An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in preliminary provisions, further providing for advertising and sponsorships; and, in charter schools, 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 management service providers, further providing for school district and intermediate unit responsibilities and for establishment of cyber charter school, providing for renewal of charters, for charter amendments and for causes for nonrenewal, revocation or termination and further providing for State Charter School Appeal Board review, for cyber charter school application, for enrollment and notification and for applicability of other provisions of this act and of other acts and regulations.
HB 1372 amends Pennsylvania's Public School Code to update rules for charter and cyber charter schools. It prohibits public school entities from paying for or accepting sponsorship for public events (Section 134(a.1)), and adds definitions for terms like "family member," "school district of residence," and "emergency" to clarify enrollment and operational requirements. The bill revises charter school accountability standards, requiring them to participate in state assessments, maintain nonsectarian operations, and follow specific enrollment rules (Section 1715-A). These changes directly affect charter school operators, school districts, and students by setting clearer financial limits, enrollment criteria, and operational expectations.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced May 2, 2025
Last action May 2, 2025
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May 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education
lower
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Ciresi
DDemocratic
Co
Arvind Venkat
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Sanchez
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Waxman
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Pielli
DDemocratic
Co
Heather Boyd
DDemocratic
Co
Jenn O'Mara
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Haddock
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Webster
DDemocratic
Co
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
DDemocratic
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