Pennsylvania Statutes Title 71 P.S. State Government § 310-12. Employment (Adm. Code § 912-B)

(b)(1) Employes who provide inmate education and training to school-age inmates shall hold appropriate State certification as required by Federal and State law.

(2) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, time spent teaching adults in a State correctional institution shall be applied toward certification for an Instructional II certificate by the holder of an Instructional I certificate.

(c)(1) Teachers and other certified staff providing inmate education and training for school-age and adult inmates shall be considered professional employes working in an educational setting under the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L. 563, No. 195),  2 known as the “Public Employe Relations Act,” and under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Public Law 99-514, 26 U.S.C. § 403(b)) regarding entitlement to tax benefits.

(2) Teachers and other certified staff providing inmate education and training shall not be considered professional employes under section 1101 or any other provision of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L. 30, No. 14),  3 known as the “Public School Code of 1949,” unless otherwise specified under this section.