PENNSYLVANIA, March 10 - PRINTER'S NO. 355

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

354

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY SCHWANK, HUGHES, KEARNEY, STREET, FONTANA,

COLLETT, TARTAGLIONE, SANTARSIERO, BOSCOLA, BREWSTER, COSTA,

KANE AND MUTH, MARCH 10, 2021

REFERRED TO EDUCATION, MARCH 10, 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 dating violence education; and, in

sexual violence education at institutions of higher

education, further providing for definitions and for

education program.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 1553 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 1553. Dating Violence Education.--(a) The

department, through its Office for Safe Schools, and in

consultation with the State Board of Education, shall:

(1) Develop, within six (6) months of the effective date of

this section, a model dating violence policy to assist [school

districts] school entities in developing policies for dating

violence reporting and response.

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