PRINTER'S NO. 2531
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1999
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY TAKAC, HOHENSTEIN, GUENST, SMITH-WADE-EL, KHAN,
HILL-EVANS, MADDEN, BOROWSKI, SCHLOSSBERG, McANDREW, SANCHEZ,
STURLA, OTTEN, DELLOSO, BRIGGS, FIEDLER, WEBSTER, T. DAVIS,
BOYD, KRAJEWSKI, CERRATO AND WAXMAN, JANUARY 31, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JANUARY 31, 2024
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 safe schools, providing for policy
against gender-based bullying.
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 1303.2-A. Policy Against Gender-Based Bullying.--(a)
Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, a school entity shall
adopt a policy or amend its existing policy relating to bullying
and incorporate the policy into the school entity's code of
student conduct required under 22 Pa. Code ยง 12.3(c) (relating
to school rules). The policy shall delineate disciplinary
consequences for bullying against a student based on the
student's actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, gender
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