Pennsylvania SB 227: 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, further providing for State convention or association, delegates, expenses and membership.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 173
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 227
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS-HILL, FEBRUARY 3, 2025
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 3, 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, revising, consolidating and changing the
laws relating thereto," in duties and powers of boards of
school directors, further providing for State convention or
association, delegates, expenses and membership.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 516 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30,
No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended to
read:
Section 516. State Convention or Association; Delegates;
Expenses; Membership.--The board of school directors or the
board of public education of any school district may appoint one
or more of its members, its non-member secretary, if any, and
its solicitor, if any, as delegates to any State convention or
association of school directors, held within the Commonwealth.
It shall be the duty of such delegates to attend the meetings of
such convention or association, and each delegate so attending
shall be reimbursed for travel, travel insurance, lodging,
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meals, registration fees and other incidental expenses
necessarily incurred. Any such board may become a member of the
Pennsylvania School Boards Association, Inc., and may pay, out
of the school funds of the district, any membership dues which
may be assessed by the association at any State convention of
school directors to defray the necessary expenses of maintaining
the association and of holding the convention. Such expenses
shall be paid by the treasurer of the school district, in the
usual manner, out of the school funds of the district, upon the
presentation of an itemized, verified statement of such
expenses. The Pennsylvania School Boards Association shall be
considered a State-affiliated entity under the act of February
14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the "Right-to-Know Law."
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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