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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY RAFFERTY, BAKER, FOLMER, FARNESE, PILEGGI, WAUGH, MENSCH, EARLL, BROWNE, YAW, M. WHITE, GREENLEAF AND WOZNIAK, MARCH 4, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO EDUCATION, MARCH 4, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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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," in terms and courses of study, |
6 | further providing for teaching safe driving of motor |
7 | vehicles. |
8 | The General Assembly finds and declares that: |
9 | (1) Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of |
10 | teen fatalities in this Commonwealth. |
11 | (2) In 2008, 154 teens between 15 and 19 years of age |
12 | were killed in motor vehicle accidents in this Commonwealth. |
13 | (3) Teen driver education introduces new teen drivers to |
14 | the hazards of driving and helps to reduce the risk of motor |
15 | vehicle accidents involving teens. |
16 | (4) There is a shortage of professional educators |
17 | certified by the Department of Education to teach driver |
18 | education. |
19 | (5) Due to extreme financial strain or the lack of |
20 | professional educators certified by the Department of |
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1 | Education to teach driver education, many school districts in |
2 | this Commonwealth no longer provide theoretical driver |
3 | education in the classroom. |
4 | (6) In the absence of a professional educator certified |
5 | by the Department of Education to teach driver education who |
6 | is available and willing to teach in the school district, a |
7 | school district should be permitted to contract with a |
8 | private driver training instructor or private driver training |
9 | school to teach theoretical driver education in the |
10 | classroom. |
11 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
12 | hereby enacts as follows: |
13 | Section 1. Section 1519 of the act of March 10, 1949 |
14 | (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is |
15 | amended by adding a subsection to read: |
16 | Section 1519. Teaching of Safe Driving of Motor Vehicles.-- |
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18 | (b.1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or |
19 | any other law, except for subsection (b)(6) and section 111, a |
20 | person who possesses the qualifications of a teacher or a |
21 | director under section 4(2) of the act of January 18, 1952 (1951 |
22 | P.L.2128, No.605), referred to as the Private Driver Education |
23 | or Training School Act, shall not be required to meet the |
24 | certification requirements under Article XII in order to be |
25 | permitted to provide classroom instruction under this section. |
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27 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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