PRINTER'S NO. 611
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
537
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY KAUFFMAN, BLOOM, SACCONE, MALONEY, O'BRIEN,
BARRAR, HARHART, RAPP, METCALFE, TALLMAN, READSHAW, MARSHALL,
McGINNIS, MILLARD, GABLER, LAWRENCE, EMRICK, BENNINGHOFF,
MOUL AND HEFFLEY, FEBRUARY 23, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 23, 2015
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 preliminary provisions, providing
for Pennsylvania Core Standards Commission.
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 124. Pennsylvania Core Standards Commission.--(a)
The Pennsylvania Core Standards Commission is established.
(b) The commission shall study the Pennsylvania Core
Standards under 22 Pa. Code Ch. 4 (relating to academic
standards and assessment) and make recommendations to the State
Board of Education for new standards to replace the Pennsylvania
Core Standards.
(c) The commission shall consist of the following members:
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