PRINTER'S NO. 2537
No. 1960 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY DeWEESE, McCALL, BLAUM, MRKONIC, GAMBLE, CLYMER, ROBINSON, TANGRETTI, ANGSTADT, CALTAGIRONE, HERMAN, COLAIZZO, COY, JAROLIN, BELFANTI, WASS, FARGO, SCHEETZ, GLADECK, PISTELLA, BROUJOS, PHILLIPS, CAWLEY, VROON, WOGAN, BILLOW, YANDRISEVITS, COLAFELLA, GODSHALL, BUNT, MORRIS, VEON, DALEY, BATTISTO, DORR, BELARDI, DIETTERICK, STABACK, ARGALL, HALUSKA, FAIRCHILD, GIGLIOTTI, JOHNSON, LAUGHLIN, KASUNIC, JACKSON AND CORRIGAN, OCTOBER 4, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, OCTOBER 4, 1989
AN ACT 1 Requiring the superintendent of every public school district to 2 make available, upon request, lists of graduating seniors to 3 armed forces recruiters; and providing a penalty for the 4 misuse of any such lists. 5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 6 hereby enacts as follows: 7 Section 1. Legislative intent. 8 It is the intent of the General Assembly through this 9 legislation to assist armed forces recruiters to achieve 10 additional access to potential recruits by compiling a list of 11 prospective graduating seniors for distribution, upon written 12 request, to armed forces recruiters for the cost thereof, for 13 recruiting purposes only. 14 Section 2. List of seniors to be compiled. 15 (a) Lists.--Subject to the limitations of subsection (b),
1 the superintendent of every public school district, except as 2 otherwise provided, shall compile a list of senior students, 3 both male and female, including home address and published 4 telephone number, who at the end of the respective academic year 5 will graduate from the school system. The list shall be compiled 6 within 45 calendar days of the effective date of this act and in 7 succeeding years by the first day of the academic year in which 8 the senior students will graduate. 9 (b) Notification.--Each school district shall notify the 10 students, in writing, prior to the end of their junior year, of 11 the requirements imposed by subsection (a). Each student shall 12 be given at least 21 calendar days to request, in writing, to 13 the superintendent, exclusion of such student's name prior to 14 the release of such list. 15 Section 3. Optional compliance by nonpublic schools. 16 The governing body or board of each parochial, licensed 17 private and nonpublic school shall determine whether or not to 18 comply with the provisions of this act. If an affirmative 19 determination is made, then the principal of that parochial, 20 licensed private or nonpublic school shall comply with the 21 provisions of sections 2, 4 and 5 of this act. 22 Section 4. List to be made available. 23 The list shall be made available to armed forces recruiters 24 for the active component, the reserve component or the National 25 Guard component of the armed forces. 26 Section 5. Penalties. 27 A person who violates this act commits a summary offense and 28 shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $100. Each 29 day that a person violates this act shall constitute a separate 30 offense. 19890H1960B2537 - 2 -
1 Section 6. Effective date. 2 This act shall take effect immediately. H22L24WMB/19890H1960B2537 - 3 -