PRINTER'S NO. 658
No. 585 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY O'NEILL, BALDWIN, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CAWLEY,
CLYMER, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, FLEAGLE, GINGRICH, HARRIS,
HENNESSEY, LEDERER, MANDERINO, McILHATTAN, PETRI, REICHLEY,
SCAVELLO, STERN, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS AND WANSACZ,
FEBRUARY 16, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 16, 2005
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
6 disqualifications.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 1209 of the act of March 10, 1949
10 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,
11 amended April 15, 1959 (P.L.41, No.16) and June 24, 1959
12 (P.L.485, No.110), is amended to read:
13 Section 1209. Disqualifications.--No teacher's certificate
14 shall be granted to any person who:
15 (1) has not submitted, upon a blank furnished by the
16 [Superintendent of Public Instruction] Secretary of Education, a
17 certificate from a physician legally qualified to practice
18 medicine in this Commonwealth, or in any other state or the
1 District of Columbia or a physician's assistant or a certified
2 registered nurse practitioner (CRNP) licensed by the
3 Commonwealth, setting forth that said applicant [is neither
4 mentally nor physically disqualified, by reason of tuberculosis
5 or any other communicable disease or by reason of mental
6 disorder from successful performance of the duties of a teacher;
7 nor to any person who has not a good moral character, or who is
8 in the habit of using opium or other narcotic drugs in any form,
9 or any intoxicating drink as a beverage, or to any applicant who
10 has a major physical disability or defect unless such a person
11 submits a certificate signed by an official of the college or
12 university from which he was graduated or of an appropriate
13 rehabilitation agency, certifying that in the opinion of such
14 official the applicant, by his work and activities, demonstrated
15 that he is sufficiently adjusted, trained and motivated to
16 perform the duties of a teacher, notwithstanding his
17 impediment.] has no current mental or physical impairment which
18 prevents said applicant from performing the essential functions
19 of a teaching position with or without reasonable accommodation;
20 (2) is of bad moral character; and
21 (3) has been convicted of a drug crime.
22 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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