2020 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Act 84 - PUBLIC SCHOOL CODE OF 1949 - PUBLICATION OF E-MAIL ADDRESSES FOR SCHOOL DIRECTORS, PUBLICATION OF E-MAIL ADDRESSES FOR BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND APPLICABILITY

Session of 2020

No. 2020-84

HB 703

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, revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto," in school directors, providing for publication of e-mail addresses for school directors; and, in charter schools, providing for publication of e-mail addresses for board of trustees and further providing for applicability of other provisions of this act and of other acts and regulations.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

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 329.  Publication of E-mail Addresses for School Directors.--Within one hundred eighty (180) days of the effective date of this section, each school district shall establish and publish on its publicly accessible Internet website an e-mail address for each member of the board of school directors which may be used by members of the public, school district staff and students to communicate with individual school directors regarding matters of school district governance. Such e-mail addresses shall be published in a location and manner that are easily visible and accessible to the public.

Section 1716.1-A.  Publication of E-mail Addresses for Board of Trustees.--Within one hundred eighty (180) days of the effective date of this section, each charter school shall establish and publish on its publicly accessible Internet website an e-mail address for each member of the board of trustees which may be used by members of the public, charter school staff and students to communicate with individual board members regarding matters of charter school governance. Such e-mail addresses shall be published in a location and manner that are easily visible and accessible to the public.

Section 2.  Section 1749-A(a)(1) of the act is amended to read:

Section 1749-A.  Applicability of other provisions of this act and of other acts and regulations.

(a)  General requirements.--Cyber charter schools shall be subject to the following:

(1)  Sections 108, 110, 111, 321, 325, 326, 327, 431, 436, 443, 510, 518, 527, 708, 752, 753, 755, 771, 776, 777, 808, 809, 810, 1109, 1111, 1112(a), 1205.1, 1205.2, 1301, 1302, 1310, 1317.2, 1318, 1326, 1327, 1327.2, 1329, 1330, 1332, 1333, 1333.1, 1333.2, 1333.3, 1303-A, 1518, 1521, 1523, 1531, 1547, 1702-A, 1703-A, 1714-A, 1715-A, 1716-A, 1716.1-A, 1719-A, 1721-A, 1722-A, 1723-A(a) and (b), 1724-A, 1725-A, 1727-A, 1729-A, 1730-A, 1731-A(a)(1) and (b) and 2014-A and Articles XII-A, XIII-A and XIV.

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Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 29th day of October, A.D. 2020.

TOM WOLF