Bill Text: PA HB1540 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: In duties and powers of boards of school directors, further providing for school athletics, publications and organizations.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 19-7)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-26 - Referred to EDUCATION [HB1540 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB1540-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1906
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1540 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY J. EVANS, BRADFORD, CLYMER, CREIGHTON, DALLY, DENLINGER, HARKINS, HESS, KAUFFMAN, METZGAR, MILNE, MOUL, MURT, PICKETT, PYLE, RAPP, ROHRER, SIPTROTH, SONNEY, WATERS AND YOUNGBLOOD, MAY 26, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MAY 26, 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 school athletics,
publications and organizations.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 511(a) of the act of March 10, 1949
(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,
amended April 14, 1949 (P.L.460, No.85), is amended and the
section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
Section 511. School Athletics, Publications, and
Organizations.--
(a) The board of school directors in every school district
shall prescribe, adopt, and enforce such reasonable rules and
regulations as it may deem proper, regarding (1) the management,
supervision, control, or prohibition of exercises, athletics, or
games of any kind, school publications, debating, forensic,
dramatic, musical, and other activities related to the school
program, including raising and disbursing funds for any or all
of such purposes and for scholarships, and (2) the organization,
management, supervision, control, financing, or prohibition of
organizations, clubs, societies and groups of the members of any
class or school, and may provide for the suspension, dismissal,
or other reasonable penalty in the case of any appointee,
professional or other employe, or pupil who violates any of such
rules or regulations. The board shall provide for the inclusion
in any of these activities any student who lives within the
school district, attends a private or nonpublic school and
elects to participate in such public school activities that are
not offered by the private or nonpublic school. The student
shall be subject to the same rules and regulations that apply to
students enrolled in the school district relating to such
activities.
(a.1) The board of school directors shall not restrict
inclusions of a student who lives within the school district but
is enrolled in a charter or cyber charter school, private or
nonpublic school or participating in a home education program,
in an activity in accordance with subsection (a) by making the
activity or converting the activity to be part of the regular
school curriculum or by granting credit toward graduation
requirements for participation. Nothing in this section shall
preclude a school district from providing a public school
student with credit for participation in such activities.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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