PRINTER'S NO. 548
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
576
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY BENHAM, SANCHEZ, MADDEN, SCHLOSSBERG, HILL-EVANS,
N. NELSON, CONKLIN AND NEILSON, MARCH 20, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MARCH 20, 2023
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 pupils and attendance, providing
for evaluation of potentially hazardous walking routes; and
imposing duties on the Department of Transportation.
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 a
section to read:
Section 1368. Evaluation of Potentially Hazardous Walking
Routes.--(a) The department shall develop a form for members of
the public, including students and parents and guardians of
students, to request that a school district contact the
department to evaluate potentially hazardous walking routes for
students on their way to and from a school in the school
district. The following apply:
(1) The form shall be:
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