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                                                       PRINTER'S NO. 476

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE BILL

No. 454 Session of 1989


        INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, SHAFFER, ANDREZESKI, CORMAN, WENGER,
           SALVATORE, O'PAKE, AFFLERBACH, PETERSON, PORTERFIELD AND
           LYNCH, FEBRUARY 7, 1989

        REFERRED TO EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 7, 1989

                                     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," prohibiting the use of anabolic
     6     steroids in school athletics.

     7     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     8  hereby enacts as follows:
     9     Section 1.  Section 511(a) of the act of March 10, 1949
    10  (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,
    11  amended April 14, 1949 (P.L.460, No.85) and April 22, 1949
    12  (P.L.726, No.178), is amended and the section is amended by
    13  adding a subsection to read:
    14     Section 511.  School Athletics, Publications, and
    15  Organizations.--
    16     (a)  The board of school directors in every school district
    17  shall prescribe, adopt, and enforce such reasonable rules and
    18  regulations as it may deem proper, regarding (1) the management,
    19  supervision, control, or prohibition of exercises, athletics, or


     1  games of any kind, school publications, debating, forensic,
     2  dramatic, musical, and other activities related to the school
     3  program, including raising and disbursing funds for any or all
     4  of such purposes and for scholarships, and (2) the organization,
     5  management, supervision, control, financing, or prohibition of
     6  organizations, clubs, societies and groups of the members of any
     7  class or school, and may provide for the suspension, dismissal,
     8  or other reasonable penalty in the case of any appointee,
     9  professional or other employe, or pupil who violates any of such
    10  rules or regulations or this section.
    11     * * *
    12     (g)  The use of anabolic steroids by any pupil involved in
    13  school-related athletics is prohibited.
    14     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.











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