HB 1680 — 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 proposed curriculum changes and online curriculum availability.

PRINTER'S NO.   2056

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1680
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY COOPER, MARCELL, M. MACKENZIE, M. BROWN, KAUFFMAN,
        HAMM, KUZMA, ROWE, JAMES, LEADBETER AND BERNSTINE,
        JUNE 30, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JUNE 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      providing for proposed curriculum changes and online
 7      curriculum availability.
 8      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 9   hereby enacts as follows:
10      Section 1.    The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
11   as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
12   section to read:
13      Section 1529.     Proposed Curriculum Changes; Online Curriculum
14   Availability.--(a)    All proposed curriculum changes in a school
15   district shall be presented at a regular meeting of the board of
16   school directors and may not be approved by the board of school
17   directors until the next regular meeting.
18      (b)   Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year and each school
19   year thereafter, a school entity shall post an Internet link or
20   title for every primary resource used by the school entity, a
 1   course syllabus or a written summary of each instructional
 2   course and the State academic standards for each instructional
 3   course offered by the school entity on the school entity's
 4   publicly accessible Internet website. The information shall be
 5   updated no later than thirty (30) business days after the list
 6   of primary resources, syllabi, course descriptions or State
 7   academic standards used by the school entity is revised.
 8      (c)   The chief school administrator or a designee shall
 9   implement the requirements under subsection (b).
10      (d)   This section shall not be construed to require a school
11   entity to violate the copyright, trademark or other intellectual
12   property right of the creator or owner of the curriculum.
13      (e)   As used in this section, the following words and phrases
14   shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless
15   the context clearly indicates otherwise:
16      "Chief school administrator."      The superintendent of a school
17   district, administrative director of an area career and
18   technical school, executive director of an intermediate unit or
19   a chief executive officer of a charter school, cyber charter
20   school or regional charter school.
21      "Primary resource."   A textbook, resource and online
22   materials approved by the governing board of the school entity
23   that are used as the base or primary source of instruction for
24   the course and used consistently by a majority of students in
25   the course.
26      "School entity."   A school district, intermediate unit, area
27   career and technical school, charter school, cyber charter
28   school or regional charter school.
29      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.



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