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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1512 | PRINTER'S NO. 1558 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY ORIE, ROBBINS, KASUNIC, ALLOWAY, BAKER, BROWNE, ERICKSON, LOGAN, RAFFERTY, TARTAGLIONE, D. WHITE AND YAW, NOVEMBER 10, 2009 |
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| SENATOR PICCOLA, EDUCATION, AS AMENDED, DECEMBER 16, 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," in interscholastic athletics |
6 | accountability, further providing for council recommendations |
7 | and standards and for the Pennsylvania Athletic Oversight |
8 | Committee. |
9 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
10 | hereby enacts as follows: |
11 | Section 1. Section 1604-A(b) of the act of March 10, 1949 |
12 | (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is |
13 | amended by adding a paragraph to read: |
14 | Section 1604-A. Council Recommendations and Standards.--* * |
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16 | (b) The association shall take all steps necessary to comply |
17 | with the following standards: |
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19 | (14) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for a | <-- |
20 | period of five (5) years from the effective date of this |
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1 | paragraph, the association shall be exempt from the requirements |
2 | of the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the |
3 | "Right-to-Know Law," but shall, nevertheless, adopt and adhere |
4 | to a policy satisfactory to the Pennsylvania Athletic Oversight |
5 | Committee providing for access to its records consistent with |
6 | the purpose of the "Right-to-Know Law" for disclosure of |
7 | records, taking into account the association's status as a |
8 | voluntary membership, nonprofit corporation and its role in |
9 | addressing issues relating to juveniles. With the approval of | <-- |
10 | the Pennsylvania Athletic Oversight Committee, adopt and adhere |
11 | to a records-access policy consistent with the act of February |
12 | 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the "Right-to-Know Law." |
13 | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the association |
14 | shall be exempt from the requirements of the "Right-to-Know |
15 | Law." This paragraph shall expire five (5) years from the |
16 | effective date of this paragraph. |
17 | Section 2. Section 1605-A(c) 1605-A(b) and (c) of the act, | <-- |
18 | added July 4, 2004 (P.L.536, No.70), is are amended to read: | <-- |
19 | Section 1605-A. Pennsylvania Athletic Oversight Committee.-- |
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21 | (b) The [committee] Pennsylvania Athletic Oversight | <-- |
22 | Committee shall have six voting members who shall serve at the |
23 | pleasure of the appointing authority and be appointed as |
24 | follows: |
25 | (1) Three members of the Senate, of whom two shall be |
26 | appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate and one |
27 | shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate. To the |
28 | greatest extent possible, appointees should have some experience |
29 | in interscholastic athletics or shall be parents of students |
30 | involved in interscholastic athletics. |
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1 | (2) Three members of the House of Representatives, of whom |
2 | two shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of |
3 | Representatives and one shall be appointed by the Minority |
4 | Leader of the House of Representatives. To the greatest extent |
5 | possible, appointees should have some experience in |
6 | interscholastic athletics or shall be parents of students |
7 | involved in interscholastic athletics. |
8 | (3) A chairman and vice chairman shall be elected from among |
9 | the members appointed under this subsection. |
10 | (c) The [committee] Pennsylvania Athletic Oversight | <-- |
11 | Committee shall meet at least once each year for the purpose of |
12 | reviewing the association's continued compliance with the |
13 | criteria listed in section 1604-A(a) and (b) and responding to |
14 | issues related to the activities of the association referred to |
15 | the [committee] Pennsylvania Athletic Oversight Committee. The | <-- |
16 | [committee] Pennsylvania Athletic Oversight Committee shall | <-- |
17 | issue an annual report of its findings to the President pro |
18 | tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of |
19 | Representatives. It shall be the duty of the committee to | <-- |
20 | recommend to the General Assembly whether or not to extend the |
21 | exemption under section 1604-A(b)(14) for an additional five (5) |
22 | years. An extension of the exemption under this section shall |
23 | require an act of the General Assembly. The Pennsylvania | <-- |
24 | Athletic Oversight Committee shall make a recommendation to the |
25 | General Assembly whether or not to extend the provisions of |
26 | section 1604-A(b)(14) for an additional five (5) years. |
27 | Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately. |
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