HB 1354 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in duties and powers of boards of school directors, further providing for school athletics, publications, and organizations.
Congress · introduced 2025-04-30
Latest action: — Referred to EDUCATION, April 30, 2025
Sponsors
- Scott Barger (R, PA-80) — sponsor · 2025-04-30
- Joseph D'Orsie (R, PA-47) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Rich Irvin (R, PA-81) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Joe Hamm (R, PA-84) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Mike Jones (R, PA-93) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Milou Mackenzie (R, PA-131) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Aaron Bernstine (R, PA-8) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Marc S. Anderson (R, PA-92) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Craig T. Staats (R, PA-145) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Jamie Walsh (R, PA-117) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Rob W. Kauffman (R, PA-89) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Dan K. Williams (D, PA-74) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Tom Jones (R, PA-98) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Wendy Fink (R, PA-94) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- David H. Rowe (R, PA-85) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Gary W. Day (R, PA-187) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- David H. Zimmerman (R, PA-99) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Jack Rader (R, PA-176) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Paul Friel (D, PA-26) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to EDUCATION, April 30, 2025
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Bill text
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PRINTER'S NO. 1542
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1354
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BARGER, D'ORSIE, IRVIN, HAMM, M. JONES,
M. MACKENZIE, BERNSTINE, ANDERSON, STAATS, WALSH, SCIALABBA,
KAUFFMAN, D. WILLIAMS AND T. JONES, APRIL 30, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, APRIL 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 duties and powers of boards of
6 school directors, further providing for school athletics,
7 publications, and organizations.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Section 511 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30,
11 No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by
12 adding a subsection to read:
13 Section 511. School Athletics, Publications, and
14 Organizations.--
15 * * *
16 (b.2) A school district in which a private school student is
17 a resident shall permit the student to participate in any
18 extracurricular activity that the school district offers if the
19 student is able to fulfill all of the requirements of
20 participation associated with the extracurricular activity and
1 the private school that the student attends does not offer the
2 same extracurricular activity.
3 * * *
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Barger (R, state_lower PA-80) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron Bernstine (R, state_lower PA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Craig T. Staats (R, state_lower PA-145) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Dan K. Williams (D, state_lower PA-74) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | David H. Rowe (R, state_lower PA-85) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | David H. Zimmerman (R, state_lower PA-99) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Gary W. Day (R, state_lower PA-187) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Jack Rader (R, state_lower PA-176) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Jamie Walsh (R, state_lower PA-117) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Joe Hamm (R, state_lower PA-84) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Joseph D'Orsie (R, state_lower PA-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Marc S. Anderson (R, state_lower PA-92) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Mike Jones (R, state_lower PA-93) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Milou Mackenzie (R, state_lower PA-131) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Paul Friel (D, state_lower PA-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Rich Irvin (R, state_lower PA-81) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Rob W. Kauffman (R, state_lower PA-89) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Tom Jones (R, state_lower PA-98) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Wendy Fink (R, state_lower PA-94) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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