PRINTER'S NO. 2782
No. 2091 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY GRUCELA, SOLOBAY, YUDICHAK, PALLONE, ROONEY,
FRANKEL, DIVEN, MANN, STABACK, BELFANTI, BROWNE, CREIGHTON,
CRUZ, DALEY, DALLY, EACHUS, GEORGE, HARHAI, HORSEY, JOSEPHS,
LAUGHLIN, LEVDANSKY, MELIO, PISTELLA, SANTONI, SCHULER,
SHANER, STEELMAN, SURRA, THOMAS, TRICH, WANSACZ, WILT,
WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, G. WRIGHT AND J. WILLIAMS,
OCTOBER 30, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, OCTOBER 30, 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 school police.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 778 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30,
9 No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by
10 adding a subsection to read:
11 Section 778. School Police Officers.--* * *
12 (i) Any individual who has been employed by a school
13 district as a school police officer pursuant to this section
14 shall be required to complete a training program approved by the
15 Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission,
16 established pursuant to 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 21 Subch. D (relating to
17 Municipal Police Education and Training). Individuals who have
1 been certified as meeting the requirements of said commission
2 shall automatically be considered certified under this act.
3 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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