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§ 14-1402-A. Establishment of Drug and Alcohol Recovery High School Program

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 24 P.S. EducationEffective: July 8, 2022

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 24 P.S. Education
Chapter 1. Public School Code of 1949 (Refs & Annos)
Article XIV-a. Drug and Alcohol Recovery High School Program (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 8, 2022
24 P.S. § 14-1402-A
§ 14-1402-A. Establishment of Drug and Alcohol Recovery High School Program
(a) Establishment.--The Drug and Alcohol Recovery High School Program is established to provide a program of instruction in grades 9 through 12 meeting State academic standards for students who are in recovery from drug or alcohol abuse or addiction.
(b) Designation.--Not later than November 1, 2017, the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, shall:
(1) Designate a facility that satisfies all of the following to serve as the recovery high school for purposes of the program:
(i) Is licensed as a private academic school under the act of January 28, 1988 (P.L. 24, No. 11),1 known as the Private Academic Schools Act.
(ii) Is located in a school district of the first class.
(iii) Is currently operating as a recovery high school.
(iv) Has adopted and follows accreditation standards and best practices set forth by the Association of Recovery Schools.
(v) Has been a member of the Association of Recovery Schools during the 2016-2017 school year.
(2) Post notice of the designation on the department's publicly accessible Internet website.

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1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. XIV-A, § 1402-A, added 2016, July 13, P.L. 716, No. 86, § 7, imd. effective. Amended 2017, Nov. 6, P.L. 1142, No. 55, § 8, imd. effective; 2022, July 8, P.L. 620, No. 55, § 26, imd. effective.

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24 P.S. § 6701 et seq.
24 P.S. § 14-1402-A, PA ST 24 P.S. § 14-1402-A
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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