PRINTER'S NO. 4264
No. 2783 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY GRUCELA, SURRA, SHANER, FABRIZIO, ARMSTRONG,
BASTIAN, BELFANTI, CAPPELLI, DALEY, DALLY, GEORGE, GOODMAN,
HALUSKA, HARHAI, HORSEY, JAMES, LAUGHLIN, LEACH, LEDERER,
McCALL, REICHLEY, SCAVELLO, SOLOBAY, TANGRETTI, THOMAS,
TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, WASHINGTON, YUDICHAK, SCHRODER, DeWEESE,
KIRKLAND AND GERGELY, JULY 1, 2004
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JULY 1, 2004
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 teacher qualification.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
9 as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
10 section to read:
11 Section 1109.3. Teacher Qualification by Land Grant
12 Institution.--(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department
13 shall contract with a land grant institution to do the
14 following:
15 (1) Develop and administer the test required for a teacher
16 to be certified as a qualified teacher as required by the No
17 Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
1 (2) Develop and administer an alternative method for a
2 teacher, who does not pass the test set forth in paragraph (1),
3 to become certified as a qualified teacher as required by the No
4 Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
5 (b) As used in this section, the following words and phrases
6 shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection:
7 "Department." The Department of Education of the
8 Commonwealth.
9 "Land grant institution." An educational institution located
10 within the geographic boundaries of this Commonwealth that has
11 received a grant of public land made by the Congress of the
12 United States for the support of education pursuant to the act
13 of July 2, 1862 (12 Stat. 503, 7 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.), referred
14 to as the Morrill Act.
15 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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