PRINTER'S NO.  1107

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

970

Session of

2009

  

  

INTRODUCED BY SAYLOR, GRUCELA, S. H. SMITH, CLYMER, MILLER, O'NEILL, FLECK, METCALFE, MILNE, MURT, QUIGLEY, RAPP, TALLMAN, McILVAINE SMITH, LONGIETTI, M. O'BRIEN, PALLONE, ADOLPH, ARGALL, BAKER, BEAR, BEYER, BRIGGS, BROOKS, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CIVERA, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DALLY, DENLINGER, DiGIROLAMO, DRUCKER, EVERETT, FREEMAN, GEIST, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRELL, GROVE, HARHART, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, KILLION, KORTZ, KOTIK, MARKOSEK, MARSHALL, MELIO, MENSCH, MICOZZIE, MOUL, MUSTIO, OBERLANDER, PASHINSKI, PEIFER, PETRI, PICKETT, QUINN, REICHLEY, ROAE, ROHRER, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SIPTROTH, M. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER, J. TAYLOR, R. TAYLOR, TRUE, TURZAI, VITALI, VULAKOVICH AND WATSON, MARCH 17, 2009

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MARCH 17, 2009  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An

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act relating to the public school system, including certain

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provisions applicable as well to private and parochial

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schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the

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laws relating thereto," in State Board of Education, further

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providing for powers and duties of board and for cooperation

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between the board and the Department of Education.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 2603-B of the act of March 10, 1949

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(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is

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amended by adding a subsection to read:

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Section 2603-B.  Powers and Duties of the Board.--* * *

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(l)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, act

 


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or law to the contrary, the board may not adopt any standard or

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regulation to require school districts to adopt high school

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graduation requirements or implement a new series of Statewide

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competency assessments and related support services unless

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express authority to do so is enacted after the effective date

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of this subsection.

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Section 2.  Section 2606-B of the act, added March 30, 1988

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(P.L.321, No.43), is amended to read:

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Section 2606-B.  Cooperation Between the Board and the

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Department of Education.--(a)  Statements of policy, standards,

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rules and regulations promulgated by the board shall be binding

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upon the Department of Education. The department shall submit to

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the board for approval, modification or rejection, all rules and

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regulations proposed by the department in the areas under the

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control of the board. The Department of Education shall furnish

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upon request of the board such data and information as the board

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may, from time to time, require, and the department shall

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provide administrative services for and on behalf of the board

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for the implementation of the board's statements of policy,

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standards, rules and regulations.

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(b)  No funds from any source shall be expended for the

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development of a new system of high school graduation

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requirements which may include a series of graduation competency

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assessments as provided under section 2603-B(l) unless express

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authority for such requirements is enacted after the effective

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date of this subsection.

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Section 3.  This act shall apply retroactively to January 1,

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2008.

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Section 4.  This act shall take effect immediately.

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