PRINTER'S NO. 4212
No. 2790 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY STEELMAN, BEBKO-JONES, BELFANTI, CALTAGIRONE,
M. COHEN, CURRY, DeWEESE, GEORGE, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HESS,
HORSEY, JAMES, LEDERER, MELIO, PALLONE, PISTELLA, SCRIMENTI,
SHANER, STABACK, THOMAS, VANCE, WASHINGTON, J. WILLIAMS AND
WOJNAROSKI, JULY 1, 2002
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JULY 1, 2002
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 health
6 services.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 1402(a.1) of the act of March 10, 1949
10 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,
11 amended December 7, 1965 (P.L.1041, No.390), is amended to read:
12 Section 1402. Health Services.--* * *
13 (a.1) Every child of school age shall be provided with
14 school nurse services: Provided, however, That the number of
15 high school pupils under the care of each school nurse shall not
16 exceed [one thousand five hundred (1,500).] one thousand
17 (1,000); the number of middle school pupils under the care of
18 each school nurse shall not exceed one thousand (1,000); and
1 each elementary school building shall be staffed with at least
2 one school nurse. For purposes of this subsection, an elementary
3 school building shall include any school building where pupils
4 in kindergarten or first, second, third, fourth, fifth or sixth
5 grade are in attendance.
6 * * *
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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