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HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 418
PRINTER'S NO. 984
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
440
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS-HILL, FOLMER, MARTIN, BARTOLOTTA, AUMENT,
HUTCHINSON, REGAN AND BROOKS, MARCH 15, 2019
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 17, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
act relating to the public school system, including certain
provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
laws relating thereto," in terms and courses of study,
providing for flexible instructional days.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 1506. Flexible Instructional Days.--(a) Within
thirty (30) days of the effective date of this section, the
department shall issue guidance and establish a standard
application form for a public school entity seeking to establish
or renew a program. The guidance and form shall be published on
the department's publicly accessible Internet website.
(b) The form under subsection (a) shall require the
following information:
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