A04792
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
703
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BROWN, RYAN, ZIMMERMAN, MILLARD, BERNSTINE,
SAYLOR, WHEELAND, HILL-EVANS, NEILSON, KORTZ, TOOHIL, STAATS,
MASSER AND SCHLEGEL CULVER, MARCH 5, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MARCH 5, 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 school directors, providing for
publication of e-mail addresses for school directors.; and,
in charter schools, providing for publication of e-mail
addresses for board of trustees and further providing for
applicability of other provisions of this act and of other
acts and regulations.
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 sections to read:
Section 329. Publication of E-mail Addresses for School
Directors.--Within one hundred eighty (180) days of the
effective date of this section, each school district shall
establish and publish on its publicly accessible Internet
website an e-mail address for each member of the board of school
directors which may be used by members of the public, school
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district staff and students to communicate with individual
school directors regarding matters of school district
governance. Such e-mail addresses shall be published in a
location and manner that are easily visible and accessible to
the public.
Section 1716.1-A. Publication of E-mail Addresses for Board
of Trustees.--Within one hundred eighty (180) days of the
effective date of this section, each charter school shall
establish and publish on its publicly accessible Internet
website an e-mail address for each member of the board of
trustees which may be used by members of the public, charter
school staff and students to communicate with individual board
members regarding matters of charter school governance. Such e-
mail addresses shall be published in a location and manner that
are easily visible and accessible to the public.
Section 2. Section 1749-A(a)(1) of the act is amended to
read:
Section 1749-A. Applicability of other provisions of this act
and of other acts and regulations.
(a) General requirements.--Cyber charter schools shall be
subject to the following:
(1) Sections 108, 110, 111, 321, 325, 326, 327, 431,
436, 443, 510, 518, 527, 708, 752, 753, 755, 771, 776, 777,
808, 809, 810, 1109, 1111, 1112(a), 1205.1, 1205.2, 1301,
1302, 1310, 1317.2, 1318, 1326, 1327, 1327.2, 1329, 1330,
1332, 1333, 1333.1, 1333.2, 1333.3, 1303-A, 1518, 1521, 1523,
1531, 1547, 1702-A, 1703-A, 1714-A, 1715-A, 1716-A, 1716.1-A,
1719-A, 1721-A, 1722-A, 1723-A(a) and (b), 1724-A, 1725-A,
1727-A, 1729-A, 1730-A, 1731-A(a)(1) and (b) and 2014-A and
Articles XII-A, XIII-A and XIV.
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Section 2 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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