PRINTER'S NO. 1557
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1395
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY MERSKI, HILL-EVANS, KINSEY, MADDEN, GUENST,
DELLOSO, SANCHEZ, HARKINS, D. WILLIAMS, BOROWSKI, CEPEDA-
FREYTIZ AND RADER, JUNE 13, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JUNE 13, 2023
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 certification of teachers, further
providing for program of continuing professional and
paraprofessional education.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1205.2(k)(1) of the act of March 10, 1949
(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is
amended to read:
Section 1205.2. Program of Continuing Professional and
Paraprofessional Education.--* * *
(k) A professional educator who is not employed by a school
entity as a professional or temporary professional employe may
apply to the department for inactive certification. Inactive
certification shall:
(1) Suspend the requirements of this section until inactive
certification is removed by the department. Upon the removal of
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inactive certification, a professional educator shall have the
same number of hours of continuing professional education [and
the same amount of time in which to complete those hours] as
existed for the professional educator at the time inactive
certification was granted and shall have a new five-year
compliance period to complete the hours.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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