PRINTER'S NO. 33
No. 29 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY MUNDY, COY, E. Z. TAYLOR, DeWEESE, ARMSTRONG, ROBERTS, FLEAGLE, BELARDI, READSHAW, DENT, BATTISTO, HASAY, BOSCOLA, DeLUCA, TRAVAGLIO, SHANER, TRELLO, McCALL, VAN HORNE, ROONEY, BEBKO-JONES, SANTONI, WOGAN, COWELL, MIHALICH, SCHRODER, STABACK AND WALKO, JANUARY 27, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JANUARY 27, 1997
AN ACT 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," providing for the attendance of 6 expelled students. 7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 8 hereby enacts as follows: 9 Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known 10 as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a 11 section to read: 12 Section 1320. Provisional Enrollment of Transferring 13 Students.--The receiving school entity may enroll a pupil 14 transferring from another district on a provisional basis until 15 a certified copy of the pupil's disciplinary record or sworn 16 statement as required in section 1304-A is received by the 17 school entity. If the disciplinary record contains a history of 18 misbehavior, the student may be placed in an alternative program
1 and may be ineligible to participate in extracurricular 2 activities at the discretion of the receiving entity. No school 3 entity shall be required to admit a student who has been 4 expelled from another school entity into its regular program 5 until the period of expulsion has expired. 6 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. A8L24VDL/19970H0029B0033 - 2 -