PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 302 PRINTER'S NO. 839
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 209
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY PENNYCUICK, BOSCOLA, ROTHMAN, LANGERHOLC,
MASTRIANO, BARTOLOTTA, STEFANO, DILLON, CAPPELLETTI,
ROBINSON, J. WARD, BAKER, AUMENT AND FARRY, FEBRUARY 21, 2023
SENATOR ARGALL, EDUCATION, AS AMENDED, JUNE 6, 2023
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," in professional employees, providing
6 for National Guard or Reserve parent student support.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
10 as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
11 section to read:
12 Section 1184. National Guard or Reserve Parent Student
13 Support.--(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
14 student who is a child of a member of the National Guard or <--
15 Reserve shall be afforded the same rights as a COMPACT student <--
16 of an active duty military family under the act of February 2,
17 2012 (P.L.42, No.6), known as the Interstate Compact on
18 Educational Opportunity for Military Children Act, if a parent
19 of the student is required to move to perform the parent's
 1 responsibilities in the service of the National Guard or Reserve
2 resulting in the student having to transfer from a public school
3 in one state to a public school in another state LOCATED IN THIS <--
4 COMMONWEALTH.
5 (B) NOTHING UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO AMEND <--
6 THE INTERSTATE COMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY
7 CHILDREN UNDER SECTION 2 OF THE INTERSTATE COMPACT ON
8 EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY CHILDREN ACT.
9 (C) THIS SECTION SHALL ONLY APPLY TO AN ACTION TAKEN OR TO
10 BE TAKEN BY AN ENTITY LOCATED IN THIS COMMONWEALTH, THAT AFFECTS
11 THE RIGHTS OF A STUDENT DESCRIBED UNDER SUBSECTION (A).
12 (b) (D) As used in this section, the following words and <--
13 phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection
14 unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
15 "COMPACT STUDENT." A STUDENT AS DEFINED UNDER THE INTERSTATE <--
16 COMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY CHILDREN.
17 "Public school." As the term "public school entity" is <--
18 defined in section 1183. IF THE TERM REFERS TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL <--
19 LOCATED IN THIS COMMONWEALTH, THE TERM SHALL HAVE THE SAME
20 MEANING AS THE TERM "PUBLIC SCHOOL ENTITY" IN SECTION 1183.
21 "Student." A child of a member of the National Guard or
22 Reserve for whom the child's public school receives public
23 funding and who is formally enrolled in kindergarten through <--
24 twelfth grade.
25 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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Statutes/Laws affected:
Printer's No. 0302: P.L.30, No.14
Printer's No. 0839: P.L.30, No.14