PRINTER'S NO.  1950

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

1581

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY DePASQUALE, TALLMAN, BOYD, B. BOYLE, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, DeLUCA, FREEMAN, GABLER, HORNAMAN, MAHONEY, MANN, MILLER, MILNE, MOUL, MURT, PYLE, SACCONE AND STURLA, MAY 24, 2011

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MAY 24, 2011  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An

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act relating to the public school system, including certain

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provisions applicable as well to private and parochial

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schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the

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laws relating thereto," further providing for prohibited

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religious garb, insignia, etc. and penalty.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 1112 of the act of March 10, 1949

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(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is

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repealed:

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[Section 1112.  Religious Garb, Insignia, etc., Prohibited;

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Penalty.--(a)  That no teacher in any public school shall wear

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in said school or while engaged in the performance of his duty

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as such teacher any dress, mark, emblem or insignia indicating

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the fact that such teacher is a member or adherent of any

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religious order, sect or denomination.

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(b)  Any teacher employed in any of the public schools of

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this Commonwealth, who violates the provisions of this section,

 


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shall be suspended from employment in such school for the term

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of one year, and in case of a second offense by the same teacher

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he shall be permanently disqualified from teaching in said

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school. Any public school director who after notice of any such

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violation fails to comply with the provisions of this section

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shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction of the

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first offense, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding

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one hundred dollars ($100), and on conviction of a second

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offense, the offending school director shall be sentenced to pay

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a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) and shall be

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deprived of his office as a public school director. A person

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thus twice convicted shall not be eligible to appointment or

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election as a director of any public school in this Commonwealth

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within a period of five (5) years from the date of his second

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conviction.]

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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