§ 15-1506. Flexible instructional days
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 24 P.S. EducationEffective: December 30, 2019
Effective: December 30, 2019
24 P.S. § 15-1506
§ 15-1506. Flexible instructional days
(a) Within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this section, the department shall issue guidance and establish a standard application form for a public school entity seeking to establish or renew a program. The guidance and form shall be published on the department's publicly accessible Internet website.
(2) The procedure for instituting a flexible instructional day, including whether the public school entity will use technology. If technology will be used by the school entity, the procedure shall include information regarding accommodations for students and professional employes without Internet access at home and for digital device access at home and for digital access for families and employes without technology or an insufficient amount of technology for the number of children in the household.
(4) The procedure for identifying student participation during a flexible instructional day for the purpose of enforcing attendance under Article XIII.1
(c)(1) For the first two years for application under this section, a public school entity's application to establish a program shall be submitted to the department on or before September 1 and the department shall notify the public school entity if its application is accepted or denied by November 1.
(2) The fulfillment of the minimum hours of instruction per year under section 1327.2
(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede or preempt the rights, remedies and procedures afforded to school employes or labor organizations under Federal or State law, including the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L. 563, No. 195),3 known as the “Public Employe Relations Act,” or any provision of a collective bargaining agreement negotiated between a school entity and an exclusive representative of the employes in accordance with the “Public Employe Relations Act.”
“Department” shall mean the Department of Education of the Commonwealth.
“Flexible instructional day” shall mean a day that satisfies all of the following:
(1) Fulfills one of the minimum required days of instruction under section 1501.4
(2) Prevents a school building from opening due to any of the following:
(i) A disease epidemic.
(ii) A hazardous weather condition.
(iii) A law enforcement emergency.
(iv) The inoperability of school buses or other equipment necessary to the public school entity's operation.
(v) Damage to a school building.
(vi) Another temporary circumstance rendering any portion of a school building unfit or unsafe for use.
(3) Provides instruction to students.
“Program” shall mean a program that allows for a number of flexible instructional days not to exceed five (5) days during a school year.
“Public school entity” shall mean any of the following:
(1) A school district.
(2) An intermediate unit.
(3) An area career and technical school.
(4) A charter school or regional charter school, as defined in section 1703-A.5
“School building” shall mean a building owned by or under the control of a public school entity or nonpublic school where classes are taught or extracurricular activities are conducted on a regular basis.
Credits
1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. XV, § 1506, added 2019, July 2, P.L. 396, No. 64, § 1, effective in 60 days [Sept. 3, 2019]. Amended 2019, Oct. 30, P.L. 460, No. 76, § 25, effective in 60 days [Dec. 30, 2019].
Footnotes
24 P.S. § 13-1301 et seq.
24 P.S. § 13-1327.
43 P.S. § 1101.101 et seq.
24 P.S. § 15-1501.
24 P.S. § 17-1703-A.
24 P.S. § 15-1506, PA ST 24 P.S. § 15-1506
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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