§ 11-1124. Causes for suspension
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 24 P.S. EducationEffective: November 6, 2017
Effective: November 6, 2017
24 P.S. § 11-1124
§ 11-1124. Causes for suspension
(2) curtailment or alteration of the educational program on recommendation of the superintendent and on concurrence by the board of school directors, as a result of substantial decline in class or course enrollments or to conform with standards of organization or educational activities required by law or recommended by the Department of Education;
(1) A school district may not use an employe's compensation in determining which professional employes to suspend, but shall use the procedures in section 1125.11 to determine the order in which professional employes are suspended.
(b) Notwithstanding an existing or future provision in a collective bargaining agreement or other similar employment contract to the contrary, suspension of a professional employe due to the curtailment or alteration of the educational program as set forth in subsection (a)(2) may be effectuated without the approval of the curtailment or alteration of the educational program by the Department of Education, provided that, where an educational program is altered or curtailed as set forth in subsection (a)(2), the school district shall notify the Department of Education of the actions taken pursuant to subsection (a)(2). The Department of Education shall post all notifications received from a school district pursuant to this subsection on the Department of Education's publicly accessible Internet website.
(3) Any five administrative staff positions selected by the board of school directors, one of whom shall be the business manager of the school district or another staff member with the primary responsibility of managing the business operations of the school district, shall be exempt from the requirements of paragraph (1).
(v) The impact of the proposed suspensions on academic programs to be offered to students following the proposed suspensions, as well as the impact on academic programs to be offered to students if the proposed suspensions are not undertaken, compared to the current school year, and the actions, if any, that will be taken to minimize the impact on student achievement.
(e) Following the 2021-2022 school year, the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee shall conduct a study of the effectiveness of the provisions of subsections (a)(5), (c) and (d) and section 1125.1, including whether these provisions of law are being used effectively by school districts to improve school district efficiency and the impact of these provisions on programs offered to students, as well as the impact on programs that would have been offered to students if these provisions had not been enacted, if such information is available, and shall deliver a written report of its findings to the Governor, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Education Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Education Committee of the House of Representatives by December 31, 2022.
(1) A collective bargaining agreement negotiated by a school district and an exclusive representative of professional employes in accordance with the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L. 563, No. 195),2 known as the “Public Employe Relations Act,” after the effective date of this subsection may not prohibit the suspension of professional employes for economic reasons other than as provided for in this section.
(2) A provision in any agreement or contract in effect on the effective date of this subsection that prohibits the suspension of professional employes for economic reasons in conflict with this section shall be discontinued in any new or renewed agreement or contract or during the period of status quo following an expired contract.
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1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. XI, § 1124. Amended 1963, Aug. 8, P.L. 564, § 8; 2012, June 30, P.L. 684, No. 82, § 15, effective July 1, 2012; 2017, Nov. 6, P.L. 1142, No. 55, § 5, imd. effective.
24 P.S. § 11-1124, PA ST 24 P.S. § 11-1124
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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