PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1876

PRINTER'S NO. 2012

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

1252

Session of

2020

INTRODUCED BY DINNIMAN, LANGERHOLC, KILLION, MENSCH, KEARNEY,

AUMENT, STEFANO, BOSCOLA, COLLETT, BLAKE, FONTANA, ARGALL,

FARNESE AND SCHWANK, AUGUST 11, 2020

laws relating thereto," in intermediate units, providing for

Retired Volunteer Educator Tutor Program PROGRAMS.

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 923.4-A. Retired Volunteer Educator Tutor Program.--

(a) Establishment. The Retired Volunteer Educator Tutor Program

is established.

tutoring sessions by retired volunteer educators for students of

a school district during a mandated school closure under a

disaster emergency to assist all of the following:

(1) Students attending the school district with limited

technology resources in their homes.

(2) Students attending the school district who are

identified by the school district as having difficulty with

online or distance learning.

to monitor the telephone TUTORING session with the student.

(d) Operation. The program shall be operated by the

intermediate unit that serves the school district.

(e) Model items. The department shall provide collaboration

and guidance to the intermediate units OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS as

needed, with model items such as implementation of the program,

replication of a model program or standardization of a statement

for the student's parent or guardian to sign for participation

in the program.

(f) Collaboration. As the need for virtual education

(G) PARTICIPATION. STUDENTS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY NOT BE

REQUIRED TO UTILIZE OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY PROGRAM CREATED OR

OPERATED THROUGH THEIR INTERMEDIATE UNIT UNDER THIS SECTION.

(H) AUTHORITY. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS

LIMITING THE AUTHORITY OF A SCHOOL ENTITY FROM DEVELOPING AND

emergency issued by the Governor under 35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(c)

(relating to general authority of Governor).

"Online or distance learning" includes the provision of

continuity of education to students using alternative means

during a period of closure due to a disaster emergency.

"Program" means the Retired Volunteer Educator Tutor Program.

"School district" means a school district that has been

ordered closed under a disaster emergency OR CLOSED BY THE BOARD

OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS and that offers online or distance learning

as a part of its continuity of education.