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Urban Education
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATION
2003-2004 Legislative Session
House Bill 662 (Rep. Louise Bishop)
Provides loan forgiveness for teachers hired in Philadelphia and
empowerment districts
House Bill 773 (Rep. Jerry Nailor)
Loan Forgiveness Program for Empowerment District Educators
House Bill 938 (Rep. Patrick Browne)
Provides targeted funding to urban school districts with at
least 60% poverty that can be used to institute or expand full-day
kindergarten, provide preschool for 4-year-olds, or for other early
childhood initiatives such as Head Start.
House Bill 1274 (Rep. James Roebuck)
Urban Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act
House Bills 1627 through 1631 were developed from an investigation into
violence in the Philadelphia School District, authorized by
House Resolution 165 of the 2001-2002
legislative session.
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House Bill 1627 (Rep. John Taylor)
Allows schools to review students' court records
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House Bill 1628 (Rep. Alan Butkovitz)
Grants the Philadelphia School Reform Commission sole authority for establishing
rules and procedures for student discipline
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House Bill 1629 (Rep. William Keller)
Grants the Philadelphia School Reform Commission authority to
develop rules for temporarily placing a student in an alternative
education program if the student is charged with an act of violence,
a weapons offense, or use or sale of a controlled substance and is
released prior to the trial or hearing.
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House Bill 1630 (Rep. George Kenney, Jr.)
Allows school districts to place transfer students in alternative
education if the student transfers during a period of expulsion for
an act of violence, weapons offense, or use or sale of a controlled
substance.
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House Bill 1631 (Rep. Marie Lederer)
Allows school districts to place students in alternative
education if discipline proceedings have been initiated against
the student for an act of violence, weapons offense, or use
or sale of a controlled substance.
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