Pennsylvania HB 2455: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of the Department of Public Instruction and its departmental administrative boards and commissions, further providing for collective bargaining.

Bill Text

PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 3264 PRINTER'S NO. 3558
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2455
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY MAZZOCCO, MAYES, VENKAT, BRENNAN, HILL-EVANS,
BENHAM, NEILSON, RIVERA, GOUGHNOUR, INGLIS, PASHINSKI,
MALAGARI, ABNEY, KINKEAD, STEELE, WAXMAN, DEASY, BOROWSKI,
FLEMING, POWELL AND HOHENSTEIN, APRIL 24, 2026
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 9, 2026
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
Executive Department thereof and the administrative
departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
officers, and of the several administrative departments,
boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
determined," in powers and duties of the Department of Public
Instruction and its departmental administrative boards and
commissions, further providing for collective bargaining.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1321(a) of the act of April 9, 1929
(P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is
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amended to read:
SECTION 1. SECTION 1321(A), (C), (H), (I) AND (K) OF THE ACT
OF APRIL 9, 1929 (P.L.177, NO.175), KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE
CODE OF 1929, ARE AMENDED TO READ:
Section 1321. Collective Bargaining.--(a) School
administrators employed by a city of the first class or employed
by a school district of the first class A shall, through labor
organizations or other representatives designated by fifty per
centum (50%) or more of such school administrators, have the
right to bargain collectively with their public employers
concerning the terms and conditions of their employment,
including compensation, hours, working conditions, retirement,
pension and other benefits, and shall have the right to an
adjustment or settlement of their grievances or disputes in
accordance with the terms of this section. The Pennsylvania
Labor Relations Board shall resolve disputes as to the items
under this subsection in the same manner as it resolves disputes
under the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563, No.195), known as the
"Public Employe Relations Act."
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(C) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING SHALL BEGIN AT LEAST SIX MONTHS
BEFORE THE START OF THE FISCAL YEAR OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS
OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THE FIRST CLASS A, AND ANY REQUEST FOR
ARBITRATION, AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, SHALL BE MADE AT LEAST
ONE HUNDRED TEN (110) DAYS BEFORE THE START OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
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(H) THE DETERMINATION OF THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF
ARBITRATION THUS ESTABLISHED SHALL BE FINAL ON THE ISSUE OR
ISSUES IN DISPUTE AND SHALL BE BINDING UPON THE PUBLIC EMPLOYER
AND THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS INVOLVED. THE DETERMINATION SHALL
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BE IN WRITING, AND A COPY THEREOF SHALL BE FORWARDED TO BOTH
PARTIES TO THE DISPUTE. NO APPEAL THEREFROM SHALL BE ALLOWED TO
ANY COURT. THE DETERMINATION SHALL CONSTITUTE A MANDATE TO THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS IN CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS OR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS OF THE FIRST CLASS A, WITH RESPECT TO MATTERS WHICH
CAN BE REMEDIED BY ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION, TO TAKE THE ACTION
NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE DETERMINATION OF THE BOARD OF
ARBITRATION.
(I) THE COMPENSATION, IF ANY, OF THE ARBITRATOR APPOINTED BY
THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS SHALL BE PAID BY THEM. THE
COMPENSATION OF THE OTHER TWO ARBITRATORS, AS WELL AS
STENOGRAPHIC AND OTHER EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE ARBITRATION
PANEL IN CONNECTION WITH THE ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS, SHALL BE
PAID BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS OR
SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THE FIRST CLASS A.
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(K) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE APPLICABLE TO
CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THE FIRST
CLASS A, NOTWITHSTANDING THE FACT THAT SUCH CITIES OF THE FIRST
CLASS OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THE FIRST CLASS A, EITHER BEFORE OR
AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, HAVE ADOPTED OR ADOPT
A HOME RULE CHARTER.
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