Bill Text: PA HB2603 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: In pupils and attendance, further providing for costs of tuition and maintenance of certain exceptional children in approved institutions.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-09-14 - Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS [HB2603 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB2603-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 3973
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2603 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY ROEBUCK, ADOLPH, GRUCELA, HARKINS, LONGIETTI, WAGNER AND BRIGGS, JUNE 23, 2010
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JUNE 23, 2010
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 pupils and attendance, further
providing for costs of tuition and maintenance of certain
exceptional children in approved institutions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1376 of the act of March 10, 1949
(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,
amended July 4, 2004 (P.L.536, No.70), is amended by adding a
subsection to read:
Section 1376. Cost of Tuition and Maintenance of Certain
Exceptional Children in Approved Institutions.--* * *
(c.9) The Department of Eduction shall approve an
application to be an approved private school if the applicant:
(1) Is an auditory-oral school for the deaf.
(2) Is a member of the national organization of schools that
advances listening and spoken language education for children
with hearing loss.
(3) Has at least three faculty members who are listening and
spoken language specialists as certified by the Alexander Graham
Bell Association for the Deaf.
(4) Demonstrates, through independent verification, that the
applicant is compliant with all content areas or test domains
examined by the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf.
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Section 2. Any and all regulations are abrogated to the
extent of any inconsistency with this act.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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