Pennsylvania HB 1505: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in preliminary provisions, providing for standardized testing study; in grounds and buildings, repealing provisions relating to lead testing and providing for lead testing; providing for school facilities; in certification of teachers, further providing for special education certificate grade spans and age levels and duties of department, for program of continuing professional and paraprofessional education, for continuing professional education for school or system leaders and for Pennsylvania school leadership standards, repealing provisions relating to permit for classroom monitors and providing for permit for classroom monitors; in pupils and attendance, further providing for attendance policy at charter, regional charter and cyber charter schools, providing for school district enrollee wellness checks and further providing for procedure when child is truant and for procedure upon filing of citation; in student supports, further providing for policy relating to bullying; in school safety and security, further providing for definitions, for School Safety and Security Grant Program, for school safety and security coordinator and for school safety and security training, providing for school safety and mental health grants for 2026-2027 school year, further providing for school safety and security coordinator training and for reporting and memorandum of understanding and providing for school mapping services; in school health services, further providing for health services and for reports and providing for eating disorder awareness and education; in terms and courses of study, providing for use of funds for implementing later school start times, further providing for flexible instructional days and for physical education, providing for recess periods, further providing for economic education and personal financial literacy programs and providing for social media literacy education; in early learning programs, further providing for definitions and for duties of approved providers; in high schools, further providing for attendance in other districts; in charter schools, further providing for enrollment, for cyber charter school requirements and prohibitions, for enrollment and notification and for enrollee wellness checks; in disability inclusive curriculum, further providing for pilot program; in career and technical education, providing for temporary waiver; in community colleges, further providing for financial program and reimbursement of payments; in Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, further providing for individuals eligible for admission; in the State System of Higher Education, further providing for definitions and for Grow Pennsylvania Tuition Waiver Program; in institutions of higher education, further providing for definitions and for agency duties, providing for institution duties and further providing for report; in Ready-to-Succeed Scholarship, further providing for agency; in funding for public libraries, providing for State aid for fiscal year 2026-2027; in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for student-weighted basic education funding beginning with 2023-2024 school year and for extraordinary special education program expenses, providing for temporary assistance program and further providing for assistance to school districts declared to be in financial recovery status or identified for financial watch status and for Ready-to-Learn Block Grant; and, in construction and renovation of buildings by school entities, further providing for applicability.

Bill Text

SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1760 PRINTER'S NO. 3764
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1505
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY HANBIDGE, PROBST, GUENST, McNEILL, MERSKI,
FREEMAN, HILL-EVANS, MAYES, MALAGARI, SANCHEZ, K. HARRIS,
PIELLI, SCOTT, BRIGGS, MADDEN, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, HOWARD, OTTEN,
CERRATO, O'MARA, KHAN, MADSEN, WEBSTER, T. DAVIS, RIVERA,
CIRESI, RUSNOCK AND FLEMING, MAY 27, 2025
SENATOR MARTIN, APPROPRIATIONS, IN SENATE, RE-REPORTED AS
AMENDED, JULY 11, 2026
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 early learning programs, further
providing for definitions.
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, PROVIDING
FOR STANDARDIZED TESTING STUDY; IN GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS,
REPEALING PROVISIONS RELATING TO LEAD TESTING AND PROVIDING
FOR LEAD TESTING; PROVIDING FOR SCHOOL FACILITIES; IN
CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL
EDUCATION CERTIFICATE GRADE SPANS AND AGE LEVELS AND DUTIES
OF DEPARTMENT, FOR PROGRAM OF CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL AND
PARAPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, FOR CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL OR SYSTEM LEADERS AND FOR PENNSYLVANIA
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP STANDARDS, REPEALING PROVISIONS RELATING TO
PERMIT FOR CLASSROOM MONITORS AND PROVIDING FOR PERMIT FOR
CLASSROOM MONITORS; IN PUPILS AND ATTENDANCE, FURTHER
PROVIDING FOR ATTENDANCE POLICY AT CHARTER, REGIONAL CHARTER
AND CYBER CHARTER SCHOOLS, PROVIDING FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT
ENROLLEE WELLNESS CHECKS AND FURTHER PROVIDING FOR PROCEDURE
WHEN CHILD IS TRUANT AND FOR PROCEDURE UPON FILING OF
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CITATION; IN STUDENT SUPPORTS, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR POLICY
RELATING TO BULLYING; IN SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY, FURTHER
PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS, FOR SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY
GRANT PROGRAM, FOR SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY COORDINATOR AND
FOR SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY TRAINING, PROVIDING FOR SCHOOL
SAFETY AND MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS FOR 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR,
FURTHER PROVIDING FOR SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY COORDINATOR
TRAINING AND FOR REPORTING AND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
AND PROVIDING FOR SCHOOL MAPPING SERVICES; IN SCHOOL HEALTH
SERVICES, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR HEALTH SERVICES AND FOR
REPORTS AND PROVIDING FOR EATING DISORDER AWARENESS AND
EDUCATION; IN TERMS AND COURSES OF STUDY, PROVIDING FOR USE
OF FUNDS FOR IMPLEMENTING LATER SCHOOL START TIMES, FURTHER
PROVIDING FOR FLEXIBLE INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS AND FOR PHYSICAL
EDUCATION, PROVIDING FOR RECESS PERIODS, FURTHER PROVIDING
FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION AND PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY
PROGRAMS AND PROVIDING FOR SOCIAL MEDIA LITERACY EDUCATION;
IN EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS
AND FOR DUTIES OF APPROVED PROVIDERS; IN HIGH SCHOOLS,
FURTHER PROVIDING FOR ATTENDANCE IN OTHER DISTRICTS; IN
CHARTER SCHOOLS, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR ENROLLMENT, FOR CYBER
CHARTER SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS, FOR ENROLLMENT
AND NOTIFICATION AND FOR ENROLLEE WELLNESS CHECKS; IN
DISABILITY INCLUSIVE CURRICULUM, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR PILOT
PROGRAM; IN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, PROVIDING FOR
TEMPORARY WAIVER; IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES, FURTHER PROVIDING
FOR FINANCIAL PROGRAM AND REIMBURSEMENT OF PAYMENTS; IN
THADDEUS STEVENS COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR
INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR ADMISSION; IN THE STATE SYSTEM OF
HIGHER EDUCATION, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS AND FOR
GROW PENNSYLVANIA TUITION WAIVER PROGRAM; IN INSTITUTIONS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS AND FOR
AGENCY DUTIES, PROVIDING FOR INSTITUTION DUTIES AND FURTHER
PROVIDING FOR REPORT; IN READY-TO-SUCCEED SCHOLARSHIP,
FURTHER PROVIDING FOR AGENCY; IN FUNDING FOR PUBLIC
LIBRARIES, PROVIDING FOR STATE AID FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027;
IN REIMBURSEMENTS BY COMMONWEALTH AND BETWEEN SCHOOL
DISTRICTS, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR STUDENT-WEIGHTED BASIC
EDUCATION FUNDING BEGINNING WITH 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR AND
FOR EXTRAORDINARY SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM EXPENSES,
PROVIDING FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND FURTHER
PROVIDING FOR ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS DECLARED TO BE
IN FINANCIAL RECOVERY STATUS OR IDENTIFIED FOR FINANCIAL
WATCH STATUS AND FOR READY-TO-LEARN BLOCK GRANT; AND, IN
CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS BY SCHOOL ENTITIES,
FURTHER PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "eligible provider" in section
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