PRINTER'S NO. 666
No. 593 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY SANTONI, TIGUE, DENLINGER, GOOD, PISTELLA, YOUNGBLOOD, KILLION, PRESTON, SOLOBAY, HARRIS, FREEMAN, HENNESSEY, DALEY, CALTAGIRONE AND GERGELY, FEBRUARY 16, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 16, 2005
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," further providing for eligibility and 6 incompatible offices for school directors. 7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 8 hereby enacts as follows: 9 Section 1. Section 322 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, 10 No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, amended May 11, 11 1982 (P.L.396, No.115) and repealed in part June 26, 1989 12 (P.L.47, No.10), is amended to read: 13 Section 322. Eligibility; Incompatible Offices.--Any citizen 14 of this Commonwealth, having a good moral character, being 15 eighteen (18) years of age or upwards, and having been a 16 resident of the district for at least one (1) year prior to the 17 date of his election or appointment, shall be eligible to the 18 office of school director therein: Provided, That any person 19 holding any office or position of profit under the government of
1 any city of the first class, or the office of mayor, chief 2 burgess, county commissioner, district attorney, city, borough, 3 or township treasurer, member of council in any municipality, 4 township commissioner, township supervisor, tax collector, 5 assessor, assistant assessor, any comptroller, auditor, 6 [constable,] executive director or assistant executive director 7 of an intermediate unit, supervisor, principal, teacher, or 8 employe of any school district, shall not be eligible as a 9 school director in this Commonwealth. This section shall not 10 prevent any district superintendent, assistant district 11 superintendent, supervisor, teacher, or employe of any school 12 district, from being a school director in a district other than 13 the one in which he is so employed, and other than in a district 14 with which the district in which he is employed operates a joint 15 school or department. Provided, however, That a joint school or 16 department does not include a vocational school, intermediate 17 unit or community college: And provided further, That a school 18 director who is a supervisor, principal, teacher or employe of a 19 vocational school, intermediate unit or community college shall 20 not serve as a member of a board of the vocational school, 21 intermediate unit or community college in which he is a 22 supervisor, principal, teacher or employe: And provided further, 23 That a school director who is a supervisor, principal, teacher 24 or employe of a vocational school, intermediate unit or 25 community college, shall not be assigned to a position of 26 employment under the supervision of the district in which he or 27 she serves as a member of the board of school directors. A 28 school director shall not be eligible to the office of member of 29 council in any municipality. 30 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. A6L24DMS/20050H0593B0666 - 2 -