Pennsylvania Act 1991-10 — SCHOOL - LIST OF SENIORS TO ARMED FORCES RECRUITERS

Act text

AN ACT

Requiring the superintendent of every public school district to make available, upon request, lists of graduating seniors to armed forces recruiters; and providing a penalty for the misuse of any such lists.

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

Section 1. Legislative intent.

It is the intent of the General Assembly through this legislation to assist armed forces recruiters to achieve additional access to potential recruits by compiling a list of prospective graduating seniors for distribution upon written request to armed forces recruiters for the cost thereof, for recruiting purposes only.

Section 2. List of seniors to be compiled.

(a) Lists.--Subject to the limitations of subsection (b), the superintendent of every public school district, except as otherwise provided, shall make available to all armed forces recruiters for the active component, reserve component and National Guard component of the armed forces the same access to senior students as is available to institutions of higher education and trade schools. Access shall include, but not be limited to, a list of senior male and female students by name, home address and, if published, telephone number, who at the end of the respective academic year will graduate from the school system. The list shall be compiled within 45 calendar days of the effective date of this act and in succeeding years by the first day of the academic year in which the senior students will graduate.

(b) Notification.--Each school district shall notify the students in writing, prior to the end of their junior year, of the requirements imposed by subsection (a). Each student shall be given at least 21 calendar days to request in writing to the superintendent exclusion of such student's name prior to the release of such list.

Section 3. Optional compliance by nonpublic schools.

The governing body or board of each parochial, licensed private and nonpublic school shall determine whether or not to comply with the provisions of this act. If an affirmative determination is made, then the principal of that parochial, licensed private or nonpublic school shall comply with the provisions of sections 2 and 4.

Section 4. Penalties.

A person who violates this act commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $100. Each day that a person violates this act shall constitute a separate offense.

Section 5. Reimbursement of costs.

Any costs incurred by public and nonpublic schools in complying with this act will be reimbursed by armed forces recruiters upon written documentation of expenses.

Section 6. Effective date.

This act shall take effect immediately.