Bill Text: PA HB970 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: In State Board of Education, further providing for powers and duties of board and for cooperation between the board and the Department of Education.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 63-25)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-17 - Referred to EDUCATION [HB970 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB970-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1107
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 970 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY SAYLOR, GRUCELA, S. H. SMITH, CLYMER, MILLER, O'NEILL, FLECK, METCALFE, MILNE, MURT, QUIGLEY, RAPP, TALLMAN, McILVAINE SMITH, LONGIETTI, M. O'BRIEN, PALLONE, ADOLPH, ARGALL, BAKER, BEAR, BEYER, BRIGGS, BROOKS, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CIVERA, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DALLY, DENLINGER, DiGIROLAMO, DRUCKER, EVERETT, FREEMAN, GEIST, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRELL, GROVE, HARHART, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, KILLION, KORTZ, KOTIK, MARKOSEK, MARSHALL, MELIO, MENSCH, MICOZZIE, MOUL, MUSTIO, OBERLANDER, PASHINSKI, PEIFER, PETRI, PICKETT, QUINN, REICHLEY, ROAE, ROHRER, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SIPTROTH, M. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER, J. TAYLOR, R. TAYLOR, TRUE, TURZAI, VITALI, VULAKOVICH AND WATSON, MARCH 17, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MARCH 17, 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 State Board of Education, further
providing for powers and duties of board and for cooperation
between the board and the Department of Education.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2603-B of the act of March 10, 1949
(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is
amended by adding a subsection to read:
Section 2603-B. Powers and Duties of the Board.--* * *
(l) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, act
or law to the contrary, the board may not adopt any standard or
regulation to require school districts to adopt high school
graduation requirements or implement a new series of Statewide
competency assessments and related support services unless
express authority to do so is enacted after the effective date
of this subsection.
Section 2. Section 2606-B of the act, added March 30, 1988
(P.L.321, No.43), is amended to read:
Section 2606-B. Cooperation Between the Board and the
Department of Education.--(a) Statements of policy, standards,
rules and regulations promulgated by the board shall be binding
upon the Department of Education. The department shall submit to
the board for approval, modification or rejection, all rules and
regulations proposed by the department in the areas under the
control of the board. The Department of Education shall furnish
upon request of the board such data and information as the board
may, from time to time, require, and the department shall
provide administrative services for and on behalf of the board
for the implementation of the board's statements of policy,
standards, rules and regulations.
(b) No funds from any source shall be expended for the
development of a new system of high school graduation
requirements which may include a series of graduation competency
assessments as provided under section 2603-B(l) unless express
authority for such requirements is enacted after the effective
date of this subsection.
Section 3. This act shall apply retroactively to January 1,
2008.
Section 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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