PRINTER'S NO. 3573
No. 2461 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY BEYER, ARMSTRONG, CALTAGIRONE, CIVERA, DeLUCA,
HARPER, HERSHEY, KAUFFMAN, KILLION, MARKOSEK, S. MILLER,
QUIGLEY, RAPP, SIPTROTH, E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR AND
YOUNGBLOOD, FEBRUARY 13, 2006
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 13, 2006
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 school
6 athletics and activities.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 511 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30,
10 No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by
11 adding a subsection to read:
12 Section 511. School Athletics, Publications, and
13 Organizations.--
14 * * *
15 (c.1) (1) Beginning July 1, 2006, the school district of
16 residence shall permit district residents enrolled in nonpublic,
17 private or parochial schools of a not-for-profit nature to
18 participate in activities covered under this section.
19 Participants shall be subject to the following conditions:
1 (i) Participation in interscholastic athletics is excluded,
2 although participation in intramural athletics is included.
3 (ii) Participants shall meet the eligibility criteria, or
4 their equivalent, for participation in the activity that applies
5 to students enrolled in the school district.
6 (iii) Participants shall meet the try-out criteria, or their
7 equivalent, for participation in the activity that applies to
8 students enrolled in the school district.
9 (iv) Participants must comply with all policies, rules and
10 regulations, or their equivalent, of the governing organization
11 of the activity.
12 (2) Where the activity requires completion of a physical
13 examination or medical test as a condition of participation and
14 the school district of residence offers such physical
15 examination or medical test to students enrolled in the school
16 district, the school district shall permit a child enrolled in a
17 nonpublic, private or parochial school who wishes to participate
18 in the activity to have access to such physical examination or
19 medical test. The district shall publish the dates and times of
20 such physical examination or medical test in a publication of
21 general circulation in the school district and on its publicly
22 accessible Internet website.
23 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately or July 1,
24 2006, whichever is earlier.
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