HB 2197 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in pupils and attendance, further providing for attendance policy at charter, regional charter and cyber charter schools.

PRINTER'S NO.    2888

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 2197
                                               Session of
                                                 2026

     INTRODUCED BY KAZEEM, PIELLI, HANBIDGE, SANCHEZ, PROBST, VENKAT,
        McNEILL, KENYATTA, WAXMAN, MADDEN, CIRESI, OTTEN AND
        SCHLOSSBERG, FEBRUARY 4, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 5, 2026


                                    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 pupils and attendance, further
 6      providing for attendance policy at charter, regional charter
 7      and cyber charter schools.
 8      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 9   hereby enacts as follows:
10      Section 1.    Section 1327.2 of the act of March 10, 1949
11   (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is
12   amended by adding a subsection to read:
13      Section 1327.2.    Attendance Policy at Charter, Regional
14   Charter and Cyber Charter Schools.--* * *
15      (d)   A board of trustees of a charter, regional charter or
16   cyber charter school shall report to the department each fiscal
17   year the number of students who returned to the school district
18   of residence or were otherwise removed from the charter,
19   regional charter or cyber charter school.
20      Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.