PRINTER'S NO. 179
No. 163 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY TIGUE, CAWLEY, HASAY, GODSHALL, CORPORA, OLASZ, BELARDI, MUNDY, STABACK, VAN HORNE, ROBINSON, PISTELLA, PESCI, BLAUM, MIHALICH, MELIO, C. WILLIAMS AND CIVERA, FEBRUARY 3, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 3, 1997
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 days schools 6 not to be kept open. 7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 8 hereby enacts as follows: 9 Section 1. Section 1502(a) of the act of March 10, 1949 10 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, 11 amended May 6, 1996 (P.L.150, No.28) is amended to read: 12 Section 1502. Days Schools not to be Kept Open.--(a) Except 13 as provided in subsection (c), no school shall be kept open on 14 any Saturday for the purpose of ordinary instruction, except 15 when Monday is fixed by the board of school directors as the 16 weekly holiday, or on Sunday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, [or] 17 Christmas, Thanksgiving, the First of January and three 18 additional days designated in the adopted school calendar by the 19 board of school directors as official school district holidays
1 nor shall any school be kept open in any district during the 2 time of holding the teachers' institute for such district. 3 * * * 4 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1 next following 5 the date of final enactment. L18L24DGS/19970H0163B0179 - 2 -