PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 270

PRINTER'S NO. 1003

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No.

297

Session of

2019

INTRODUCED BY MAKO, BERNSTINE, DUNBAR, HICKERNELL, HAHN, FEE,

SCHLOSSBERG, IRVIN, MURT, ROTHMAN, REESE, FREEMAN, STAATS,

KEEFER, GROVE, SIMMONS, KAUFFMAN, BARRAR, HELM, SAYLOR,

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 career information and recruitment.

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

higher education , business, industry, charitable institutions

and other employers with equal access to THE OPPORTUNITY TO

participate in the following:

(1) Delivery of information regarding employment, employment

training or education opportunities to students enrolled in the

school entity.

(2) Recruitment of students enrolled in the school entity.

(a) and (b) with the following:

(i) Equal access to the school entity's employment,

placement or guidance services.

(ii) At least one opportunity during the school year to

provide age-appropriate information to all students in grades

four through twelve regarding educational opportunities,

employment training or career opportunities, individually or in

a group setting, through making a presentation at a school

assembly, hosting students for a visit to an area vocational-

technical school, community college, institution of higher

(ii) The school entity's plan to provide students with

access to informational materials and career presenters as

required under this section in the following school year.

(3) Post the plan on the school entity's publicly accessible

Internet website.

(d) A school entity may not discourage students from

pursuing any educational or career path and shall ensure that

each student enrolled in the school entity has access to the

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY , career cluster occupations,

hi gh-priority PUBLICLY IDENTIFIED PRIORITY occupations, training

opportunities and future earning potential. The materials shall

be reviewed and updated annually. Each school entity shall

ensure such materials are distributed to THAT all students in

grades four through twelve ARE PROVIDED ACCESS TO THE MATERIALS

during the school year and are also made available at any

scheduled educational or career fair.

(f) As used in this section, the following words and phrases

shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless

Pittsburgh, Temple University, Lincoln University or any other

institution designated as State-related by the Commonwealth.

(3) The Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.

(4) A college established under Article XIX-G.

(5) An institution of higher education located in and

incorporated or chartered by the Commonwealth and entitled to

confer degrees as specified in 24 Pa.C.S. § 6505 (relating to

power to confer degrees) and as provided for by the standards

(7) A foreign corporation approved to operate an educational

enterprise under 22 Pa. Code Ch. 36 (relating to foreign

corporation standards).

"PUBLICLY IDENTIFIED PRIORITY OCCUPATION." A PROFESSION

THAT:

(1) IS HIGH-WAGE AND HIGH-SKILL FOR WHICH THERE IS EXCESS

EMPLOYER DEMAND AS MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

AND INDUSTRY'S CURRENT YEAR'S HIGH-PRIORITY OR IN-DEMAND

OCCUPATIONS LIST OR THE STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION'S

WORKFORCE NEEDS ASSESSMENT.

Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.