HB 1288 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, providing for foreign language.
Congress · introduced 2025-04-23
Latest action: — Referred to EDUCATION, April 23, 2025
Sponsors
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, PA-129) — sponsor · 2025-04-23
- Danilo Burgos (D, PA-197) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Jose Giral (D, PA-180) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, PA-95) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Christopher M. Rabb (D, PA-200) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Tarah Probst (D, PA-189) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Malcolm Kenyatta (D, PA-181) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- La'Tasha D. Mayes (D, PA-24) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Robert Freeman (D, PA-136) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Melissa Cerrato (D, PA-151) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Mandy Steele (D, PA-33) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Tim Brennan (D, PA-29) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Nikki Rivera (D, PA-96) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Keith S. Harris (D, PA-195) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Melissa L. Shusterman (D, PA-157) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- R. Lee James (R, PA-64) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Sean Dougherty (D, PA-172) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- David M. Delloso (D, PA-162) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
- Steven R. Malagari (D, PA-53) — cosponsor · 2025-04-23
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to EDUCATION, April 23, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 1469 · 1,962 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 1469
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1288
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, BURGOS, GIRAL, HILL-EVANS, RABB,
SANCHEZ, PROBST, KENYATTA, MAYES, FREEMAN, CERRATO, STEELE,
BRENNAN, RIVERA, K.HARRIS, SHUSTERMAN, JAMES AND DOUGHERTY,
APRIL 23, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, APRIL 23, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
2 act relating to the public school system, including certain
3 provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
4 schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
5 laws relating thereto," in terms and courses of study,
6 providing for foreign language.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
10 as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
11 section to read:
12 Section 1529. Foreign Language.--(a) Beginning with the
13 2026-2027 school year, the Department of Education shall develop
14 a toolkit and curriculum guidelines for instruction on foreign
15 languages for all public school students.
16 (b) Each school district shall create a foreign language
17 curriculum for grades kindergarten through twelve utilizing the
18 foreign language toolkit and curriculum guidelines developed by
19 the Department of Education under subsection (a) and may choose
1 the foreign language that relates most to the demographics of
2 the district for the curriculum.
3 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Education Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, state_lower PA-129) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Carol Hill-Evans (D, state_lower PA-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Christopher M. Rabb (D, state_lower PA-200) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Danilo Burgos (D, state_lower PA-197) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | David M. Delloso (D, state_lower PA-162) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jose Giral (D, state_lower PA-180) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Keith S. Harris (D, state_lower PA-195) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | La'Tasha D. Mayes (D, state_lower PA-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Malcolm Kenyatta (D, state_lower PA-181) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Mandy Steele (D, state_lower PA-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Melissa Cerrato (D, state_lower PA-151) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Melissa L. Shusterman (D, state_lower PA-157) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Nikki Rivera (D, state_lower PA-96) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | R. Lee James (R, state_lower PA-64) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Robert Freeman (D, state_lower PA-136) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Sean Dougherty (D, state_lower PA-172) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Steven R. Malagari (D, state_lower PA-53) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Tarah Probst (D, state_lower PA-189) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Tim Brennan (D, state_lower PA-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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