Pennsylvania HB 1500: An Act amending the act of January 17, 1968 (P.L.11, No.5), known as The Minimum Wage Act of 1968, further providing for definitions, for minimum wages and for exemptions.

Bill Text

PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1795, 1807 PRINTER'S NO. 1829
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1500
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY ISAACSON, SCHWEYER, CURRY, FRIEL, O'MARA, OTTEN,
PROBST, PROKOPIAK, SMITH-WADE-EL, BOROWSKI, BRENNAN,
T. DAVIS, DELLOSO, DONAHUE, FLEMING, GUENST, HADDOCK,
HANBIDGE, HILL-EVANS, HOHENSTEIN, INGLIS, KRUEGER, McNEILL,
PIELLI, RIVERA, SANCHEZ, SCHLOSSBERG, SHUSTERMAN, STEELE,
VENKAT, KHAN AND MADSEN, MAY 30, 2025
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 4, 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, providing
for Cyber Charter School Funding and Policy Council and
further providing for advertising and sponsorships; in pupils
and attendance, further providing for exceptional children
and education and training; in charter schools, further
providing for definitions, for funding for cyber charter
schools, for powers and duties of department and for
assessment and evaluation, providing for fund balance limits,
further providing for cyber charter school requirements and
prohibitions, providing for cyber charter school fund balance
accountability, further providing for establishment of cyber
charter school, for cyber charter school application, for
enrollment and notification, for enrollee wellness checks and
for applicability of other provisions of this act and of
other acts and regulations and providing for cyber charter
school moratorium; and, in reimbursements by Commonwealth and
between school districts, further providing for extraordinary
special education program expenses.
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
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as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 123.2. Cyber Charter School Funding and Policy
Council.--(a) There is established a Cyber Charter School
Funding and Policy Council.
(b) The council shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) Develop recommendations related to how cyber charter
schools are funded, including process, amounts and restrictions.
(2) Develop recommendations for policies impacting cyber
charter schools, including:
(i) Establishment.
(ii) Application.
(iii) Terms and form of written charters.
(iv) Governance and management.
(v) Assessment and evaluation.
(vi) Enrollment and notification.
(vii) Student attendance and wellness, including the
delivery of services to a student with disabilities.
(viii) Renewal, revocation or denial of a charter.
(ix) Administering standardized testing.
(x) Offices and facilities.
(xi) Telework for employees.
(xii) Public transparency.
(xiii) Other policies related to cyber charter schools in
this Commonwealth.
(3) Recommend standards for truancy and attendance policies
for cyber charter schools.
(4) Hold public hearings and receive input from experts and
interested parties.
(5) No later than April 1, 2026, transmit the
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recommendations to the Governor, the Secretary of Education and
the General Assembly.
(c) The goals of the council in developing its
recommendations shall be:
(1) Providing budget predictability for school districts,
cyber charter schools and the Commonwealth.
(2) Using a transparent, data-driven approach.
(3) Improving collaboration between public schools.
(4) Providing accountability for meeting measurable academic
standards.
(d) The council shall consist of the following members:
(1) One (1) legislator from each of the four (4) legislative
caucuses, to be appointed by the President pro tempore of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in
consultation with the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the
Senate and the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the House
of Representatives.
(2) The Secretary of Education or a designee.
(3) The Deputy Secretary of Elementary and Secondary
Education or a designee.
(e) A majority vote of the members of the council shall be
required for all actions taken by the council.
(f) The council shall appoint a member to serve as
chairperson.
(g) The council shall hold meetings at the call of the
chair. The council shall hold its first meeting within forty-
five (45) days of the effective date of this section.
(h) The members may not receive compensation for their
services but shall be reimbursed for all necessary travel and
other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the
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performance of their duties as members of the cou