HB 688 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in charter schools, providing for cyber charter school moratorium.

PRINTER'S NO.   704

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 688
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY PROBST, MADDEN, WAXMAN, HANBIDGE, PIELLI, SANCHEZ,
        SAMUELSON, CURRY AND MALAGARI, FEBRUARY 21, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 21, 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 charter schools, providing for
 6      cyber charter school moratorium.
 7      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 8   hereby enacts as follows:
 9      Section 1.     The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
10   as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
11   section to read:
12   Section 1752-A.    Cyber charter school moratorium.
13      Beginning July 1, 2025, and continuing through June 30, 2038,
14   the department may not review or act on any application for the
15   establishment of a new cyber charter school regardless of the
16   date on which the application was or is received by the
17   department.
18      Section 2.     This act shall take effect immediately.