PRINTER'S NO. 1565
No. 1338 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY TRAVAGLIO, CAWLEY, CRUZ, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HORSEY,
READSHAW, SAINATO, SATHER, SHANER, SOLOBAY, STEELMAN, TIGUE,
TRICH AND YOUNGBLOOD, APRIL 12, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, APRIL 12, 2001
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 regulation of
6 expelled students.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 1317.2(e.1) of the act of March 10, 1949
10 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,
11 amended June 25, 1997 (P.L.297, No.30), is amended to read:
12 Section 1317.2. Possession of Weapons Prohibited.--* * *
13 (e.1) A school district receiving a student who transfers
14 from a public or private school during a period of expulsion for
15 an act or offense involving a weapon may assign that student to
16 an alternative assignment or provide alternative education
17 services, provided that the assignment may not exceed the period
18 of expulsion. Nothing in this subsection shall limit the
19 authority of the superintendent of a school district or an
1 administrative director of an area vocational-technical school
2 to recommend modifications to the expulsion of a student who has
3 transferred from a public school or private school.
4 * * *
5 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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