Bill Information

An Act amending the "Public School Code of 1949," approved March 10, 1949 (P. L. 30, No. 14), further providing for Commonwealth payments to intermediate units; further providing for demotion of certain employees; further providing for sabbatical leaves and for salary while on leave; providing for the emergency resulting from flooding conditions in Western Pennsylvania with regard to the length of the school year and subsidy reimbursements; requiring instruction relating to the cause and prevention of drug and alcohol abuse; permitting the employment of a certified addiction counselor by school districts; authorizing the development and offering of programs regarding alcohol and chemical abuse for parents; further providing for annual reports by the Secretary of Education relating to vocational education programs; further providing for the powers and duties of the Board of Governors; further providing for educational subsidies; further providing for payments on account of approved vocational extension classes and preemployment training; further providing for payments for building site costs; further providing for continuing professional development plans and requirements; further providing for the powers and duties of intermediate units to obtain space for facilities; and authorizing a one-year program for the Department of Education to make technology upgrade and acquisition grants on behalf of full-time equivalent undergraduate students attending institutions of higher education in this Commonwealth.