Bill Information

An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, further providing for sabbatical leaves, for temporary professional employees, for contracts, for causes for termination of contract, for rating system, for causes for suspension, for the order of suspension, for the reinstatement of professional employees and for minimum salaries and increments; providing for continuing professional development and renewable certification; providing for a local option for compliance with outcome-based education regulations and for curriculum and strategic planning; further providing for discretionary funds to assist school districts experiencing extreme financial difficulty; providing for a Distance Learning Task Force; and making an editorial change.