Pennsylvania HB 1326: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in criminal homicide, repealing provisions relating to the offense of drug delivery resulting in death; in assault, providing for the offense of drug delivery resulting in death or serious bodily injury; in arson, criminal mischief and other property destruction, further providing for additional fine for arson committed for profit; in wiretapping and electronic surveillance, further providing for definitions; in limitation of time, further providing for no limitation applicable and for other offenses; and, in sentencing, further providing for sentences for second and subsequent offenses.

Bill Text

PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1518 PRINTER'S NO. 1647
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1326
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY FRIEL, SCHLEGEL, CERRATO, HILL-EVANS, DONAHUE,
SANCHEZ, MAYES, OTTEN, McNEILL, MALAGARI, K.HARRIS AND
CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, APRIL 28, 2025
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 7, 2025
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 pupils and attendance, further
providing for when transportation provided and for
computation of distances; and, in reimbursements by
Commonwealth and between school districts, providing for
pupil transportation data.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 1361(1) and 1366 of the act of March 10,
1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,
are amended to read:
Section 1361. When Provided.--(1) The board of school
directors in any school district may, out of the funds of the
district, provide for the free transportation of any resident
pupil to and from the kindergarten, elementary school, or
secondary school in which he is lawfully enrolled, provided that
such school is not operated for profit and is either located
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within the district boundaries or located within this
Commonwealth but outside the district boundaries at a distance
not exceeding ten miles by the nearest public highway, except
that such ten-mile limit shall not apply to area career and
technical schools which regularly serve eligible district pupils
or to special schools and classes approved by the Department of
Education, and to and from any points within or without the
Commonwealth in order to provide field trips for any purpose
connected with the educational pursuits of the pupils. When
provision is made by a board of school directors for the
transportation of public school pupils to and from such schools
or to and from any points within or without the Commonwealth in
order to provide field trips as herein provided, the board of
school directors shall also make identical provision for the
free transportation of pupils who regularly attend nonpublic
kindergarten, elementary and high schools not operated for
profit to and from such schools or to and from any points within
or without the Commonwealth in order to provide field trips as
herein provided. Such transportation of pupils attending
nonpublic schools shall be provided during regular school hours
on such dates and periods that the nonpublic school not operated
for profit is in regular session, according to the school
calendar officially adopted by the directors of the same in
accordance with provisions of law. The board of school directors
shall provide such transportation whenever so required by any of
the provisions of this act or of any other act of Assembly.
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SECTION 1. SECTION 1366 OF THE ACT OF MARCH 10, 1949
(P.L.30, NO.14), KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CODE OF 1949, IS
AMENDED TO READ:
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Section 1366. Computation of Distances.--Where, by the terms
of this act, or any other act, any distance is specified between
the residence of any pupil and any public school to be attended
by him, or any transportation is provided for within or beyond
any particular distance, in computing such distance no allowance
shall be made for the distance that the dwelling house of the
pupil is situated off the public highway. All such distances
shall be computed by the public highway from the nearest point
where a private way or private road connects the dwelling house
of the pupil with the highway to the nearest point where said
highway touches the school grounds of the school to which the
pupil has been assigned. The computation of distances may be
made utilizing technology capable of accurate measurements of
distances. The Department of Education may not require manual
recording for distance reporting.
Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 2541.1. Pupil Transportation Data.--(a) Beginning
with the information reported for the 2025-2026 school year and
each school year thereafter, each school entity entitled to
reimbursement on account of pupil transportation shall provide
in a format prescribed by the Department of Education, AND IN A
METHOD THAT IS NOT REDUNDANT OR OVERLY BURDENSOME FOR SCHOOL
ENTITIES, the following data pertaining to pupil transportation:
(1) For students enrolled in the school entity and eligible
to receive free pupil transportation services from the school
entity:
(i) The total number of students receiving pupil
transportation services from the school entity.
(ii) The total number of