THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY WAUGH, D. WHITE, FONTANA, BRUBAKER, FOLMER, RAFFERTY AND GREENLEAF, MARCH 22, 2011

REFERRED TO EDUCATION, MARCH 22, 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 district and assistant

superintendents, further providing for eligibility; and

making editorial changes.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Article X heading and section 1001 of the act of

March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code

of 1949, amended January 14, 1970 (1969 P.L.468, No.192), are

amended to read:

ARTICLE X.

DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS AND ASSISTANT DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS.

Section 1001.  Purpose.--For the superintendence and

supervision of the public schools of this Commonwealth, there

shall be elected or appointed, in the manner herein provided,

district superintendents, and assistant district 

superintendents.

Section 2.  Section 1003 of the act, amended July 20, 2007

(P.L.278, No.45), is amended to read:

Section 1003.  Eligibility.--[No] (a)  Except as otherwise

provided in subsection (b), no person shall be eligible for

election or appointment as a district[,] superintendent or

assistant district superintendent, unless--

(1)  He holds a diploma from a college or other institution

approved by the Department of Education;

(2)  He has had six (6) years' successful teaching

experience, not less than three of which shall have been in a

supervisory or administrative capacity;

(3)  He has completed in a college or university a graduate

program in education approved by the Department of Education

that includes the Pennsylvania school leadership standards under

section 1217. Completion of the program shall not be subject to

waiver under section 1714-B unless the candidate provides to the

Secretary of Education evidence that the candidate has

successfully completed an equivalent leadership development

program that addresses the school leadership standards under

section 1217.

(4)  Provided that in school districts of the first class,

five (5) years of administrative experience at the level of

assistant, associate or deputy superintendent, may be

substituted for prescribed graduate administrative courses, and

which shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of Education

to review these equivalences to conform with State board

regulations.

[Serving either as county, district, or assistant county or

district superintendent, or associate superintendent, in this

Commonwealth, at the time this act becomes effective, shall,

irrespective of the foregoing requirements, be considered

sufficient qualification for any of the aforesaid offices.]

(b)  Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (a), a

person shall be eligible for election or appointment as a

district superintendent or assistant district superintendent if

he holds a graduate degree in business or finance.

Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.