PRINTER'S NO. 2318
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1726
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY DALEY, McCLINTON, FREEMAN, FRANKEL, MADDEN,
ISAACSON, OTTEN, HILL-EVANS, CIRESI, HANBIDGE, WILLIAMS,
KINSEY, FITZGERALD, McCARTER, WEBSTER AND CALTAGIRONE,
JULY 22, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JULY 22, 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 terms and courses of study,
further providing for days schools not to be kept open.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1502(a) of the act of March 10, 1949
(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is
amended to read:
Section 1502. Days Schools not to be Kept Open.--(a) Except
as provided in subsection (c), no school shall be kept open on
any Saturday for the purpose of ordinary instruction, except
when Monday is fixed by the board of school directors as the
weekly holiday, or on Sunday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July,
Christmas, Thanksgiving, the First of January and up to five
additional days designated as local holidays in the adopted
school calendar by the board of school directors as official
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local school district holidays, nor shall any school be kept
open in any district during the time of holding the teachers'
institute for such district. No school district may be kept open
the day of a general, municipal, special or primary election
that occurs within the boundaries of the school district. The
board of school directors may cancel any day designated as a
local holiday in the event of a weather emergency or natural
disaster.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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