PRINTER'S NO. 2454
No. 1757 Session of 1990
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, JUBELIRER, REIBMAN, BRIGHTBILL AND
SHAFFER, AUGUST 23, 1990
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, AUGUST 23, 1990
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 22, 1989 (P.L.702, No.93), entitled
2 "An act requiring school directors to prohibit the use of
3 steroids by pupils involved in athletics; requiring education
4 regarding the use of anabolic steroids; requiring penalties
5 for unauthorized use of anabolic steroids; and providing for
6 dispensing anabolic steroids and for prescriptions for
7 anabolic steroids," further providing for penalties.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Section 3 of the act of December 22, 1989
11 (P.L.702, No.93), entitled "An act requiring school directors to
12 prohibit the use of steroids by pupils involved in athletics;
13 requiring education regarding the use of anabolic steroids;
14 requiring penalties for unauthorized use of anabolic steroids;
15 and providing for dispensing anabolic steroids and for
16 prescriptions for anabolic steroids," is amended to read:
17 Section 3. Penalties.
18 (a) Violations of rules and regulations.--The board of
19 school directors shall prescribe the following minimum penalties
20 for any pupil found in violation of the rules and regulations
1 required under section 1:
2 (1) For a first violation, suspension from [school
3 athletics] the sport in which the student was participating
4 when the violation occurred for the remainder of the season.
5 (2) For a second violation, suspension from [school
6 athletics] the sport in which the student was participating
7 when the violation occurred for the remainder of the season
8 and for the following season.
9 (3) For a third violation, permanent suspension from
10 school athletics.
11 (b) Eligibility for participation in [school athletics] any
12 sport limited.--No student shall be eligible to resume
13 participation in [school athletics] any sport unless there has
14 been a medical determination that no residual evidence of
15 steroids exists. The board may require participation in any drug
16 counseling, rehabilitation, testing or other program as a
17 condition of reinstatement into a [school athletic] sport
18 program.
19 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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