SB 625 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in duties and powers of boards of school directors, providing for admission fees for school-sponsored activities.

PRINTER'S NO.   783

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                        SENATE BILL
                        No. 625
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY DUSH, BROOKS, PENNYCUICK, FONTANA, HUTCHINSON,
        STEFANO AND KEEFER, MAY 12, 2025

     REFERRED TO EDUCATION, MAY 12, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
 2      act relating to the public school system, including certain
 3      provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
 4      schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
 5      laws relating thereto," in duties and powers of boards of
 6      school directors, providing for admission fees for school-
 7      sponsored activities.
 8      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 9   hereby enacts as follows:
10      Section 1.    The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
11   as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
12   section to read:
13      Section 511.1.    Admission Fees for School-Sponsored
14   Activities.--(a)    When a school entity, nonpublic school or
15   association collects a fee for admission to a school-sponsored
16   activity, cash must be accepted as a form of payment for
17   admission.
18      (b)   In addition to accepting cash as payment for admission,
19   a school entity, nonpublic school or association may accept
20   other payment methods for admission to the school-sponsored
 1   activity.
 2      (c)   A school entity, nonpublic school or association may
 3   refuse to accept payment for admission that is in a denomination
 4   that significantly exceeds the amount of the fee in subsection
 5   (a).
 6      (d)   As used in this section, the following words and phrases
 7   shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless
 8   the context clearly indicates otherwise:
 9      "Association" shall mean the Pennsylvania Interscholastic
10   Athletic Association.
11      "Cash" shall mean all coins and currencies recognized as
12   legal tender under 31 U.S.C. § 5103 (relating to legal tender).
13      "Interscholastic athletic activity" shall mean athletic
14   contests or competitions conducted between or among school
15   entities or nonpublic schools situated in this Commonwealth.
16      "Nonpublic school" shall mean a nonprofit school, other than
17   a public school in this Commonwealth, wherein a resident of this
18   Commonwealth may legally fulfill the compulsory school
19   attendance requirements of this act and which meets the
20   applicable requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
21   1964 (Public Law 88-352, 42 U.S.C. § 2000 et seq.).
22      "School entity" shall mean a school district, intermediate
23   unit, area career and technical school, charter school, cyber
24   charter school or regional charter school.
25      "School-sponsored activity" shall mean an assembly, field
26   trip, class trip, graduation ceremony, interscholastic athletic
27   activity, extracurricular activity, club, group, team or any
28   activity sponsored, held or approved by a school entity or
29   nonpublic school.
30      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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