THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY ELLIS, DENLINGER, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CHRISTIANA, CLYMER, P. COSTA, DELOZIER, DiGIROLAMO, EVANKOVICH, EVERETT, GERGELY, GINGRICH, GRELL, GROVE, HICKERNELL, KAUFFMAN, M. K. KELLER, KRIEGER, MARSICO, MILLARD, MILLER, MURPHY, O'NEILL, PICKETT, PYLE, QUIGLEY, RAPP, REED, REESE, SACCONE, SAYLOR, STEVENSON, TALLMAN, TAYLOR, TURZAI, VEREB, VULAKOVICH AND GABLER, APRIL 28, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, APRIL 28, 2011  

AN ACT

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

act relating to the public school system, including certain

provisions applicable as well to private and parochial

schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the

laws relating thereto," in school districts, providing for

moratorium on certain data collection systems and data sets.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known

as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a

section to read:

Section 223.  Moratorium on Certain Data Collection Systems

and Data Sets.--(a)  For the school years 2011-2012 and

2012-2013, the Department of Education and the Department of

Public Welfare shall suspend the collection of data through

Pennsylvania's Enterprise to Link Information for Children

Across Network (PELICAN) and the Pennsylvania Information

Management System (PIMS) except as follows:

(1)  Information required to meet Federal mandates in the

following:

(i)  The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

(Public Law 89-10, 79 Stat. 27).

(ii)  The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Public

Law 91-230, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.).

(iii)  The Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002

(Public Law 107-279, 116 Stat. 1975).

(iv)  Title VI of the America COMPETES Act or the America

Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in

Technology, Education, and Science Act (Public Law 110-69, 121

Stat. 572).

(v)  The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

(Public Law 111-5, 123 Stat. 115).

(vi)  The Head Start Act (Public Law 97-35, 42 U.S.C. § 9831

et seq.).

(2)  Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System (PVAAS).

(3)  Information necessary for payments or reimbursement by

the Commonwealth under Article XXV.

(b)  The Department of Education shall notify school entities

no later than August 1, 2011, of the data elements to comply

with the laws and programs identified in subsection (a).

(c)  By February 1, 2012, the Department of Education and the

Department of Public Welfare shall provide a report to the

Education Committee of the Senate and the Education Committee of

the House of Representatives which shall include the following:

(1)  Category of the data to include the child, family,

program and staff.

(2)  Data elements to be collected and the law requiring the

data and its intended use.

(3)  Total funding expended as of December 2011, including

funding source to develop, implement and maintain the system.

(4)  Long-term cost projections to administer and maintain

the information systems. The projections shall include costs to

the Commonwealth and the program participants.

(5)  Any law needed to authorize the departments to collect,

use and distribute the information.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.