PRINTER'S NO. 1375
No. 1126 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY REIBMAN, PORTERFIELD, SALVATORE, BELAN,
AFFLERBACH, FISHER, O'PAKE, ANDREZESKI AND WILLIAMS,
JUNE 28, 1989
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, JUNE 28, 1989
AN ACT
1 Providing for an Associates in Education Program; and making an
2 appropriation.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Short title.
6 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Associates in
7 Education Act.
8 Section 2. Definitions.
9 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
10 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
11 context clearly indicates otherwise:
12 "Board." The State Board of Education.
13 "College." An institution of higher education chartered
14 within this Commonwealth and authorized to be called a college
15 or university.
16 "Department." The Department of Education of the
17 Commonwealth.
1 "Program." The Associates in Education Program.
2 "Teacher." A full-time professional employee as defined in
3 section 1101 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
4 as the Public School Code of 1949.
5 Section 3. Associates in Education Program.
6 The Department of Education shall establish and administer an
7 Associates in Education Program for the purpose of improving the
8 academic background of teachers in basic education and enhancing
9 teaching and research at the college level. Teachers shall be
10 employed at a college as summer teaching or research associates.
11 College faculty may submit grant proposals to the department for
12 associate positions. The department shall approve the proposals
13 pursuant to regulations established by the board. The department
14 shall disseminate information about all approved programs to
15 each school district. Teachers shall apply directly to the
16 college faculty sponsoring the associate position. Admission to
17 the program shall be on a competitive basis.
18 Section 4. Criteria for eligibility.
19 In order to be eligible for the program, teachers must devote
20 50% of their time, or more, to teaching or other direct
21 educational activities and apply for a teaching or research
22 associate in the same field in which they are certificated, in
23 accordance with the qualifications established by the board.
24 Section 5. Powers of board.
25 The board shall have the power to promulgate such rules and
26 regulations as may be necessary to implement this act.
27 Section 6. Appropriation.
28 The sum of $300,000, or as much thereof as may be necessary,
29 is hereby appropriated in order to carry out the provisions of
30 this act.
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1 Section 7. Effective date.
2 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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