Pennsylvania HB 1372: An Act providing for when sales may be made at Pennsylvania liquor stores.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 1568
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1372
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY CIRESI, MADDEN, ISAACSON, PROBST, VENKAT, SANCHEZ,
HILL-EVANS, PIELLI, KHAN, HADDOCK, O'MARA, BOROWSKI, DONAHUE,
WAXMAN, HOWARD, RIVERA, CERRATO, SCHLOSSBERG, BOYD AND
CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, MAY 1, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MAY 2, 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 preliminary provisions, further
providing for advertising and sponsorships; and, in charter
schools, further providing for definitions, for charter
school requirements, for powers of board of trustees, for
facilities, for enrollment, for funding for charter schools,
for funding for cyber charter schools, for powers and duties
of department, for assessment and evaluation and for cyber
charter school requirements and prohibitions, providing for
fund balance limits and for educational management service
providers, further providing for school district and
intermediate unit responsibilities and for establishment of
cyber charter school, providing for renewal of charters, for
charter amendments and for causes for nonrenewal, revocation
or termination and further providing for State Charter School
Appeal Board review, for cyber charter school application,
for enrollment and notification and for applicability of
other provisions of this act and of other acts and
regulations.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 134 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30,
No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by
adding a subsection to read:
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Section 134. Advertising and Sponsorships.--* * *
(a.1) A public school entity may not pay for or utilize any
other form of consideration to sponsor a public event.
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Section 2. The definitions of "family member" and "school
district of residence" in section 1703-A of the act, added July
11, 2024 (P.L.618, No.55), are amended and the section is
amended by adding definitions to read:
Section 1703-A. Definitions.--The following words and
phrases when used in this article shall have the meanings given
to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise:
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"Eligible applicant" shall mean a student who:
(1) seeks to enroll in a grade level offered by the charter
school entity;
(2) meets the requirements of 22 Pa. Code §§ 11.12 (relating
to school age), 11.13 (relating to compulsory school age), 11.14
(relating to admission to kindergarten when provided), 11.15
(relating to admission of beginners), 11.16 (relating to early
admission of beginners) and 12.1 (relating to free education and
attendance); and
(3) satisfies applicable student residency requirements.
"Emergency" shall mean a manmade or natural disaster. The
term includes a fire, flood, environmental hazard, damage to a
school building or other circumstance that impacts or could
impact the health or safety of students or staff or renders all
or part of a charter school facility unfit for use or
occupation.
"Family member" shall mean a parent, stepparent, child,
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stepchild, spouse, domestic partner, brother, sister,
stepbrother [or], stepsister[.], grandparent, grandchild,
parent-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt, uncle or
first cousin.
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"Public hearing." A meeting held in accordance with 65
Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 (relating to open meetings) at which the
contemplated action is considered and members of the public are
provided an opportunity to offer comment during the meeting.
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"School district of residence" shall mean the school district
in this Commonwealth in which [the parents or guardians of a
child reside.] a child resides as determined under section 1302
and 22 Pa. Code § 11.11(a)(1) (relating to entitlement of
resident children to attend public schools).
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Section 3. Section 1715-A(a) introductory paragraph, (1),
(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (8), (9) and (10) introductory
paragraph and (c)(1) introductory paragraph and (3) of the act,
amended July 11, 2024 (P.L.618, No.55), are amended to read:
Section 1715-A. Charter School Requirements.--(a) [Charter
schools] A charter school entity shall be required to comply
with the following provisions:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this article, a charter
school [is] entity shall be exempt from statutory requirements
established in this act, from regulations of the State board and
the standards of the secretary not specifically applicable to
charter schools. [Charter schools are not] A charter school
entity shall not be exempt from statutes applicable to public
schools other than thi