PENNSYLVANIA, June 11 - HOUSE AMENDED

PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 61, 483

PRINTER'S NO. 851

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

83

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, MUTH, MARTIN, SCAVELLO, AUMENT, STEFANO,

J. WARD, ARNOLD, TARTAGLIONE, PITTMAN, BAKER, REGAN, COSTA,

K. WARD AND KANE, JANUARY 22, 2021

AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 7, 2021

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 terms and courses of study,

further providing for firefighter and emergency service

training and establishing the Fire Training Fund.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 1550 of the act of March 10, 1949

(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is

amended to read:

Section 1550. Firefighter and Emergency Service Training.--

(a) [Beginning with the 2003-2004 school year and each school

year thereafter, a] A school district] A SCHOOL ENTITY OR

NONPUBLIC SCHOOL may offer firefighter and emergency service

training as credit-earning courses to students of the age of

sixteen (16) years or older, except as otherwise provided in

subsection (c). Such courses may include:

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