Pennsylvania · 2025-2026
HB 1500
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 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.
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Summary AI-generated
HB 1500 amends the Public School Code of 1949 to establish a Cyber Charter School Funding and Policy Council and address advertising and sponsorships. The bill further modifies provisions regarding exceptional children, charter school definitions, funding, and fund balance limits, while adding requirements for cyber charter school applications, enrollment, and wellness checks. Additionally, it includes a moratorium on cyber charter schools and adjusts reimbursements for extraordinary special education program expenses.
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Sponsors + 38 cosponsors
- Mary Isaacson Democratic lead
- Abigail Salisbury Democratic
- Arvind Venkat Democratic
- Ben Sanchez Democratic
- Bob Freeman Democratic
- Carol Hill-Evans Democratic
- Carol Kazeem Democratic
- Chris Pielli Democratic
- Danielle Otten Democratic
- Dave Delloso Democratic
- Dave Madsen Democratic
- Gina Curry Democratic
- Izzy Smith-Wade-El Democratic
- Jacklyn Rusnock Democratic
- Jeanne McNeill Democratic
- Jenn O'Mara Democratic
- Jim Haddock Democratic
- Jim Prokopiak Democratic
- Joe Hohenstein Democratic
- John Inglis Democratic
- Justin Fleming Democratic
- Kyle Donahue Democratic
- Leanne Krueger Democratic
- Lisa Borowski Democratic
- Liz Hanbidge Democratic
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Question | Chamber | Result | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINAL PASSAGE | lower | pass | 102 | 95 | 0 | Jun 4, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Appropriations): Adopt Amendment | lower | pass | 21 | 14 | 0 | Jun 3, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Amended | lower | pass | 21 | 14 | 0 | Jun 3, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Education): Report Bill As Committed | lower | pass | 14 | 11 | 0 | Jun 2, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |