PRINTER'S NO. 1772
No. 1459 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY HASAY, CAWLEY, BLAUM, TIGUE, JAROLIN, COSLETT,
BELARDI AND SERAFINI, SEPTEMBER 21, 1983
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, SEPTEMBER 21, 1983
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
2 act relating to the public school system, including certain
3 provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
4 schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
5 laws relating thereto," providing for a school holiday on
6 Veterans' Day.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 1502 of the act of March 10, 1949
10 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,
11 amended January 24, 1966 (1965 P.L.1508, No.529), is amended to
12 read:
13 Section 1502. Days Schools not to be Kept Open.--(a) No
14 school shall be kept open on any Saturday for the purpose of
15 ordinary instruction, except when Monday is fixed by the board
16 of school directors as the weekly holiday, or on Sunday,
17 Memorial Day, Fourth of July, or Christmas nor shall any school
18 be kept open in any district during the time of holding the
19 teachers' institute for such district. Whenever Memorial day
1 shall be on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be a holiday.
2 (b) No public or private school shall be kept open on
3 Veterans' Day, the eleventh day of November.
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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