Committee

Pennsylvania House Education Committee

Bill Bill Name Progress Referral Date
HB17 In terms and courses of study, further providing for subjects of instruction and flag code. Passed 01/08/2025
HB25 In school finances, further providing for fiscal year and for tax levy and limitations. In Committee 01/08/2025
HB46 In duties and powers of boards of school directors, further providing for kindergartens and providing for pre-kindergarten programs; and, in pupils and attendance, further providing for age limits and temporary residence and for definitions. In Committee 01/10/2025
HB51 Requiring school districts to provide annual notice relating to certain pension and other postemployment benefit obligations; and providing for property disclosure statement and for duty of State Real Estate Commission. In Committee 01/14/2025
HB63 In school safety and security, further providing for school safety and security training. In Committee 01/14/2025
HB82 In school health services, establishing the School Bus Driver Epinephrine Auto-injector Training Grant Program; and imposing duties on the Department of Education. In Committee 01/14/2025
HB130 A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for the maintenance and support of public education. In Committee 01/16/2025
HB158 Providing for sport activities in public institutions of higher education and public school entities to be expressly designated male, female or coed; and creating causes of action for harms suffered by designation. In Committee 01/17/2025
HB180 In pupils and attendance, further providing for Nonprofit School Food Program, repealing provisions relating to school lunch and breakfast reimbursement and establishing the Universal School Meal Program and the Universal School Meal Fund; and making appropriations. In Committee 06/02/2025
HB190 In school health services, providing for eating disorder awareness and education. Crossed Over 01/16/2025
HB191 In certification of teachers, repealing provisions relating to CPR instruction; and, in school health services, repealing provisions relating to automatic external defibrillators and providing for AED and CPR instruction and procedure, for Automated External Defibrillator Program and for availability and specifications of automated external defibrillators. Crossed Over 01/16/2025
HB192 In intermediate units, repealing provisions relating to psychological services; in professional employees, further providing for definitions and providing for school social workers; and, in school health services, further providing for health services and providing for school counselors, school psychologists, school social workers and school nurses. In Committee 01/16/2025
HB201 In intermediate units, further providing for powers and duties of the intermediate unit board of directors and for capital subsidy. Crossed Over 01/23/2025
HB203 In terms and courses of study, further providing for days schools not to be kept open and for additional holidays and vacations. In Committee 01/17/2025
HB215 In professional employees, providing for professional librarian. In Committee 01/22/2025
HB224 In higher education accountability and transparency, further providing for comparison tool. In Committee 01/22/2025
HB227 Prohibiting public school entities from engaging in certain communications and actions involving prohibited indoctrination; and providing for requirements for public contractors and for enforcement. In Committee 01/22/2025
HB228 In the State Board of Education, further providing for definitions and providing for academic standards review; and making editorial changes. In Committee 01/22/2025
HB233 In charter schools, further providing for powers of board of trustees. In Committee 01/22/2025
HB236 In public indecency, further providing for the offense of obscene and other sexual materials and performances. In Committee 01/22/2025
HB246 In miscellaneous provisions relating to institutions of higher education, prohibiting certain diversity training and courses. In Committee 01/22/2025
HB248 In duties and powers of boards of school directors, providing for parental notification and permission for participation in clubs and organizations. In Committee 01/22/2025
HB249 Providing for school counseling services. In Committee 01/22/2025
HB251 In miscellaneous provisions relating to institutions of higher education, providing for reporting of partnerships with foreign nations. In Committee 01/22/2025
HB252 In school health services, providing for parental notification of implementation of mental health services digital platform by school entity. In Committee 01/22/2025
HB332 In terms and courses of study, providing for media literacy education. In Committee 01/27/2025
HB338 In pupils and attendance, further providing for attendance policy at charter, regional charter and cyber charter schools. In Committee 01/27/2025
HB339 In terms and courses of study, providing for mental health check-ins. In Committee 01/27/2025
HB341 In grounds and buildings, providing for certified point-of-use filter required; establishing the Safe Schools Drinking Water Fund; and making an interfund transfer. In Committee 01/27/2025
HB342 In terms and courses of study, providing for mindfulness techniques. In Committee 01/27/2025
HB345 In the State System of Higher Education, further providing for definitions and for powers and duties of councils of trustees. In Committee 01/27/2025
HB353 In miscellaneous provisions relating to institutions of higher education, providing for public institution of higher education policy on antisemitism. In Committee 01/27/2025
HB354 Providing for "What Is Your Pennsylvania Story" guidelines for school entities; and imposing duties on the Department of Education. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/27/2025
HB356 In terms and courses of study, further providing for youth suicide awareness and prevention and providing for violence prevention and social inclusion. In Committee 01/27/2025
HB360 In postsecondary institution sexual harassment and sexual violence policy and online reporting syst em, further providing for policy for postsecondary institution sexual harassment and sexual violence. In Committee 01/27/2025
HB370 In terms and courses of study, further providing for dates and times of school terms and sessions and commencement. In Committee 01/28/2025
HB381 In preliminary provisions, providing for Keystone Exam alternative feasibility study. In Committee 01/28/2025
HB387 In student supports, providing for parental notification. In Committee 01/28/2025
HB391 In other required equipment, further providing for general requirements for school buses. In Committee 01/28/2025
HB396 In certification of teachers, providing for emergency certification applicants for career and technical education certification. In Committee 01/28/2025
HB423 Establishing the Future Voter Program; providing for prevoter registration of eligible high school students; and imposing powers and duties on the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and county commissions. In Committee 01/31/2025
HB447 In pupils and attendance, further providing for immunization required and penalty. In Committee 02/03/2025
HB477 In nomination of candidates, providing for background checks for candidates for school district office. In Committee 02/04/2025
HB480 In charter schools, providing for full-time cyber education program offered by school district. In Committee 02/04/2025
HB495 In charter schools, further providing for enrollment. In Committee 02/05/2025
HB538 In sexual violence, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking education, prevention and response at institutions of higher education and private licensed schools, further providing for scope of article, for definitions, for education program and for follow-up; and making an editorial change. Crossed Over 02/10/2025
HB575 In professional and occupational licenses, further providing for definitions and providing for policy for the award of academic credit for military training; and making editorial changes. In Committee 02/12/2025
HB581 Providing for classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity and for parental notification of student health care services; and establishing cause of action for violation. In Committee 02/12/2025
HB606 In terms and courses of study, providing for early human life development education. In Committee 02/12/2025
HB613 In higher education accountability and transparency, further providing for comparison tool. In Committee 02/20/2025
HB656 Providing for administration of emergency anti-seizure medication. In Committee 02/20/2025
HB666 In terms and courses of study, providing for learning loss plans. In Committee 02/20/2025
HB679 In certification of teachers, further providing for continuing professional development. In Committee 02/20/2025
HB682 In grounds and buildings, providing for air conditioning in student-occupied areas. In Committee 02/20/2025
HB683 In district superintendents and assistant district superintendents, further providing for duties of superintendents. In Committee 02/20/2025
HB684 In evidence-based reading instruction, further providing for definitions, providing for school entity duties related to evidence-based reading instruction, for school entity duties related to reading screening, for reading deficiency identification and parental notification, for reading intervention plans, for grant program, for funding, for reporting, for accountability and for construction. In Committee 05/01/2025
HB687 In school directors, providing for ineligibility for office of school director for delinquent tax obligations. In Committee 02/21/2025
HB688 In charter schools, providing for cyber charter school moratorium. In Committee 02/21/2025
HB725 In pupils and attendance, further providing for extended special education enrollment due to COVID-19. In Committee 02/25/2025
HB726 Providing for capital investment needs. In Committee 02/25/2025
HB727 In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions, for Keystone Exams and graduation requirements and for special provisions applicable to the Keystone Exams, graduation requirements and alternative competency assessment; in district superintendents and assistant district superintendents, further providing for performance review; in professional employees, further providing for definitions; in pupils and attendance, further providing for assisting students experiencing education insta In Committee 02/25/2025
HB748 In terms and courses of study, providing for litterbug education. In Committee 03/03/2025
HB768 In school directors, further providing for compensation and oath of office. In Committee 03/03/2025
HB769 In grounds and buildings, providing for physical space for school library or information center; and, in books, furniture and supplies, providing for school library collections. In Committee 03/03/2025
HB770 In higher education accountability and transparency, providing for notice of tuition increase. In Committee 02/25/2025
HB772 In pupils and attendance, further providing for suspension and expulsion of pupils. In Committee 03/03/2025
HB773 In the State System of Higher Education, providing for free tuition for school board members. In Committee 03/03/2025
HB774 In school directors, further providing for school director training programs. In Committee 03/03/2025
HB776 In high schools, further providing for assessment of civic knowledge. In Committee 03/03/2025
HB778 In professional employees, providing for Pre-K Teacher Salary Supplement Pilot Program. In Committee 03/03/2025
HB779 In professional employees, providing for Head Start Teacher Salary Supplement Pilot Program. In Committee 03/03/2025
HB780 Establishing the Early Childhood Educator Tuition Assistance Program and the Early Childhood Educator Tuition Assistance Fund. In Committee 03/03/2025
HB781 In general powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare, providing for infant and toddler care professionals salary supplement; and promulgating regulations. In Committee 03/03/2025
HB786 In educational gratuity program, further providing for eligibility and qualification requirements. In Committee 03/03/2025
HB792 In terms and courses of study, further providing for Holocaust, genocide and human rights violations instruction. In Committee 03/03/2025
HB793 In terms and courses of study, further providing for Holocaust, genocide and human rights violations instruction. In Committee 03/03/2025
HB795 In high schools, further providing for courses of study. In Committee 03/03/2025
HB803 In school health services, providing for maintenance and use of opioid antagonists. In Committee 03/04/2025
HB806 Providing for Pennsylvania student journalism protection. In Committee 03/04/2025
HB813 In personal income tax, further providing for classes of income. In Committee 03/05/2025
HB819 In certification of teachers, further providing for continuing professional development; providing for access to rigorous courses of study for all students; establishing the Access to Rigorous Courses of Study for All Students Grant Program; and imposing duties on the Department of Education. Crossed Over 03/13/2025
HB823 In terms and courses of study, further providing for fire and emergency evacuation drills. In Committee 03/06/2025
HB827 In terms and courses of study, providing for Cross-age Tutoring Program. In Committee 03/06/2025
HB829 In duties and powers of boards of school directors, further providing for kindergartens; in pupils and attendance, further providing for age limits and temporary residence, for definitions and for when provided; and, in early learning programs, providing for full-day kindergarten. In Committee 03/10/2025
HB830 In student supports, further providing for policy relating to bullying. In Committee 03/10/2025
HB840 In reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for Targeted Industry Cluster Certificate Scholarship Program. In Committee 03/10/2025
HB854 In collective bargaining, providing for conflicts of interest. In Committee 03/11/2025
HB860 In terms and courses of study, providing for prohibited review of curriculum, instructional materials and voluntary inquiry material in public school entities. In Committee 03/11/2025
HB892 In high schools, providing for transition coordinators in senior high schools. In Committee 03/13/2025
HB906 In school watch, providing for notice of financial information to resident taxpayers. In Committee 03/13/2025
HB938 In the State System of Higher Education, further providing for Board of Governors. Crossed Over 03/17/2025
HB976 In pupils and attendance, further providing for exceptional children and education and training. In Committee 03/19/2025
HB987 In miscellaneous provisions relating to institutions of higher education, providing for prohibitions regarding ideological oaths or statements, for prohibition on diversity, equity and inclusion offices and employees, for statements required to be included in mission statement, bylaws, faculty handbook and student handbook, for certain mandatory training prohibited, for revoking tenure for diversity, equity and inclusion violations and for spending restricted; and imposing penalties. In Committee 03/24/2025
HB1002 In student supports, providing for parental notification of certain incidents required. In Committee 03/24/2025
HB1040 Providing for Diversity Inclusive Curriculum Pilot Program. In Committee 03/25/2025
HB1045 In school health services, further providing for seizure recognition and related first aid training. In Committee 03/25/2025
HB1054 In terms and courses of study, further providing for Holocaust, genocide and human rights violations instruction. In Committee 03/26/2025
HB1078 In school health services, further providing for health services and for vision screening and examinations, providing for eye health examinations and further providing for examinations by examiners of own choice. In Committee 04/01/2025
HB1081 In charter schools, providing for moratorium on buildings. In Committee 04/01/2025
HB1115 In charter schools, providing for fund balance limits. In Committee 04/03/2025
HB1121 In pupils and attendance, providing for access to private pay services. In Committee 04/03/2025
HB1197 Further providing for definitions, for State Board of Private Academic Schools, for powers and duties of board, for application for license, for issuance and renewal of license, for directory of private academic schools, for requirements for licensure and operation, for enforcement, refusal, suspension or revocation of license and for promulgation of rules and regulations. In Committee 04/15/2025
HB1206 Providing for school chaplains. In Committee 04/15/2025
HB1209 In charter schools, providing for State certification for cyber charter school professional staff members. In Committee 04/15/2025
HB1220 In taxation by school districts, repealing provisions relating to local tax study commission and to adoption of further referendum. In Committee 04/15/2025
HB1238 In pupils and attendance, providing for restricting possession and use by students of mobile devices. In Committee 04/17/2025
HB1246 In grounds and buildings, providing for temperature control standards. In Committee 04/17/2025
HB1253 In student supports, further providing for definitions and for student supports; and, in school safety and security, further providing for definitions, for duties of committee, for standardized protocols and for reporting and memorandum of understanding. In Committee 04/17/2025
HB1258 In pupils and attendance, providing for personalized education program; providing for student freedom accounts; and establishing the Student Freedom Account Program. In Committee 04/17/2025
HB1265 In certification of teachers, further providing for instructional certificate grade spans and age levels and duties of department. In Committee 04/17/2025
HB1271 Providing for free speech in higher education. In Committee 04/21/2025
HB1279 In sexual violence, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking education, prevention and respo nse at institutions of higher education and private licensed schools, further providing for scope of article, for definitions, for education program and for follow-up and providing for staff training and for enforcement and penalties; in postsecondary institution sexual harassment and sexual violence policy and online reporting system, further providing for definitions, for policy for postsecondar In Committee 04/22/2025
HB1283 Establishing the Integrated Student Supports Program and the Integrated Student Supports Fund; and conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Education. In Committee 04/22/2025
HB1288 In terms and courses of study, providing for foreign language. In Committee 04/23/2025
HB1326 In pupils and attendance, further providing for computation of distances; and, in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, providing for pupil transportation data. Crossed Over 04/28/2025
HB1351 In terms and courses of study, prohibiting the integration of culturally relevant and sustaining education into education preparation, induction and continuing professional development programs; and abrogating regulations. In Committee 04/30/2025
HB1354 In duties and powers of boards of school directors, further providing for school athletics, publications, and organizations. In Committee 04/30/2025
HB1372 In preliminary provisions, further providing for advertising and sponsorships; and, in charter scho ols, further providing for definitions, for charter school requirements, for powers of board of trustees, for facilities, for enrollment, for funding for charter schools, for funding for cyber charter schools, for powers and duties of department, for assessment and evaluation and for cyber charter school requirements and prohibitions, providing for fund balance limits and for educational managemen In Committee 05/02/2025
HB1373 In high schools, further providing for assessment of civic knowledge. In Committee 05/02/2025
HB1392 In duties and powers of boards of school directors, repealing provisions relating to third-party services; and, in terms and courses of study, further providing for pandemic of 2020. In Committee 05/05/2025
HB1395 In school directors, further providing for eligibility and incompatible offices. In Committee 05/05/2025
HB1398 In terms and courses of study, further providing for grading, classification and promotion of pupils. In Committee 05/06/2025
HB1401 In certification of teachers, providing for educator preparation admission. In Committee 05/05/2025
HB1402 In certification of teachers, providing for State certificate fee reduction and further providing for professional educator discipline fee . Crossed Over 05/05/2025
HB1403 In certification of teachers, further providing for program of continuing professional and paraprofessional education. Crossed Over 05/05/2025
HB1404 In certification of teachers, further providing for certificates qualifying persons to teach, for standard employment application, for career and technical instructional certificate and for postbaccalaureate certification; and abrogating regulations. Crossed Over 05/05/2025
HB1405 In certification of teachers, further providing for career and technical instructional certificate. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/05/2025
HB1407 In certification of teachers, further providing for instructional certificate grade spans and age levels and duties of department and providing for instructional certificate grade spans and age levels; and abrogating a regulation . Crossed Over 05/05/2025
HB1447 In school health services, further providing for possession and use of asthma inhalers and epinephrine auto-injectors and providing for school administration of adrenal insufficiency medication. In Committee 05/13/2025
HB1448 In preliminary provisions, providing for financial transparency data and reporting system. In Committee 05/13/2025
HB1462 In duties and powers of boards of school directors, providing for broadcast of interscholastic athletic competitions. In Committee 05/14/2025
HB1472 In higher education accountability and transparency, providing for economic and workforce impact review by State-related universities; and imposing duties of the Department of Labor and Industry. In Committee 05/21/2025
HB1473 In higher education accountability and transparency, providing for department approval for campus closures. In Committee 05/21/2025
HB1474 In higher education accountability and transparency, providing for requirements for significant reduction of operations of State-related universities. In Committee 05/21/2025
HB1489 Establishing the Lifeline Scholarship Program and the Lifeline Scholarship Fund; and conferring powers and imposing duties on the State Treasury and Auditor General. In Committee 05/21/2025
HB1500 In preliminary provisions, providing for Cyber Charter School Funding and Policy Council and furthe r providing for advertising and sponsorships; in pupils and attendance, further providing for exceptional children and education and training; in charter schools, further providing for definitions, for funding for cyber charter schools, for powers and duties of department and for assessment and evaluation, providing for fund balance limits, further providing for cyber charter school requirements a Crossed Over 05/30/2025
HB1520 In intercollegiate athletics, further providing for definitions and providing for rights of parties, for prohibitions on institutions, for athletic associations, conferences and organizations with authority over intercollegiate sports, for NIL agreements, for athlete agents and upfront payments, for athletic program structure, for protections and right to adjudicate, for private civil action, for settlements and for severability. In Committee 05/30/2025
HB1535 In terms and courses of study, further providing for grading, classification and promotion of pupils. In Committee 06/02/2025
HB1536 In certification of teachers, providing for career and technical administrative director certification flexibility. In Committee 06/02/2025
HB1539 Establishing the Electric School Bus Grant Program and the Electric School Bus Grant Program Fund; and imposing duties on the Department of Education. In Committee 06/03/2025
HB1565 In terms and courses of study, providing for instructions in firearm safety. In Committee 06/05/2025
HB1566 In career and technical education, further providing for Cosmetology Training through Career and Technical Center Pilot Program and for Barber Training through Career and Technical Center Pilot Program. In Committee 06/05/2025
HB1589 In books, furniture and supplies, providing for school library collections. In Committee 06/11/2025
HB1597 In terms and courses of study, providing for after-school reading program. In Committee 06/11/2025
HB1626 In career and technical education, further providing for Barber Training Through Career and Technical Center Pilot Program. Crossed Over 06/20/2025
HB1627 In career and technical education, further providing for Cosmetology Training Through Career and Technical Center Pilot Program. Crossed Over 06/20/2025
HB1632 In certification of teachers, providing for human trafficking awareness and prevention. In Committee 06/23/2025
HB1648 In pupils and attendance, further providing for definitions and providing for mental health days. In Committee 06/24/2025
HB1653 In children and youth, providing for child-care center assistance grants. In Committee 06/24/2025
HB1654 In professional employees, further providing for minimum salaries for teachers. In Committee 06/24/2025
HB1669 In terms and courses of study, providing for free-play recess. In Committee 06/25/2025
HB1680 In terms and courses of study, providing for proposed curriculum changes and online curriculum availability. In Committee 06/30/2025
HB1701 In grounds and buildings, further providing for referendum or public hearing required prior to construction or lease; providing for school facilities; establishing the Public School Facility Advisory Committee; in construction and renovation of buildings by school entities, repealing provisions relating to building condition assessments; and imposing duties on the Department of Education. Crossed Over 07/09/2025
HB1706 In school health services, providing for student mental health awareness. In Committee 07/07/2025
HB1709 In miscellaneous provisions relating to institutions of higher education, providing for employment certification for adjunct and part-time faculty. In Committee 07/09/2025
HB1714 In pupils and attendance, further providing for when provided. In Committee 07/09/2025
HB1728 In community colleges, further providing for definitions and for financial program and reimbursement of payments. In Committee 07/14/2025
HB1732 Further providing for application for license, for issuance and renewal of license and for promulgation of rules and regulations. In Committee 07/14/2025
HB1743 Providing for comprehensive school counseling services. In Committee 07/16/2025
HB1748 Providing for the Pilot Program for Homeless Youth in Higher Education. In Committee 07/21/2025
HB1752 In preliminary provisions, providing for Keystone Exam alternative feasibility study. In Committee 07/22/2025
HB1762 Providing for in-State tuition for Pennsylvania residents. In Committee 07/24/2025
HB1763 In educational tax credits, further providing for definitions and providing for compliance with Federal tax credit for contributions to scholarship organizations. In Committee 07/24/2025
HB1770 In terms and courses of study, providing for supplemental mathematics program for kindergarten through grade five. In Committee 08/04/2025
HB1814 In pupils and attendance, providing for possession and use of cell phones. In Committee 08/20/2025
HB1829 In disclosure of interscholastic athletic opportunities, providing for annual evaluation. In Committee 09/04/2025
HB1849 Providing for sport activities in public institutions of higher education and public school entities to be expressly designated male, female or coed; and creating causes of action for harm suffered by designation. In Committee 09/09/2025
HB1861 In terms and courses of study, further providing for firefighter and emergency service training. In Committee 09/15/2025
HB1864 In charter schools, further providing for enrollee wellness checks. In Committee 09/17/2025
HB1877 In terms and courses of study, providing for Pennsylvania Seal of Biliteracy. In Committee 09/25/2025
HB1883 In pupils and attendance, providing for chronic absence prevention and support. In Committee 09/29/2025
HB1885 In terms and courses of study, providing for school swimming education program; in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, providing for payments on account of school swimming education program; and making an appropriation. In Committee 09/29/2025
HB1889 In pupils and attendance, further providing for when provided. In Committee 09/29/2025
HB1890 Establishing the Scratch Cooked Meals for Students Pilot Grant Program. In Committee 09/29/2025
HB1903 In Safe2Say Program, further providing for definitions and for Safe2Say Program; in postsecondary institution sexual harassment and sexual violence policy and online reporting system, further providing for definitions, for policy for postsecondary institution sexual harassment and sexual violence and for online reporting system; and making an editorial change. In Committee 09/30/2025
HB1919 In preliminary provisions, providing for student-related injury leave. In Committee 10/29/2025
HB1943 In school health services, further providing for automatic external defibrillators, providing for automated external defibrillators and training, further providing for sudden cardiac arrest and electrocardiogram testing and providing for electrocardiogram testing for interscholastic athletics; and, in terms and courses of study, further providing for cardiopulmonary resuscitation education. In Committee 10/16/2025
HB1948 Prohibiting institutions of higher education that receive State grants or loans from entering into certain agreements; and providing for enforcement by the Office of Attorney General. In Committee 10/16/2025
HB1986 Providing for mascot transition grants; and establishing the Mascot Grant Fund. In Committee 10/23/2025
HB1987 In preliminary provisions, providing for limitation on school mascots. In Committee 10/23/2025
HB1991 Providing for Bilingual Educators Advancement Grant Program. In Committee 10/23/2025
HB2001 Providing for incarcerated students; and abrogating a regulation. In Committee 10/29/2025
HB2039 In preliminary provisions, providing for innovative assessment and accountability demonstration authority. In Committee 11/17/2025
HB2067 In duties and powers of boards of school directors, further providing for temporary emergency provisions. In Committee 12/03/2025
HB2072 Establishing the Tuition Waiver for Native American Students Program. In Committee 12/03/2025
HB2084 Providing for Pennsylvania Promise Program; and establishing the Pennsylvania Promise Program Fund. In Committee 12/09/2025
HB2092 In school finances, providing for reduction of school district debt. In Committee 12/09/2025
HB2095 In preliminary provisions, providing for mandate waiver program. In Committee 12/09/2025
HB2099 Providing for Delayed Payment Plan Program; establishing the Delayed Payment Plan Program Fund; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency. In Committee 12/12/2025
HB2117 In school health services, further providing for definitions, for possession and use of asthma inhalers and epinephrine auto-injectors, for school access to emergency epinephrine and for administration of epinephrine auto-injectors by school bus drivers and school crossing guards. In Committee 01/08/2026
HB2148 Requiring certain school entities to adopt policies and procedures relating to access to school property by individuals or certain enforcement officials; and providing for training, reporting to governing bodies of school entities and for department guidelines. In Committee 01/20/2026
HB2149 Establishing the Executive Functioning and Study Skills Grant Program for public school entities and the Executive Functioning and Study Skills Fund. In Committee 01/20/2026
HB2152 In school safety and security, further providing for School Safety and Security Grant Program; and, in terms and courses of study, providing for secondary school start times. In Committee 01/21/2026
HB2153 In taxation by school districts, further providing for definitions, providing for disposition of data center property tax revenue and further providing for school district tax notices. In Committee 01/21/2026
HB2157 In career and technical education, providing for governance of schools and institutes. In Committee 01/26/2026
HB2167 Making editorial changes to delete references to "approved private school" for the purpose of adding references to "approved special education school." In Committee 01/28/2026
HB2168 In Statewide system for provision of early intervention services, further providing for administration by Department of Education. In Committee 01/28/2026
HB2169 Making editorial changes to delete references to "approved private school" for the purpose of adding references to "approved special education school." In Committee 01/28/2026
HB2176 In terms and courses of study, providing for social media literacy education. In Committee 01/30/2026
HB2197 In pupils and attendance, further providing for attendance policy at charter, regional charter and cyber charter schools. In Committee 02/05/2026
HB2199 In student supports, providing for policy against gender-based bullying. In Committee 02/05/2026
HR9 Designating the month of January 2025 as "School Director Recognition Month" in Pennsylvania. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/14/2025
HR18 Designating the month of February 2025 as "Career and Technical Education Month" in Pennsylvania. In Committee 01/23/2025
HR38 Recognizing the week of April 6 through 12, 2025, as "National Library Week" in Pennsylvania. In Committee 01/28/2025
HR64 Designating the month of April 2025 as "Community College Month" in Pennsylvania in recognition of the important role that community colleges play in the education system and economy of this Commonwealth. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/10/2025
HR80 Urging the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Education to collaborate on conducting a Statewide study of school cafeteria services provided to every school district. In Committee 02/20/2025
HR91 Designating the month of March 2025 as "Music in Our Schools Month" in Pennsylvania. In Committee 02/24/2025
HR92 Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a comprehensive study of the viability, benefits and costs of establishing consolidated, county-led busing of all private and public school students. In Committee 02/25/2025
HR107 Designating March 19, 2025, as "The Pennsylvania State University IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) Day" in Pennsylvania and congratulating THON for raising more than $17 million for the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital to help fight pediatric cancer. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/11/2025
HR114 Recognizing the week of March 10 through 14, 2025, as "Civic Learning Week" in Pennsylvania. In Committee 03/11/2025
HR138 Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the state of civic education in Pennsylvania and develop recommendations on cost-efficient, feasible steps that the Commonwealth can adopt to increase the accessibility and quality of civic education opportunities for students. In Committee 03/19/2025
HR146 Urging the Congress of the United States to fully cooperate with Federal efforts to eliminate the United States Department of Education, reaffirming Pennsylvania's sovereign authority over its educational system and recognizing the need for State-led education solutions to improve outcomes for Pennsylvania students. In Committee 03/26/2025
HR169 Designating the month of September 2025 as "Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Month" in Pennsylvania. In Committee 04/03/2025
HR170 Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a comprehensive study of the financial impacts of pooling all school district property tax revenue at the intermediate unit level and distributing that money to school districts based on their average daily membership. In Committee 04/03/2025
HR179 Urging The Pennsylvania State University and its President to use transparency in closing any of its Commonwealth campuses. In Committee 04/04/2025
HR273 Urging school districts to adopt later secondary school start times. In Committee 06/25/2025
HR318 Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a comprehensive study of the financial impacts of pooling all school district property tax revenue at the intermediate unit level and distributing that money to school districts based on their average daily membership. In Committee 09/17/2025
HR333 Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a senior military college at the soon-to-close Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, and to report its findings to the General Assembly. In Committee 10/01/2025
HR370 Recognizing November 29, 2025, as the "50th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" in Pennsylvania. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 11/17/2025
HR377 Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct an effectiveness and results audit and issue a report on all existing incentives for public school district consolidation and sharing of services, and to make recommendations related to incentivizing the reorganization, consolidation and shared services of school districts of a specific enrollment size. In Committee 12/03/2025
HR396 Designating the month of January 2026 as "School Director Recognition Month" in Pennsylvania. In Committee 01/21/2026
SB9 Providing for sport activities in public institutions of higher education and public school entities to be expressly designated male, female or coed; and creating causes of action for harm suffered by designation. Crossed Over 05/07/2025
SB116 In terms and courses of study, providing for credit for employment at congregate care facility. Crossed Over 02/04/2026
SB246 In student supports, providing for parental and employee notification of weapon incidents. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/13/2025
SB310 In high schools, providing for Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Crossed Over 05/13/2025
SB315 An act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applicable as well to private and parochial schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto," in preliminary provisions, further providing for Special Education Funding Commission and for minimum number of days or hours; in duties and powers of boards of school directors, providing for admission fees for school-sponsored Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/03/2025
SB375 In certification of teachers, repealing provisions relating to CPR instruction; in school safety and security, further providing for School Safety and Security Grant Program; and, in school health services, further providing for definitions, repealing provisions relating to automatic external defibrillators, providing for AED and CPR instruction and procedure, establishing the Automated External Defibrillator Program and providing for availability and specifications of automated external defibri Crossed Over 06/25/2025
SB432 In the State System of Higher Education, providing for educational opportunities for foster and adopted children. Crossed Over 10/08/2025
SB877 In career and technical education, further providing for Barber Training Through Career and Technical Center Pilot Program. Crossed Over 07/17/2025
SB878 In career and technical education, further providing for Cosmetology Training Through Career and Technical Center Pilot Program. Crossed Over 07/17/2025
SB922 Further providing for application for license, for issuance and renewal of license and for promulgation of rules and regulations. Crossed Over 09/10/2025
SB974 In miscellaneous provisions relating to institutions of higher education, further providing for Dual Credit Innovation Grant Program. Crossed Over 02/04/2026
SB1014 In student supports, providing for bell-to-bell phone-free policy. Crossed Over 02/04/2026