Regulations of the Pennsylvania State Board of Education
The Pennsylvania State Board of Education promulgates regulations
through a regulatory process, which includes the publication of
proposed rules in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. After comments and
revision, the State Board gives approval to the regulations but
the Independent Regulatory Review Commission, the House and Senate
education committees, and the office of the Attorney General of
Pennsylvania must still approve the regulations. When the regulations
have been given final approval they are published in the Pennsylvania
Code in volume 22. These regulations are binding on the Pennsylvania
Department of Education and the school districts of the Commonwealth.
See 24 PS § 26-2606-B and
22 PA Code § 1.3 .
Each regulation is placed in the appropriate chapter of volume
22 and can be located by using a citation, which includes the
section of the chapter in which the regulation is located. For
example, regulations concerning students are placed in Chapter
12. The section of Chapter 12 dealing with "Corporal punishment"
is § 12.5. A citation to the section of the State Board regulations
dealing with corporal punishment is: 22 Pa. Code § 12.5 (i.e.
volume 22 of the Pennsylvania Code; Section 12.5 of Chapter 12
of that volume).
School Code 24 PS §§ 26-2601-B to 26-2606-B.
Regulations of the State Board of Education 22 PA Code § 1.1 et seq.
Case Law Girard School District v. Pittinger, 481 Pa. 91, 392 A.2d 261 (1978)