Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
Section 51.11 - Facilities approval(a) The buildings of schools shall conform to applicable fire and panic requirements of the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions.(b) The buildings of schools located in the cities of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Scranton shall be approved from the standpoint of public safety by the Licensing and Inspections Bureaus of the respective cities. The buildings of schools located elsewhere in this Commonwealth shall be approved by the Department of Labor and Industry in accordance with the act of April 27, 1927 (P. L. 465, No. 299) (35 P. S. §§ 1221-1235), known as the Fire and Panic Act. A statement or certificate of the proper approval shall be filed with the Board. The Board will not issue a license until it receives written notifications of approval of facilities from the Department of Labor and Industry or from the cities of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Scranton.The provisions of this § 51.11 adopted June 11, 1968, effective 6/26/1969; amended October 22, 1976, effective 10/23/1976, 6 Pa.B. 2665; amended August 19, 1988, effective 8/20/1988, 18 Pa.B. 3687.The provisions of this § 51.11 amended under the Private Academic Schools Act (24 P. S. §§ 6701-6721).