HB 1351 — 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, prohibiting the integration of culturally relevant and sustaining education into education preparation, induction and continuing professional development programs; and abrogating regulations.
Congress · introduced 2025-04-30
Latest action: — Referred to EDUCATION, April 30, 2025
Sponsors
- Joe Hamm (R, PA-84) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Rob W. Kauffman (R, PA-89) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Robert Leadbeter (R, PA-109) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Barbara Gleim (R, PA-199) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Aaron Bernstine (R, PA-8) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Wendy Fink (R, PA-94) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to EDUCATION, April 30, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 1539 · 2,055 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 1539
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1351
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY SCIALABBA, HAMM, KAUFFMAN, LEADBETER, GLEIM,
BERNSTINE AND FINK, APRIL 30, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, APRIL 30, 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 prohibiting the integration of culturally relevant and
7 sustaining education into education preparation, induction
8 and continuing professional development programs; and
9 abrogating regulations.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
13 as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
14 section to read:
15 Section 1529. Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Education
16 Prohibited.--(a) Culturally relevant and sustaining education
17 may not be integrated into education preparation, induction and
18 continuing professional development programs.
19 (b) The regulations at 22 Pa. Code §§ 49.1 (relating to
20 definitions), 49.13 (relating to policies), 49.14 (relating to
21 approval of institutions and alternative program providers),
1 49.16 (relating to approval of induction plans) and 49.17
2 (relating to continuing professional education) are abrogated
3 insofar as they relate to culturally relevant and sustaining
4 education.
5 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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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 | Aaron Bernstine (R, state_lower PA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2 | Barbara Gleim (R, state_lower PA-199) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Joe Hamm (R, state_lower PA-84) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Rob W. Kauffman (R, state_lower PA-89) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Robert Leadbeter (R, state_lower PA-109) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Wendy Fink (R, state_lower PA-94) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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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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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Education Committee · pa-leg