An Act amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for basic education and bullying and cyberbullying prevention and response.

SB 982 amends Pennsylvania's education code to establish new requirements for preventing and responding to bullying and cyberbullying in public K-12 schools. It requires all school entities (including districts, charter schools, and cyber charters) to adopt or revise anti-bullying policies by July 1 of the year after the law takes effect, including confidential reporting, 24-hour parent notifications for confirmed incidents, and 3-day investigation timelines. Schools must designate a bullying response coordinator, provide age-appropriate prevention education in existing curricula, and train staff every three years. The bill mandates annual anonymized data reporting on incidents through the Safe2Say Program and requires the Department of Education to develop a model policy within 120 days. The law takes effect 60 days after enactment.