H0027B1639A02013 DMS:EJH 09/18/23 #90 A02013
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 27
Sponsor: SENATOR ARGALL
Printer's No. 1639
Amend Bill, page 3, lines 20 and 21, by striking out all of
said lines and inserting
Section 3. Section 1215 of the act is amended to read:
Amend Bill, page 4, lines 10 through 30; page 5, lines 1
through 6; by striking out all of said lines on said pages and
inserting
Section 4. Section 1218 of the act, expired June 30, 2023,
is repealed:
[Section 1218. Permit for Classroom Monitors.--(a) A school
entity may request that the department issue a classroom monitor
permit to allow an individual to deliver to students assignments
that are preplanned by a professional employe or temporary
professional employe. A classroom monitor may not plan lessons
or create or grade student work.
(b) An individual receiving a permit under subsection (a)
shall satisfy all of the following:
(1) Has completed at least sixty (60) semester hours or the
equivalent of courses at a college or university located in this
Commonwealth and accredited by a regional accrediting agency, or
has at least three (3) years' experience as a paraprofessional
in a school entity and is currently employed as a
paraprofessional in a school entity.
(2) Has met the requirements under sections 111, 111.1 and
1109(a) and 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63 Subch. C (relating to powers and
duties of department).
(3) Has attained a minimum age of twenty-five (25) years.
(4) Has completed training on classroom management provided
by an intermediate unit and approved by the department.
(c) An individual receiving a permit under this section who
is already employed by the school entity as a paraprofessional
shall receive the higher of the individual's existing
contractual compensation or the compensation established by the
school entity for day-to-day substitute teachers.
(d) Each school entity that uses the services of a classroom
monitor under this section shall ensure that each student who
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receives services under an Individualized Education Program
under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Public
Law 91-230, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.) receives a free and
appropriate public education as required under the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act.
(e) Each school entity shall report to the department the
following by March 31, 2023:
(1) The number of individuals who served as classroom
monitors under this section and the number of days on which the
school entity used the services of classroom monitors.
(2) The school entity's day-to-day substitute teacher
compensation rates in the 2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023
school years. For a school entity that uses a third-party entity
to provide substitute teachers, the rate reported by the school
entity shall be the take-home amount received by an individual,
excluding the portion paid to the third-party entity. The
department shall issue rules necessary to effectuate this
subsection.
(f) By April 15, 2023, the department shall issue a report
on the effectiveness of the classroom monitor permit and
recommendations for improvement or continuation of the permit.
The report shall include, but not be limited to, the information
reported to the department under subsection (e) and a formal
evaluation of the permit and its effectiveness by an independent
research organization which may include a college or university
accredited by a regional accrediting agency. The report shall be
submitted to the General Assembly and the State Board and shall
be posted on the department's publicly accessible Internet
website.
(g) This section shall expire on June 30, 2023.]
Section 5. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 1218.1. Permit for Classroom Monitors.--(a) A
school entity may request that the department issue a classroom
monitor permit to allow an individual to deliver to students
assignments that are preplanned by a professional employe or
temporary professional employe. A classroom monitor may not plan
lessons or create or grade student work.
(b) An individual receiving a permit under subsection (a)
shall satisfy all of the following:
(1) Has completed at least sixty (60) semester hours or the
equivalent of courses at a college or university located in this
Commonwealth and accredited by a regional accrediting agency or
has at least three (3) years' experience as a paraprofessional
in a school entity and is currently employed as a
paraprofessional in a school entity.
(2) Has met the requirements under sections 111, 111.1 and
1109(a) and 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63 Subch. C (relating to powers and
duties of department).
(3) Has attained a minimum age of twenty-five (25) years.
(4) Has completed training on classroom management provided
by an intermediate unit and approved by the department.
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(c) An individual receiving a permit under this section who
is already employed by the school entity as a paraprofessional
shall receive the higher of the individual's existing
contractual compensation or the compensation established by the
school entity for day-to-day substitute teachers.
(d) Each school entity that uses the services of a classroom
monitor under this section shall ensure that each student who
receives services under an Individualized Education Program
under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Public
Law 91-230, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.) receives a free and
appropriate public education as required under the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act.
(e) Each school entity shall report to the department the
following by March 31, 2026:
(1) The number of individuals who served as classroom
monitors under this section and the number of days on which the
school entity used the services of classroom monitors.
(2) The school entity's day-to-day substitute teacher
compensation rates in each of the school years from 2020-2021
through 2025-2026. For a school entity that uses a third-party
entity to provide substitute teachers, the rate reported by the
school entity shall be the take-home amount received by an
individual, excluding the portion paid to the third-party
entity. The department shall issue rules necessary to effectuate
this subsection.
(f) By April 15, 2026, the department shall issue a report
on the effectiveness of the classroom monitor permit and
recommendations for improvement or continuation of the permit.
The report shall include, but not be limited to, the information
reported to the department under subsection (e) and a formal
evaluation of the permit and its effectiveness by an independent
research organization which may include a college or university
accredited by a regional accrediting agency. The report shall be
submitted to the General Assembly and the State Board and shall
be posted on the department's publicly accessible Internet
website.
(g) This section shall expire on June 30, 2026.
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