PRINTER'S NO. 196
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
232
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY MUSTELLO, STRUZZI, ROWE, PISCIOTTANO AND HILL-
EVANS, JANUARY 25, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JANUARY 25, 2021
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 school districts, further
providing for how constituted.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 201 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 201. How Constituted.--(a) All school districts
shall remain as now constituted until changed as authorized by
this act. Except as otherwise now or hereafter constituted, each
city, incorporated town, borough, or township in this
Commonwealth, now existing or hereafter created, shall
constitute a separate school district, to be designated and
known as the "School District of ...........................:"
Provided, That where any city, incorporated town, borough, or
township, or a part of the school district remaining after its
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separation would constitute a third or fourth class school
district, it shall remain a part of the school district to which
it formerly belonged until the change to a new school district
is approved by the Council of Basic Education, as hereinafter
provided.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), a
school district in this Commonwealth may change its name by a
majority vote of the local board of school directors of the
school district and with approval of the Department of
Education. The local board of school directors shall hold at
least one public hearing on the proposed name change and
determine the estimated cost associated with the name change.
After a majority vote of the local board of school directors
approving the name change, the school district shall report the
name change to the Department of Education. The report of the
name change must be received by the Department of Education by
July 31 to be effective for the upcoming school year and shall
include a certified copy of the resolutions adopted by the board
of local school directors approving the name change. The
Department of Education shall review and approve the name change
within thirty (30) days of the school district reporting under
this subsection if the new name of the school district is not a
duplication of the name of another school district in this
Commonwealth. Upon approval, the Department of Education shall
issue a certificate stating the approved name of the school
district has been registered as the official designation of the
school district.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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