Bill Text: PA SB624 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for school athletics, publications and organizations.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 14-5)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-07-08 - Laid on the table [SB624 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SB624-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 669
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 624 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY GORDNER, PICCOLA, PILEGGI, BAKER, BROWNE, EARLL, EICHELBERGER, ERICKSON, FERLO, GREENLEAF, LEACH, LOGAN, O'PAKE, ORIE, RAFFERTY, SMUCKER, WASHINGTON, WAUGH AND WONDERLING, MARCH 16, 2009
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, MARCH 16, 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," 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 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] (3) 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 but attends a private or
nonpublic school, who shall be subject to these same rules and
regulations.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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