Amendment vs bill House Amendment A06782 vs Printer's No. 4333

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H2788B4259A06782 SFR:EJH 08/19/20 #90 A06782 AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO.
4259, 4303 PRINTER'S NO.
2788 Sponsor:
4333 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
REPRESENTATIVE D.
2788 2020 INTRODUCED BY TOPPER, REESE, BOROWICZ, COX, SCHLEGEL CULVER, DAVANZO, DOWLING, DRISCOLL, DUSH, ECKER, EVERETT, GABLER, GLEIM, GREGORY, GROVE, HEFFLEY, HILL-EVANS, JOZWIAK, KAUFFMAN, KEEFER, KLUNK, KNOWLES, MARSHALL, MILLARD, MIZGORSKI, OBERLANDER, PEIFER, POLINCHOCK, SANKEY, SAYLOR, BURNS, KULIK, PETRARCA, LEWIS, KAIL, GAYDOS AND ROWE,RTZ, AUGUST 18, 2020 AS SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AN ACT Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applicable as well to private and parochial schools;
MILLER Printer's No.
amending, revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto," in pupils and attendance, providing for age limit extension during COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 <-- EXTENDED SPECIAL EDUCATION ENROLLMENT DUE TO COVID-19;
4259 Amend Bill, page 1, line 5, by inserting after "thereto,"" in pupils and attendance, providing for age limit extension during COVID-19 pandemic of 2020;
and, <-- in terms and courses of study, providing for option year of education due to COVID-19.
and, Amend Bill, page 1, lines 10 and 11, by striking out "a section" and inserting sections Amend Bill, page 1, by inserting between lines 11 and 12 Section 1301.1.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
Age Limit Extension During COVID-19 Pandemic of 2020.--Notwithstanding section 1301, every student who was twenty (20) or twenty-one (21) years of age before the proclamation of disaster emergency issued by the Governor on March 6, 2020, published at 50 Pa.B.
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 sections to read:
Section 1301.1.
Age Limit Extension During COVID-19 Pandemic <-- of 2020.--Notwithstanding section 1301, every student who was twenty (20) or twenty-one (21) years of age before the proclamation of disaster emergency issued by the Governor on March 6, 2020, published at 50 Pa.B.
SECTION 1383.
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EXTENDED SPECIAL EDUCATION ENROLLMENT DUE TO <-- COVID-19.--(A) FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, A PARENT OR GUARDIAN MAY ENROLL A STUDENT WITH A DISABILITY AS DEFINED IN 22 PA.
CODE § 14.101 (RELATING TO DEFINITIONS) WHO, DURING THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR, WAS ENROLLED IN A SCHOOL ENTITY AND REACHED 21 YEARS OF AGE ON OR AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF THE PROCLAMATION OF DISASTER EMERGENCY ISSUED BY THE GOVERNOR ON MARCH 6, 2020, PUBLISHED AT 50 PA.B.
1644 (MARCH 21, 2020).
(B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE FOLLOWING SHALL APPLY TO A STUDENT ENROLLED IN A SCHOOL ENTITY UNDER SUBSECTION (A):
(1) THE SCHOOL ENTITY SHALL ENROLL THE STUDENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STUDENT'S IEP.
(2) THE STUDENT MAY ENROLL IN THE SCHOOL ENTITY FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR FREE OF CHARGE UNTIL THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
(3) THE STUDENT'S ATTENDANCE SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE SCHOOL ENTITY'S AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SUBSIDY UNDER ARTICLE XXV.
(C) 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:
"IEP." AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER 20200HB2788PN4333 - 2 - 22 PA.
CODE CH.
14 (RELATING TO SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES AND PROGRAMS).
"SCHOOL ENTITY." A SCHOOL DISTRICT, INTERMEDIATE UNIT, JOINT SCHOOL, AREA CAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL, CHARTER SCHOOL, REGIONAL CHARTER SCHOOL OR CYBER CHARTER SCHOOL.
Section 1501.10.
Option Year of Education Due to COVID-19.-- (a) The welfare of this Commonwealth requires that the present generation of school age children be provided ample opportunity to develop to their fullest intellectual capacities.
It is the intent of the General Assembly to ensure that the present generation of school age children do not lose educational opportunities due to the proclamation of disaster emergency issued by the Governor on March 6, 2020, published at 50 Pa.B.
1644 (March 21, 2020).
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 2021-2022 school year, a parent may elect to have a child in a school entity repeat a grade level to make up for any lost educational opportunities during the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school years regardless of whether the child met the requirements to be promoted to the next grade level.
The parental election under this subsection shall include participation in all academic or extracurricular activities, <-- EXCEPT FOR INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS.
(c) A school entity shall create a process for a parent to make the election under subsection (b) and post the process on its publicly accessible Internet website.
(d) (1) As used in this section, the term "school entity" <-- shall mean a school district, intermediate unit, area career and technical school, charter school, cyber charter school, regional charter school or nonpublic school entity.
20200HB2788PN4333 - 3 - (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "INTERSCHOLASTIC <-- ATHLETICS" SHALL MEAN ALL ATHLETIC CONTESTS OR COMPETITIONS CONDUCTED BETWEEN OR AMONG SCHOOL ENTITIES SITUATED IN ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Section 2.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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