Bill Text: PA HB2021 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: In duties and powers of boards of school directors, further providing for majority vote required and recording.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-10-06 - Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT [HB2021 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB2021-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2761
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2021 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY SEIP, GERGELY, DENLINGER, D. EVANS, BELFANTI, McCALL, BEYER, BURNS, BUXTON, D. COSTA, DERMODY, GALLOWAY, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GOODMAN, GRELL, HALUSKA, HORNAMAN, KESSLER, KORTZ, LENTZ, FRANKEL, CLYMER, YOUNGBLOOD, EACHUS, MAHONEY, MATZIE, METCALFE, MIRABITO, MURPHY, MOUL, BEAR, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CASORIO, CONKLIN, DeWEESE, EVERETT, FLECK, HANNA, HARPER, WHEATLEY, PHILLIPS, R. TAYLOR, M. O'BRIEN, REICHLEY, ROAE, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, WALKO, YUDICHAK, HELM, HICKERNELL, MANN, McILVAINE SMITH, MUSTIO, PAYTON, PICKETT, PRESTON, READSHAW, STABACK, BOYLE, BROOKS, CAUSER, P. COSTA, COX, CUTLER, DALEY, DeLUCA, DePASQUALE, ELLIS, J. EVANS, FAIRCHILD, FARRY, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GRUCELA, HARKINS, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, KAUFFMAN, KOTIK, MANDERINO, MARSICO, MELIO, MENSCH, D. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, OLIVER, PYLE, REED, REESE, ROCK, ROHRER, SABATINA, SANTONI, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TRUE, WANSACZ, WATERS, JOHNSON, BROWN, JOSEPHS, KULA AND WHITE, OCTOBER 6, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OCTOBER 6, 2009
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 duties and powers of boards of
school directors, further providing for majority vote
required and recording.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 508 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30,
No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, amended January
14, 1970 (1969 P.L.468, No.192), is amended to read:
Section 508. Majority Vote Required; Recording.--The
affirmative vote of a majority of all the members of the board
of school directors in every school district, duly recorded,
showing how each member voted, shall be required in order to
take action on the following subjects:--
Fixing length of school term.
Adopting textbooks.
Appointing or dismissing district superintendents, assistant
district superintendents, associate superintendents,principals,
and teachers.
Appointing tax collectors and other appointees.
Adopting the annual budget.
Levying and assessing taxes, including any actions taken by
the board of school directors or the school district to initiate
an appeal to increase or decrease the assessed value of any real
property located within the school district. A separate vote
must be taken for each property that the board of school
directors or school district is seeking to have reassessed. The
owner, address and tax parcel number of the property, as well as
the appraisal method used by the school district to determine
the value of the property, shall be clearly identified and made
public thirty (30) days prior to the vote. The owner of the
affected property shall be notified thirty (30) days prior to
the vote.
Purchasing, selling, or condemning land.
Locating new buildings or changing the locations of old ones.
Dismissing a teacher after a hearing.
Creating or increasing any indebtedness.
Adopting courses of study.
Establishing additional schools or departments.
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Designating depositories for school funds.
Entering into contracts of any kind, including contracts for
the purchase of fuel or any supplies, where the amount involved
exceeds one hundred dollars ($100).
Fixing salaries or compensation of officers, teachers, or
other appointees of the board of school directors.
Entering into contracts with and making appropriations to the
intermediate unit for the district's proportionate share of the
cost of services provided or to be provided for by the
intermediate unit.
Failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall
render such acts of the board of school directors void and
unenforcible.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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