPTING CASH AS PAYMENT FOR ADMISSION,
A SCHOOL ENTITY, NONPUBLIC SCHOOL OR ASSOCIATION MAY ACCEPT
OTHER PAYMENT METHODS FOR ADMISSION TO THE SCHOOL-SPONSORED
ACTIVITY.
(C) A SCHOOL ENTITY, NONPUBLIC SCHOOL OR ASSOCIATION MAY
REFUSE TO ACCEPT PAYMENT FOR ADMISSION THAT IS IN A DENOMINATION
THAT SIGNIFICANTLY EXCEEDS THE AMOUNT OF THE FEE IN SUBSECTION
(A).
(c) (D) As used in this section, the following words and
phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"ASSOCIATION" SHALL MEAN THE PENNSYLVANIA INTERSCHOLASTIC
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
"CASH" SHALL MEAN ALL COINS AND CURRENCIES RECOGNIZED AS
LEGAL TENDER UNDER 31 U.S.C. § 5103 (RELATING TO TENDER).
"Interscholastic athletic activity" shall mean an athletic
contest CONTESTS or competitions conducted between or among
school entities or nonpublic school entities SCHOOLS SITUATED in
this Commonwealth.
"NONPUBLIC SCHOOL" SHALL MEAN A NONPROFIT SCHOOL, OTHER THAN
A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THIS COMMONWEALTH, WHEREIN A RESIDENT OF THIS
COMMONWEALTH MAY LEGALLY FULFILL THE COMPULSORY SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ACT AND WHICH MEETS THE
APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF
1964 (PUBLIC LAW 88-352, 42 U.S.C. § 2000 ET SEQ.).
"School entity" shall mean a school district, intermediate
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unit, area career and technical school, charter school, cyber
charter school or regional charter school.
"School-sponsored activity" shall mean an assembly, field
trip, class trip, graduation ceremony, interscholastic athletic
activity, extracurricular activity, club, group, team or any
activity sponsored, held or approved by a school entity within
its buildings, grounds or other location not owned or operated
by the school entity.
"United States currency" shall mean the coin and paper money
of the United States. OR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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