HB 272 Pennsylvania House · 2021-2022 Regular Session

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 advertising; in terms and courses of study, further providing for agreements with institutions of higher education; in opportunities for educational excellence, further providing for responsibilities of school entities; in charter schools, further providing for short title, for legislative intent, for definitions and for powers of charter schools, providing for powers of authorizers, further providing for charter school requirements, for powers of board of trustees, for establishment of charter school, for regional charter school, for contents of application and for term and form of charter, providing for charter amendments, further providing for State Charter School Appeal Board, for facilities, for enrollment, for school staff and for funding for charter schools, providing for funding for cyber charter schools, further providing for transportation, for tort liability, for annual reports and assessments, for causes for nonrenewal or termination, for multiple charter school organizations, for desegregation orders and for charter school grants, providing for accountability matrix, further providing for provisions applicable to charter schools, for powers and duties of department, for assessment and evaluation, for cyber charter school requirements and prohibitions, for school district and intermediate unit responsibilities and for establishment of cyber charter school, providing for cyber charter amendments, further providing for State Charter School Appeal Board review, for cyber charter school application and for enrollment and notification, providing for enrollment parameters, further providing for applicability of other provisions of this act and of other acts and regulations, for effect on certain existing charter schools, and for regulations, and providing for cyber charter school moratorium; and, in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for approved reimbursable annual rental for leases of buildings or portions of buildings for charter school use; and providing for applicability.

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Introduced Mar 1, 2021 Last action Mar 1, 2021
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PN 0662 Referred to EDUCATION
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1 primary · 72 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Joe Ciresi
Joe Ciresi
DDemocratic
PA
146
Co
Photo of Anita Kulik
Anita Kulik
DDemocratic
PA
45
Co
Photo of Ann Flood
Ann Flood
RRepublican
PA
138
Co
Photo of Anthony M. DeLuca
Anthony M. DeLuca
DDemocratic
PA
32
Co
Photo of Austin A. Davis
Austin A. Davis
DDemocratic
PA
35
Co
Photo of Ben Sanchez
Ben Sanchez
DDemocratic
PA
153
Co
Photo of Bob Freeman
Bob Freeman
DDemocratic
PA
136
Co
Photo of Brandon Markosek
Brandon Markosek
DDemocratic
PA
25
Co
Photo of Brian Smith
Brian Smith
RRepublican
PA
66
Co
Photo of Carol Hill-Evans
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
PA
95
Co
Photo of Christopher B. Quinn
Christopher B. Quinn
RRepublican
PA
168