HB 2370 Pennsylvania House · 2023-2024 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 and sponsorships; in charter schools, further providing for definitions, for charter school requirements and for funding for charter schools, providing for funding for cyber charter schools, for cyber charter school requirements, for powers and composition of board of trustees and for educational management service providers, further providing for powers and duties of department and for assessment and evaluation, providing for annual reports and public reporting and for fund balance limits, further providing for cyber charter school requirements and prohibitions and for school district and intermediate unit responsibilities, providing for access to other schools' facilities, further providing for establishment of cyber charter school, providing for renewals, for charter amendments and for causes for nonrenewal, revocation or termination, further providing for State Charter School Appeal Board review, for cyber charter school application and for enrollment and notification, providing for enrollment parameters and for enrollee wellness checks and further providing for applicability of other provisions of this act and of other acts and regulations; and, in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for student-weighted basic education funding, providing for adequacy and tax equity supplements and for accountability to Commonwealth taxpayers and further providing for Pennsylvania accountability grants.

HB 2370 amends Pennsylvania's Public School Code to update regulations for public schools and charter schools, with specific new rules on advertising and funding. The bill requires public schools to clearly state that any advertised costs for tuition or technology are paid by taxpayers and prohibits schools from using taxpayer money to sponsor public events. It also establishes reporting requirements for school advertising expenditures and expands definitions related to charter school management and enrollment. Additionally, the legislation modifies how student-weighted basic education funding is calculated and introduces new accountability grants for the state.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 3, 2024 Last action Jun 12, 2024
Floor votes · House Jun 10, 2024

How they voted

9287
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 180
Jun 10, 2024
D Democratic89
89 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican91
3 Yea 87 Nay 1
95% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Jun 12, 2024
Committee
Referred to Education
upper
Jun 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jun 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 5, 2024
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Jun 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 4, 2024
Committee
Re-committed to Rules
lower
Jun 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Jun 3, 2024
Committee
Referred to Education
lower
0 primary · 66 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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