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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1324 | PRINTER'S NO. 1958 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY BROWN, BISHOP, BRIGGS, FREEMAN, JOHNSON, JOSEPHS, KORTZ, MANN, MIRABITO, MURPHY, M. O'BRIEN, PARKER, PASHINSKI, SANTONI, SIPTROTH, YOUNGBLOOD, O'NEILL, HORNAMAN, GRUCELA, MURT, J. TAYLOR AND GINGRICH, MARCH 26, 2009 |
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| AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 1, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An |
2 | act relating to the public school system, including certain |
3 | provisions applicable as well to private and parochial |
4 | schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the |
5 | laws relating thereto," further providing for the powers and | <-- |
6 | duties of the State Board of Education providing for world | <-- |
7 | language program. |
8 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
9 | hereby enacts as follows: |
10 | Section 1. Section 2603-B(a) of the act of March 10, 1949 | <-- |
11 | (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, added |
12 | March 30, 1988 (P.L.321, No.43), is amended to read: |
13 | Section 2603-B. Powers and Duties of the Board.--(a) The |
14 | board shall have the power, and its duty shall be, to review the |
15 | statements of policy, standards, rules and regulations |
16 | formulated by the Council of Basic Education and the Council of |
17 | Higher Education, and adopt broad policies and principles, and |
18 | establish standards governing the educational program of the |
19 | Commonwealth. Standards under this subsection shall include the |
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1 | development of a program for teaching world languages throughout |
2 | the elementary and secondary curricula. Nothing in this section |
3 | shall be construed as either requiring or precluding the |
4 | adoption, by the board, of world language standards which would |
5 | require a demonstration of proficiency as a graduation |
6 | requirement or participation of all students in a world language |
7 | program. |
8 | * * * |
9 | Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known | <-- |
10 | as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a |
11 | section to read: |
12 | Section 1522.1. World Language Program.--The Department of |
13 | Education shall develop a program for teaching world languages |
14 | throughout the elementary and secondary curricula. The |
15 | department shall establish State standards for the world |
16 | language program and shall make such rules and regulations as |
17 | may be necessary to carry out the program. |
18 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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