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PRINTER'S NO. 1438
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1032
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY DINNIMAN, JANUARY 26, 2018
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, JANUARY 26, 2018
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, further
providing for Keystone Exams; and, in State Board of
Education, further providing for powers and duties of the
board.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 121 and 2603-B of the act of March 10,
1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,
are amended by adding a subsection to read:
Section 121. Keystone Exams.--* * *
(c) In addition to a requirement on the State Board of
Education under the "Regulatory Review Act," on the same date
that pursuant to the "Regulatory Review Act" the State Board of
Education submits a proposed regulation for or related to the
implementation of Keystone Exams under this section to the
Legislative Reference Bureau for publication of notice of
proposed rulemaking in the Pennsylvania Bulletin as required by
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the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.769, No.240), referred to as the
Commonwealth Documents Law, and thereafter on the same date the
State Board of Education submits the text of the final-form
regulation to the Independent Regulatory Review Commission, the
State Board of Education shall submit to the chairman and
minority chairman of the Education Committee of the Senate and
the chairman and minority chairman of the Education Committee of
the House of Representatives a detailed fiscal impact statement
that the proposed or final-form regulation will have on the
Commonwealth, the communities, the school districts and, if
applicable, private and private religious schools. The detailed
fiscal impact statement shall include a comprehensive fiscal
note of all direct and indirect costs whether incurred in
preparation of the proposed or final-form regulation or which
will be required as a result of the promulgation of the
regulation to the State Board of Education's best dollar
estimate. The State Board of Education may include narrative
statements to accompany the best dollar estimate, but may not do
so in lieu of detailed best estimated dollar amounts.
Section 2603-B. Powers and Duties of the Board.--* * *
(l) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
contrary, the board shall require that each regulation prepared
by the Council of Basic Education or the Council of Higher
Education under section 2604-B and promulgated by the board
under the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), known as the
"Regulatory Review Act," includes, insofar as the regulation
relates to costs to the Commonwealth, the fiscal note prepared
by the Office of the Budget under section 612 of the act of
April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as "The Administrative
Code of 1929."
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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