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Pennsylvania House Bill 849

The Bill in Brief:

HB 849 amends the Public School Code of March 10, 1949 in regards to the salary of substitute teachers. The Bill has been reintroduced recently. The following are the pertinent amendments:

  1. Substitutes working more than 3 months in one job receive the minimum teacher's salary or 90% of a teacher's salary, whichever is greater. The amount of both of these teacher's salaries are given in a previous section of the bill.
  2. All other substitute teachers will receive 60% of the minimum teacher's salary provided in a previous section.

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL   No. 849

Session of 2001

INTRODUCED BY SCRIMENTI, GRUCELA, TIGUE, KIRKLAND, SHANER,
  LAUGHLIN, YOUNGBLOOD, THOMAS, WOJNAROSKI, CRUZ, CALTAGIRONE,
  HARHAI, JAMES, ROBERTS, BELFANTI, STABACK, BISHOP, CREIGHTON,
  PETRARCA, WASHINGTON, CAPPABIANCA, BEBKO-JONES, HORSEY,
  M. COHEN AND DALEY, MARCH 7, 2001

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MARCH 7, 2001

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," providing payment for substitute teachers.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 1148 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, amended October 20, 1988 (P.L.827, No.110), is amended to read:

Section 1148. Substitute Teachers.--Substitutes who are placed in a position and give instruction in the same subjects or to the same students for more than three (3) months shall be paid not less than the minimum salary provided for by section [1142, or in the event they] 1142.1(a) or ninety per centum (90%) of the amount provided for by section 1142.1(b), whichever is greater. All other substitutes shall be paid not less than sixty per centum (60%) of the minimum salary provided for by section 1142.1(a). In the event the substitutes are employed for less than a full school year, they shall be paid the proportionate part of such minimum salary equal to the proportionate part of the school year during which they were employed, arrived at by dividing the number of days during which a substitute was employed by the total number of days the schools of the district were in session during the school year.

Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.