PRINTER'S NO. 3673
No. 2679 Session of 1996
INTRODUCED BY MUNDY, COY, MELIO, ROONEY, JAROLIN, BEBKO-JONES,
READSHAW, COWELL, LAUGHLIN, VAN HORNE, BOSCOLA, FLEAGLE,
BROWNE, BELARDI, DiGIROLAMO, STURLA, WALKO, MILLER, HALUSKA,
WOGAN, SANTONI, TRAVAGLIO, E. Z. TAYLOR, DERMODY, BATTISTO,
FICHTER, BARD, FAJT, SHEEHAN, SHANER, TRELLO, PLATTS AND
COLAFELLA, JUNE 6, 1996
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JUNE 6, 1996
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 the attendance of
6 expelled students.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
10 as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
11 section to read:
12 Section 1320. Provisional Enrollment of Transferring
13 Students.--The receiving school entity may enroll a pupil
14 transferring from another district on a provisional basis until
15 a certified copy of the pupil's disciplinary record or sworn
16 statement as required in section 1304-A is received by the
17 school entity. If the disciplinary record contains a history of
18 misbehavior, the student may be placed in an alternative program
1 and may be ineligible to participate in extracurricular
2 activities at the discretion of the receiving entity. No school
3 entity shall be required to admit a student who has been
4 expelled from another school entity into its regular program
5 until the period of expulsion has expired.
6 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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