Pennsylvania HB 1402: 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 .

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PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1601, 1684 PRINTER'S NO. 1884
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1402
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY SCHWEYER, MERSKI, WAXMAN, SANCHEZ, PROBST, PIELLI,
BOROWSKI, PROKOPIAK, HILL-EVANS, GIRAL, ABNEY, RIVERA,
McNEILL, HARKINS, DONAHUE, WARREN, NEILSON, FIEDLER, FREEMAN,
CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, DOUGHERTY, O'MARA, MALAGARI, OTTEN, TAKAC,
ISAACSON, FLEMING, KHAN AND WEBSTER, MAY 5, 2025
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
JUNE 10, 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 certification of teachers,
providing for State certificate fee reduction AND FURTHER
PROVIDING FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR DISCIPLINE FEE.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 1203.1. State Certificate Fee Reduction.--
Certificate fees assessed by the Department of Education related
to the review of certificate eligibility for issuance of
certificates under section 1201 may not be more than fifty
dollars ($50).
SECTION 2. SECTION 1216.1(D) OF THE ACT IS AMENDED TO READ: <--
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SECTION 1216.1. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR DISCIPLINE FEE.--* * *
(D) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW OR
REGULATION, AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES
ARMED FORCES, INCLUDING A RESERVE COMPONENT OR NATIONAL GUARD,
OR A VETERAN, OR THE SPOUSE OF THE MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES
ARMED FORCES OR THE SPOUSE OF THE VETERAN, [SHALL] MAY NOT BE
REQUIRED TO PAY [ONLY THE FOLLOWING FEES] A FEE TO THE
DEPARTMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE INDIVIDUAL'S CERTIFICATION[:
(1) A CERTIFICATION FEE NOT TO EXCEED TEN DOLLARS ($10).
(2) A PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR DISCIPLINE FEE NOT TO EXCEED
TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($25)].
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Section 2 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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