Bill Text: PA HB724 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: In district and assistant superintendents, further providing for eligibility.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 32-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-16 - Referred to EDUCATION [HB724 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB724-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 737
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 724 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY HICKERNELL, AUMENT, BARRAR, BEAR, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DENLINGER, EVERETT, FARRY, FLECK, GEIST, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GRELL, HARRIS, M.K. KELLER, KILLION, MAJOR, METZGAR, MILLER, PEIFER, PICKETT, PYLE, REICHLEY, ROAE, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SONNEY, STERN, SWANGER AND VULAKOVICH, FEBRUARY 16, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 16, 2011
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 district and assistant
superintendents, further providing for eligibility.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1003 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.
30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, amended
July 20, 2007 (P.L.278, No.45), is amended to read:
Section 1003. Eligibility.--No person shall be eligible for
election or appointment as a district, or assistant district
superintendent, [unless--
(1) He holds a diploma from a college or other institution
approved by the Department of Education;
(2) He has had six (6) years' successful teaching
experience, not less than three of which shall have been in a
supervisory or administrative capacity;
(3) He has completed in a college or university a graduate
program in education approved by the Department of Education
that includes the Pennsylvania school leadership standards under
section 1217. Completion of the program shall not be subject to
waiver under section 1714-B unless the candidate provides to the
Secretary of Education evidence that the candidate has
successfully completed an equivalent leadership development
program that addresses the school leadership standards under
section 1217.
(4) Provided that in school districts of the first class,
five (5) years of administrative experience at the level of
assistant, associate or deputy superintendent, may be
substituted for prescribed graduate administrative courses, and
which shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of Education
to review these equivalences to conform with State board
regulations.
Serving either as county, district, or assistant county or
district superintendent, or associate superintendent, in this
Commonwealth, at the time this act becomes effective, shall,
irrespective of the foregoing requirements, be considered
sufficient qualification for any of the aforesaid offices.]
unless the person receives a majority vote of the board of
school directors as required under section 508.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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