PRINTER'S NO. 1708
No. 1445 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY LAWLESS, COLAFELLA, SCHULER, STEIL, DiGIROLAMO,
WATSON, BASTIAN, E. Z. TAYLOR, CORRIGAN, TRELLO, ROHRER,
McILHINNEY, CLYMER, O'BRIEN, FLICK AND ADOLPH, APRIL 25, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, APRIL 25, 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 duty to employ
6 certain professional employees.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 1106 of the act of March 10, 1949
10 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,
11 amended June 24, 1981 (P.L.109, No.36), is amended to read:
12 Section 1106. Duty to Employ.--The board of school directors
13 in every school district shall employ the necessary qualified
14 professional employes, substitutes and temporary professional
15 employes to keep the public schools open in their respective
16 districts in compliance with the provisions of this act. [Except
17 for school districts of the first class and first class A which
18 may require residency requirements, no other] No school district
19 shall require an employe to reside within the school district as
1 a condition for appointment or continued employment.
2 Section 2. The amendment of section 1106 of the act shall
3 apply only to those persons hired on or after the effective date
4 of this act.
5 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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