SB 116 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, providing for credit for employment at congregate care facility.

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116 2025 INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, BROOKS, BOSCOLA, PENNYCUICK, LAUGHLIN, HUTCHINSON,J. SCHWANK, ROBINSON, DUSH, FARRY AND COLLETT,L, JANUARY 22, 2025 SENATOR CULVER, EDUCATION, AS AMENDED, DECEMBER 9, 2025 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;

amending,WARD, revising,BROWN, consolidatingMASTRIANO, andCOSTA, changingGEBHARD, PHILLIPS-HILL, HUTCHINSON, SCHWANK, ROBINSON, DUSH, FARRY AND COLLETT, JANUARY 22, 2025 AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, FEBRUARY 2, 2026 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 laws relating thereto," in terms and courses of study,study,g the providing for credit for employment at congregate care facility.

Credit for Employment at Congregate Care Facility.--(a) ASubject SUBJECTto TOthe THErequirements REQUIREMENTSof OF 22 PA.Pa.

CODECode § <-- 339.29 (RELATING(relating TOto COOPERATIVEcooperative VOCATIONALvocational EDUCATION),education), Aa student who is in grade eleven or twelve at a school entity or nonpublic school, WHOwho ISis ATat LEASTleast 16 YEARSyears OFof AGEage and who is employed, <-- either on a paid or voluntary basis, at a congregate care facility may earn one elective credit toward graduation for each two hundred fifty (250) hours worked at the congregate care facility, for a maximum of two elective credits toward graduation.

(b) The school entity or nonpublic school shall develop or modify an existing application process and form for the student seekingshould SHOULDthe THEstudent STUDENTseek SEEK elective credit under this <-- section with the following requirements:

(iii) The name of anythe individualindividuals THE INDIVIDUALS supervising <-- the student at the congregate care facility.

(4) THEThe SCHOOLschool ENTITYentity ORor NONPUBLICnonpublic SCHOOLschool SHALLshall ENSUREensure THATthat <--the THEstudent's STUDENT'Semployment EMPLOYMENTat ATthe THEcongregate CONGREGATEcare CAREfacility FACILITYsatisfies SATISFIESthe THErequirements REQUIREMENTSof OF 22 PA.Pa.

CODECode § 339.29.

20250SB0116PN135120250SB0116PN1420 - 2 - (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:

(1) A long-term care nursing facility as defined in section 802.1 of the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the "Health Care Facilities Act." (2) A personal care home or an assisted living residence, licensed by the Department of Human Services under the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the "Human Services Code." "Nonpublic(3) school"A shallMANAGED meanCARE aPROGRAM nonprofitTHAT school,PROVIDES otherALL-INCLUSIVE thanCARE <-- aFOR publicELDERLY schoolINDIVIDUALS inIN thisTHIS Commonwealth,COMMONWEALTH whereinAS aESTABLISHED residentIN ofACCORDANCE thisWITH Commonwealth may legally fulfill the compulsory school attendance requirements of this article and which meet the requirements of 42 U.S.C.CFR PT.

Ch.460 (RELATING TO PROGRAMS OF ALL- INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY (PACE)).

21(4) Subch.A FACILITY WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY GRANTED BY THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 18, 1984 (P.L.391, NO.82), KNOWN AS THE "CONTINUING-CARE PROVIDER REGISTRATION AND DISCLOSURE ACT." "Nonpublic school" shall mean a nonprofit school, other than a public school located within this Commonwealth, in which a resident of this Commonwealth may legally fulfill the compulsory school attendance requirements of this act and that meets the applicable requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Public Law 88-352, 42 U.S.C.

V§ (relating2000d toet Federallyseq.). assisted programs).

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

§ 2000D ET SEQ.).

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