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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY FOLMER, SMUCKER, M. WHITE, RAFFERTY, EICHELBERGER, WAUGH, EARLL, PICCOLA, BRUBAKER, D. WHITE, ALLOWAY, VANCE, McILHINNEY, WARD AND BROWNE, FEBRUARY 18, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 18, 2011 |
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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 professional employees, further |
6 | providing for causes for suspension. |
7 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
8 | hereby enacts as follows: |
9 | Section 1. Section 1124 of the act of March 10, 1949 |
10 | (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, added |
11 | August 8, 1963 (P.L.564, No.299), is amended to read: |
12 | Section 1124. Causes for Suspension.--(a) Any board of |
13 | school directors may suspend the necessary number of |
14 | professional employes, for any of the causes hereinafter |
15 | enumerated: |
16 | (1) Substantial decrease in pupil enrollment in the school |
17 | district; |
18 | (2) Curtailment or alteration of the educational program on |
19 | recommendation of the superintendent, concurred in by the board |
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1 | of school directors, approved by the Department of Public |
2 | Instruction, as a result of substantial decline in class or |
3 | course enrollments or to conform with standards of organization |
4 | or educational activities required by law or recommended by the |
5 | Department of Public Instruction; |
6 | (3) Consolidation of schools, whether within a single |
7 | district, through a merger of districts, or as a result of joint |
8 | board agreements, when such consolidation makes it unnecessary |
9 | to retain the full staff of professional employes. |
10 | (4) When new school districts are established as the result |
11 | of reorganization of school districts pursuant to Article II., |
12 | subdivision (i) of this act, and when such reorganization makes |
13 | it unnecessary to retain the full staff of professional |
14 | employes. |
15 | (5) Economic reasons, as part of a plan to reduce or control |
16 | school district costs. |
17 | (b) (1) The following shall apply to any suspension of a |
18 | professional employe assigned to provide instruction directly to |
19 | students: |
20 | (i) A board of school directors may suspend the necessary |
21 | number of professional employes assigned to provide instruction |
22 | directly to students only if the board of school directors also |
23 | suspends at least an equal percentage proportion of |
24 | administrative staff. |
25 | (ii) The State Board of Education may, by a majority vote, |
26 | grant a board of school directors a waiver of subparagraph (i) |
27 | if the State Board of Education determines that compliance with |
28 | subparagraph (i) is likely to cause significant harm to the |
29 | operations of the school district. |
30 | (2) For purposes of this subsection, "administrative staff" |
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1 | shall include, but not be limited to, superintendents, assistant |
2 | superintendents, deputy superintendents, principals, assistant |
3 | principals, supervisors, managers, directors, coordinators and |
4 | any other staff who are not assigned to provide instruction |
5 | directly to students. |
6 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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