2023-2024 Regular SessionPennsylvania Legislature

HB2370: In preliminary provisions, providing for advertising and sponsorships; in charter schools, further providing for definitions, for charter school requirements and for funding for charter schools, providing for funding for cyber charter schools, for cyber charter school requirements, for powers and composition of board of trustees and for educational management service providers, further providing for powers and duties of department and for assessment and evaluation, providing for annual reports and public reporting and for fund balance limits, further providing for cyber charter school requirements and prohibitions and for school district and intermediate unit responsibilities, providing for access to other schools' facilities, further providing for establishment of cyber charter school, providing for renewals, for charter amendments and for causes for nonrenewal, revocation or termination, further providing for State Charter School Appeal Board review, for cyber charter school application and for enrollment and notification, providing for enrollment parameters and for enrollee wellness checks and further providing for applicability of other provisions of this act and of other acts and regulations; and, in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for student-weighted basic education funding, providing for adequacy and tax equity supplements and for accountability to Commonwealth taxpayers and further providing for Pennsylvania accountability grants.

Legislative Summary

An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in preliminary provisions, providing for advertising and sponsorships; in charter schools, further providing for definitions, for charter school requirements and for funding for charter schools, providing for funding for cyber charter schools, for cyber charter school requirements, for powers and composition of board of trustees and for educational management service providers, further providing for powers and duties of department and for assessment and evaluation, providing for annual reports and public reporting and for fund balance limits, further providing for cyber charter school requirements and prohibitions and for school district and intermediate unit responsibilities, providing for access to other schools' facilities, further providing for establishment of cyber charter school, providing for renewals, for charter amendments and for causes for nonrenewal, revocation or termination, further providing for State Charter School Appeal Board review, for cyber charter school application and for enrollment and notification, providing for enrollment parameters and for enrollee wellness checks and further providing for applicability of other provisions of this act and of other acts and regulations; and, in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for student-weighted basic education funding, providing for adequacy and tax equity supplements and for accountability to Commonwealth taxpayers and further providing for Pennsylvania accountability grants.

Bill History

6/3/2024
Referred to EDUCATION
House of Representatives
6/4/2024
Reported as committed
House of Representatives
6/4/2024
First consideration
House of Representatives
6/4/2024
Re-committed to RULES
House of Representatives
6/5/2024
Re-reported as committed
House of Representatives
6/5/2024
Second consideration (104-98)
House of Representatives
6/5/2024
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
House of Representatives
6/10/2024
Re-reported as committed
House of Representatives
6/10/2024
Third consideration and final passage (107-94)
House of Representatives
6/10/2024
In the Senate
Senate
6/12/2024
Referred to EDUCATION
Senate

Roll Call Votes

House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed
6/10/2024
22
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Floor: HB 2370 PN 3196, FINAL PASSAGE
6/10/2024
107
Yea
94
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Floor: HB 2370 PN 3196, SECOND CONSIDERATION
6/5/2024
104
Yea
98
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Rules: Re-report Bill As Committed
6/5/2024
18
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Education: Re-refer Bill To Another Committee
6/4/2024
11
Yea
14
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
House Education: Report Bill As Committed
6/4/2024
14
Yea
11
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(6/10/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education(Senate)

Sponsors

Democrat: 76

Primary Sponsor

Michael Sturla
Michael Sturla
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (75)

Peter Schweyer
Democrat
Mary Isaacson
Democrat
Joanna McClinton
Democrat
Matthew Bradford
Democrat
Jordan Harris
Democrat
Daniel Miller
Democrat
Tina Davis
Democrat
Michael Schlossberg
Democrat
Leanne Krueger-Braneky
Democrat
Ryan Bizzarro
Democrat
Kyle Donahue
Democrat
Ben Sanchez
Democrat
Carol Hill-Evans
Democrat
Jeanne McNeill
Democrat
David Delloso
Democrat
Jose Giral
Democrat
Ismail Smith-Wade-El
Democrat
Elizabeth Fiedler
Democrat
Tarah Probst
Democrat
Tarik Khan
Democrat
Paul Takac
Democrat
Danielle Otten
Democrat
Aerion Abney
Democrat
Robert Freeman
Democrat
Mark Rozzi
Democrat
Morgan Cephas
Democrat
Jason Dawkins
Democrat
Malcolm Kenyatta
Democrat
Jared Solomon
Democrat
Melissa Shusterman
Democrat
Heather Boyd
Democrat
Joseph Hohenstein
Democrat
Christopher Rabb
Democrat
James Haddock
Democrat
Liz Hanbidge
Democrat
Regina Young
Democrat
Justin Fleming
Democrat
Darisha Parker
Democrat
Donna Bullock
Democrat
Eddie Pashinski
Democrat
James Prokopiak
Democrat
Lindsay Powell
Democrat
Stephen Kinsey
Democrat
Rick Krajewski
Democrat
Napoleon Nelson
Democrat
Paul Friel
Democrat
Joseph Ciresi
Democrat
Lisa Borowski
Democrat
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
Democrat
Christopher Pielli
Democrat
Ed Neilson
Democrat
Mary Jo Daley
Democrat
Scott Conklin
Democrat
Melissa Cerrato
Democrat
Jennifer O'Mara
Democrat
Kristine Howard
Democrat
Carol Kazeem
Democrat
Danilo Burgos
Democrat
Benjamin Waxman
Democrat
Gina Curry
Democrat
Robert Merski
Democrat
Patty Kim
Democrat
Joshua Siegel
Democrat
Stephen Samuelson
Democrat
Timothy Briggs
Democrat
Patrick Harkins
Democrat
Nancy Guenst
Democrat
Emily Kinkead
Democrat
David Madsen
Democrat
Joseph Webster
Democrat
Steven Malagari
Democrat
Kevin Boyle
Democrat
Perry Warren
Democrat
Dan Williams
Democrat
Roni Green
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/1970263.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note6/10/2024215.1 KB