PRINTER'S NO. 4492
No. 2874 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY METCALFE, BUNT, CALTAGIRONE, CREIGHTON, DALEY,
DeLUCA, RAPP, SONNEY, THOMAS, TRUE AND WANSACZ, JULY 1, 2006
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JULY 1, 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 maintenance of
6 records.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 1307-A of the act of March 10, 1949
10 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, added
11 June 30, 1995 (P.L.220, No.26), is amended to read:
12 Section 1307-A. Maintenance of Records.--All school entities
13 and private schools within this Commonwealth shall maintain
14 updated records of all incidents of violence, possession of, use
15 or sale of controlled substances as defined in the act of April
16 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as "The Controlled Substance,
17 Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act," incidents involving possession
18 of a weapon and convictions or adjudications of delinquency for
19 acts committed on school property by students enrolled therein
20 on both a district-wide and school-by-school basis. Records
1 maintained under this section shall be contained in a format
2 developed by the Pennsylvania State Police in cooperation with
3 the office within ninety (90) days of the effective date of this
4 section. A statistical summary of these records, including the
5 age or grade of the student; name and address of the school the
6 student attends; a description of the incident; the sanction, if
7 any, imposed by the school; and, arrests, convictions and
8 adjudications resulting therefrom, shall be [made accessible to
9 the public for examination by the public during regular business
10 hours.] subject to the act of June 21, 1957 (P.L.390, No.212),
11 referred to as the Right-to-Know Law, and regularly reported by
12 means of normal school communication procedures, such as
13 scheduled board meetings, public hearings or school entities'
14 Internet websites. If a school entity fails to comply with
15 requirements under this section, and the Department of Education
16 determines that there is noncompliance, the school entity shall,
17 in writing, notify parents and guardians residing in the
18 district of its failure to comply and its efforts to implement a
19 plan that will bring the entity into compliance.
20 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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