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AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1540
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE BERNSTINE
Printer's No. 2050
Amend Bill, page 1, line 5, by inserting after "study,"
providing for online curriculum availability and
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 13 through 16, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 1529. Online Curriculum Availability.--(a)
Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year and each school year
thereafter, a school entity shall post an Internet link or title
for every textbook used by the school entity, a course syllabus
or a written summary of each instructional course and the State
academic standards for each instructional course offered by the
school entity on its publicly accessible Internet website. The
information shall be updated no later than thirty (30) business
days after each time the list of textbooks, syllabi, course
descriptions or State academic standards used by the school
entity is revised.
(b) The chief school administrator or a designee shall be
responsible for implementing the requirements under subsection
(a).
(c) In no case shall the requirements of this section be
construed to require a school entity to violate the copyright,
trademark or other intellectual property right of the creator or
owner of the curriculum.
(d) As used in this section, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Chief school administrator." The superintendent of a school
district, administrative director of an area career and
technical school, executive director of an intermediate unit or
chief executive officer of a charter school, cyber charter
school or regional charter school.
"School entity." A school district, intermediate unit, area
career and technical school, charter school, cyber charter
school or regional charter school.
Section 2. Section 1549.1(g) and (m) introductory paragraph
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of the act are amended and the section is amended by adding a
subsection to read:
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