PRINTER'S NO.  419

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

SENATE BILL

 

No.

432

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY LEACH, FONTANA, TARTAGLIONE AND FERLO, FEBRUARY 7, 2011

  

  

REFERRED TO EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 7, 2011  

  

  

  

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," further providing for the powers and

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duties of the State Board 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(a) of the act of March 10, 1949

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

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March 30, 1988 (P.L.321, No.43), is amended to read:

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Section 2603-B.  Powers and Duties of the Board.--(a)  The

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board shall have the power, and its duty shall be, to review the

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statements of policy, standards, rules and regulations

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formulated by the Council of Basic Education and the Council of

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Higher Education, and adopt broad policies and principles, and

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establish standards governing the educational program of the

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Commonwealth. Standards under this subsection shall include the

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development of a program for teaching world languages throughout

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the elementary and secondary curricula. Nothing in this section

 


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shall be construed as either requiring or precluding the

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adoption, by the board, of world language standards which would

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require a demonstration of proficiency as a graduation

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requirement or participation of all students in a world language

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program.

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

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