PRINTER'S NO. 1114
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
984
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY HICKERNELL, RYAN, ZIMMERMAN, BARRAR, SCHLOSSBERG,
MILLARD, B. MILLER, KEEFER, MENTZER, GROVE AND TOPPER,
MARCH 26, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MARCH 26, 2019
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 professional employees, repealing
provisions relating to prohibited religious garb, insignia,
etc. and penalty.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1112 of the act of March 10, 1949
(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is
repealed:
[Section 1112. Religious Garb, Insignia, etc., Prohibited;
Penalty.--(a) That no teacher in any public school shall wear
in said school or while engaged in the performance of his duty
as such teacher any dress, mark, emblem or insignia indicating
the fact that such teacher is a member or adherent of any
religious order, sect or denomination.
(b) Any teacher employed in any of the public schools of
this Commonwealth, who violates the provisions of this section,
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shall be suspended from employment in such school for the term
of one year, and in case of a second offense by the same teacher
he shall be permanently disqualified from teaching in said
school. Any public school director who after notice of any such
violation fails to comply with the provisions of this section
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction of the
first offense, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding
one hundred dollars ($100), and on conviction of a second
offense, the offending school director shall be sentenced to pay
a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) and shall be
deprived of his office as a public school director. A person
thus twice convicted shall not be eligible to appointment or
election as a director of any public school in this Commonwealth
within a period of five (5) years from the date of his second
conviction.]
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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