HB 667 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in professional employees, providing for restrictions on administrative meetings during instructional time or planning periods.

PRINTER'S NO.   674

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 667
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY WEBSTER, HILL-EVANS, SANCHEZ AND GIRAL,
        FEBRUARY 20, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, FEBRUARY 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 professional employees, providing
 6      for restrictions on administrative meetings during
 7      instructional time or planning periods.
 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 1156.    Restrictions on Administrative Meetings During
14   Instructional Time or Planning Periods.--(a)     A teacher may not
15   be required to attend an administrative meeting during a time
16   that the teacher is otherwise scheduled to teach unless the
17   teacher is relieved by another qualified teacher or a substitute
18   teacher.
19      (b)     A teacher who is required to attend an administrative
20   meeting during the teacher's planning period shall be entitled,
 1   at the option of the school entity, to either compensatory time
 2   equal to the amount of time from the planning period that was
 3   diverted or additional time during the school day to replace the
 4   time that was diverted from the teacher's planning period.
 5      (c)   A school entity may not schedule an administrative
 6   meeting in a manner that extends a teacher's working hours
 7   beyond what is required in the collective bargaining agreement
 8   between the school entity and the teacher.
 9      (d)   The following words and phrases when used in this
10   section shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection
11   unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
12      "Planning period" shall mean a period of time during a school
13   day which a teacher may use for professional duties, including
14   instructional preparation and planning, communications with
15   parents and legal guardians of students and evaluating student
16   work.
17      "School entity" shall mean a school district, joint school
18   district, intermediate unit or area career and technical school.
19      "Teacher" shall mean an individual employed by a school
20   entity to provide instruction to students.
21      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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