PRINTER'S NO. 301
No. 278 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY ADOLPH, BARRAR, E. Z. TAYLOR, BALDWIN, BELFANTI,
BROWNE, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CLYMER, CREIGHTON, DALLY,
GERGELY, GOOD, GRUCELA, HENNESSEY, W. KELLER, KILLION,
KIRKLAND, LEDERER, MARKOSEK, PRESTON, READSHAW, THOMAS,
WATSON AND YOUNGBLOOD, FEBRUARY 8, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 8, 2005
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 institutions of higher
6 education to provide continuing professional education to its
7 own faculty, for the submission of a three-year professional
8 education plan by an institution of higher education, for
9 institutions of higher education to approve providers of
10 continuing professional education and for professional
11 educators who are members of the faculty of an institution of
12 higher education.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. The definition of "approved provider" in section
16 1205.2(o) of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as
17 the Public School Code of 1949, added November 23, 1999
18 (P.L.529, No.48), is amended and the section is amended by
19 adding a subsection to read:
20 Section 1205.2. Program of Continuing Professional
21 Education.--* * *
1 (d.1) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an
2 institution of higher education may provide continuing
3 professional education credits or hours to professional
4 educators who are members of the faculty of that institution of
5 higher education.
6 (2) An institution of higher education that has not
7 submitted a professional education plan by the effective date of
8 this paragraph may submit within two years of the effective date
9 of this paragraph a three-year professional education plan to
10 the Secretary of Education for approval.
11 * * *
12 (o) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
13 words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
14 subsection:
15 "Approved provider" is an institution of higher education,
16 school entity, individual, corporation, partnership, limited
17 liability company or association approved by the department to
18 provide continuing professional education credits or hours under
19 this section. Provided, a school entity or an institution of
20 higher education may approve a provider of continuing
21 professional education credits or hours in accordance with
22 department guidelines.
23 * * *
24 Section 2. All acts and parts of acts are repealed insofar
25 as they are inconsistent with this act.
26 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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