HB 1627 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in career and technical education, further providing for Cosmetology Training Through Career and Technical Center Pilot Program.

PRINTER'S NO.   1969

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1627
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY KAZEEM, JUNE 20, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JUNE 20, 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 career and technical education,
 6      further providing for Cosmetology Training Through Career and
 7      Technical Center Pilot Program.
 8      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 9   hereby enacts as follows:
10      Section 1.    Section 1857(a), (d) introductory paragraph and
11   (e) of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the
12   Public School Code of 1949, are amended to read:
13      Section 1857.    Cosmetology Training through Career and
14   Technical Center [Pilot] Program.--(a)    The Cosmetology Training
15   Through Career And Technical Center [Pilot] Program is
16   established in the State Board of Cosmetology.
17      * * *
18      (d)   No later than June [30, 2023, and] 1 each year
19   [thereafter through June 30, 2025], each CTC and secondary
20   school participating in the [pilot] program shall report the
21   following information to the State Board of Cosmetology on a
 1   form prescribed by the board:
 2      * * *
 3      [(e)    The pilot program under this section shall expire three
 4   years from the effective date of this section.]
 5      * * *
 6      Section 2.   The Cosmetology Training Through Career and
 7   Technical Center Program is a continuation of the Cosmetology
 8   Training Through Career and Technical Center Pilot Program. The
 9   conversion to a regular program is a continuation of the pilot
10   program and all activities initiated under the pilot program
11   shall continue and remain in full force and effect. Orders,
12   regulations, rules and decisions which were made under the pilot
13   program and which are in effect on the effective date of this
14   section shall remain in full force and effect until revoked,
15   vacated or modified. Contracts, obligations and collective
16   bargaining agreements entered into under the pilot program are
17   not affected nor impaired by the conversion from the pilot
18   program.
19      Section 3.   This act shall take effect immediately.




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