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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| 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 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MAY 24, 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," further providing for prohibited |
6 | religious garb, insignia, etc. and penalty. |
7 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
8 | hereby enacts as follows: |
9 | Section 1. Section 1112 of the act of March 10, 1949 |
10 | (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is |
11 | repealed: |
12 | [Section 1112. Religious Garb, Insignia, etc., Prohibited; |
13 | Penalty.--(a) That no teacher in any public school shall wear |
14 | in said school or while engaged in the performance of his duty |
15 | as such teacher any dress, mark, emblem or insignia indicating |
16 | the fact that such teacher is a member or adherent of any |
17 | religious order, sect or denomination. |
18 | (b) Any teacher employed in any of the public schools of |
19 | this Commonwealth, who violates the provisions of this section, |
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1 | shall be suspended from employment in such school for the term |
2 | of one year, and in case of a second offense by the same teacher |
3 | he shall be permanently disqualified from teaching in said |
4 | school. Any public school director who after notice of any such |
5 | violation fails to comply with the provisions of this section |
6 | shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction of the |
7 | first offense, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding |
8 | one hundred dollars ($100), and on conviction of a second |
9 | offense, the offending school director shall be sentenced to pay |
10 | a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) and shall be |
11 | deprived of his office as a public school director. A person |
12 | thus twice convicted shall not be eligible to appointment or |
13 | election as a director of any public school in this Commonwealth |
14 | within a period of five (5) years from the date of his second |
15 | conviction.] |
16 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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