HB 1402 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in certification of teachers, providing for State certificate fee reduction and further providing for professional educator discipline fee .

HB 1402 reduces the maximum fee for reviewing teacher certification applications under Pennsylvania's Public School Code to $50. It also creates a special exemption for military service members, veterans, and their spouses, requiring them to pay no more than $10 for certification fees and $25 for professional discipline fees. These changes directly affect educators seeking or maintaining teaching credentials in Pennsylvania public schools. The bill modifies existing sections of the 1949 Public School Code to implement these specific fee caps and exemptions.

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced May 5, 2025 Last action Jun 18, 2025

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What changed between versions

Printer's No. PN1684 → Printer's No. PN1884 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated to reflect its new printer number and expanded the scope of the act to include provisions for a professional educator discipline fee. The most significant policy change is the addition of a fee exemption for military members, veterans, and their spouses, limiting their required fees to $10 for certification and $25 for discipline, whereas the previous version only capped general certificate fees at $50.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include a new section regarding the professional educator discipline fee, and the fee exemption now applies to both certification and discipline fees.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a fee exemption for U.S. Armed Forces members, reservists, National Guard, veterans, and their spouses, capping their certification fee at $10 and discipline fee at $25.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new section establishing the Professional Educator Discipline Fee and the specific fee caps for eligible military and veteran groups.

Modified the summary of the act to include the new provision for the professional educator discipline fee.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill title and header to reflect the new printer number (PN 1884) and added a second amendment date for the House of Representatives.

Floor votes · House Jun 10, 2025

How they voted

203–0

Passed

Total votes 203

Jun 10, 2025

D Democratic102

102 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican101

101 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 18, 2025

Committee

Referred to Education

upper

Jun 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third consideration and final passage

lower

Jun 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Re-reported as committed

lower

Jun 10, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (203-0)

house

Jun 10, 2025

Committee

Re-committed to Appropriations

lower

May 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported as amended

lower

May 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Education

lower

1 primary · 28 co-sponsors