PRINTER'S NO. 2141
No. 1676 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY SCRIMENTI, WILLIAMS, WASHINGTON, LEDERER, LEACH,
JOSEPHS, HORSEY, HARHAI, FABRIZIO, CREIGHTON AND WANSACZ,
JUNE 23, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JUNE 23, 2003
AN ACT
1 Conferring limited residency status on certain out-of-State
2 residents who make a commitment to teach in Pennsylvania.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Tuition rates.
6 (a) General rule.--The term "resident" or "residency," or
7 any other term or expression used to designate a Commonwealth
8 resident student, when used to determine the rate of tuition to
9 be charged students attending community colleges, State-related
10 and State-owned institutions of higher learning shall be
11 construed to mean and include any student who is an out-of-State
12 resident studying to become a teacher and who makes a commitment
13 to teach in a school located in this Commonwealth upon
14 graduation. Such students who are admitted to a community
15 college or a State-related or State-owned institution shall be
16 charged resident tuition rates during one year of school for
17 each two years the student commits to teach in Pennsylvania.
1 (b) Definitions.--As used in this act, the following words
2 and phrases shall have the meanings given them in this
3 subsection:
4 "Community colleges." Institutions now or hereafter created
5 pursuant to Article XIX-A of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30,
6 No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, or the act of
7 August 24, 1963 (P.L.1132, No.484), known as the Community
8 College Act of 1963.
9 "State-owned institutions." Those institutions which are
10 part of the State System of Higher Education pursuant to Article
11 XX-A of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the
12 Public School Code of 1949.
13 "State-related institutions." The Pennsylvania State
14 University, the University of Pittsburgh, Temple University and
15 Lincoln University and their branch campuses.
16 Section 2. Effective date.
17 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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