SB 1176 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in duties and powers of boards of school directors, providing for admission fees for school-sponsored activities.

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11761911 2024THE INTRODUCEDGENERAL BYASSEMBLY DUSH,OF KEARNEYPENNSYLVANIA ANDSENATE PENNYCUICK,BILL APRILSession 22, 2024 REFERRED TO EDUCATION, APRIL 22, 2024 AN ACT Amending the act of MarchNo. 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An act "An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applicable as well to private and parochial schools;

1176 2024 INTRODUCED BY DUSH, KEARNEY, PENNYCUICK, VOGEL AND BROOKS, APRIL 22, 2024 SENATOR ARGALL, EDUCATION, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 AN ACT Ameact "An act relating to the public school system, includingAn certain provisions applicable as well to private and parochial schools;

Admission Fees for School-Sponsored Activities.--(a) When a fee is charged for admission to a <-- school-sponsored activity, United States currency shall be accepted as a form of payment for admission on the date of the activity.

(c)SCHOOL AsENTITY, usedNONPUBLIC inSCHOOL this<-- section,OR theASSOCIATION followingCOLLECTS wordsA andFEE phrasesFOR shallADMISSION haveTO theA meaningsSCHOOL- givenSPONSORED toACTIVITY, themCASH inMUST thisBE subsectionACCEPTED unlessAS theA contextFORM clearlyOF indicatesPAYMENT otherwise:FOR ADMISSION.

"Interscholastic(B) athleticIN activity"ADDITION shallTO meanACCEPTING anCASH athleticAS contestPAYMENT orFOR competitionsADMISSION, conductedA betweenSCHOOL orENTITY, amongNONPUBLIC schoolSCHOOL entitiesOR orASSOCIATION nonpublicMAY schoolACCEPT entitiesOTHER inPAYMENT thisMETHODS Commonwealth.FOR ADMISSION TO THE SCHOOL-SPONSORED ACTIVITY.

"School(C) entity"A shallSCHOOL meanENTITY, aNONPUBLIC schoolSCHOOL district,OR intermediateASSOCIATION unit,MAY areaREFUSE careerTO andACCEPT technicalPAYMENT school,FOR charterADMISSION school,THAT cyberIS charterIN schoolA orDENOMINATION regionalTHAT charterSIGNIFICANTLY school.EXCEEDS THE AMOUNT OF THE FEE IN SUBSECTION (A).

"School-sponsored(c) activity"(D) shallAs meanused anin assembly,this fieldsection, trip,the classfollowing trip,words graduationand ceremony,<-- interscholasticphrases athleticshall activity,have extracurricularthe activity,meanings club,given group,to teamthem orin anythis activitysubsection sponsored,unless heldthe orcontext approvedclearly byindicates aotherwise: school entity within its buildings, grounds or other location not owned or operated by the school entity.

"ASSOCIATION" SHALL MEAN THE PENNSYLVANIA INTERSCHOLASTIC <-- ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.

"CASH" SHALL MEAN ALL COINS AND CURRENCIES RECOGNIZED AS LEGAL TENDER UNDER 31 U.S.C.

§ 5103 (RELATING TO TENDER).

"Interscholastic athletic activity" shall mean an athletic <-- contest CONTESTS or competitions conducted between or among <-- school entities or nonpublic school entities SCHOOLS SITUATED in <-- this Commonwealth.

"NONPUBLIC SCHOOL" SHALL MEAN A NONPROFIT SCHOOL, OTHER THAN <-- A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THIS COMMONWEALTH, WHEREIN A RESIDENT OF THIS COMMONWEALTH MAY LEGALLY FULFILL THE COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ACT AND WHICH MEETS THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 (PUBLIC LAW 88-352, 42 U.S.C.

§ 2000 ET SEQ.).

"School entity" shall mean a school district, intermediate 20240SB1176PN1911 - 2 - unit, area career and technical school, charter school, cyber charter school or regional charter school.

"School-sponsored activity" shall mean an assembly, field trip, class trip, graduation ceremony, interscholastic athletic activity, extracurricular activity, club, group, team or any activity sponsored, held or approved by a school entity within <-- its buildings, grounds or other location not owned or operated by the school entity.

SectionOR 2.NONPUBLIC SCHOOL.

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