H2052B2978A07281 SFR:CMD 05/31/18 #90 A07281
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 2052
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE REESE
Printer's No. 2978
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 14 through 18; page 2, lines 1
through 11; by striking out "school district shall, at the
beginning of the" in line 14, all of lines 15 through 18 on page
1 and all of lines 1 through 11 on page 2 and inserting
public school entity shall provide appropriate support
services, as specified in subsection (b), to students whose
parent or guardian is a member of the armed forces being called
to and while serving on active duty.
(b) If a parent or guardian of a student is called or
ordered to active duty by the Federal Government under the
provisions of 10 U.S.C. (relating to armed forces) or 32 U.S.C.
(relating to National Guard), the parent or guardian may notify
the public school entity of the activation to active duty and
request additional supports for the student under this section.
Upon receiving notification from the parent or guardian of
activation, the public school entity shall provide the student
and parent or guardian with the following:
(1) Access to the following:
(i) a certified school counselor;
(ii) a certified school psychologist;
(iii) school social workers; or
(iv) certified home and school visitors.
(2) Information regarding the following:
(i) Existing Federal and State military support services.
(ii) Any other service, agency or resource necessary to
support or provide assistance to the student, parent or
guardian.
Amend Bill, page 2, line 14, by striking out the period after
"section" and inserting
, including posting information about the requirements of
this section to their publicly accessible Internet websites and
providing informational materials for use by public school
entities to inform parents and guardians of the supports
available under subsection (b)(2).
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(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:
"Public school entity." Any public school, including a
school district, charter school, regional charter school, cyber
charter school, intermediate unit or area vocational-technical
school operating within this Commonwealth.
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See A07281 in
the context
of HB2052