HB 1402 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in certification of teachers, providing for State certificate fee reduction and further providing for professional educator discipline fee .
Congress · introduced 2025-05-05
Latest action: — Referred to EDUCATION, June 18, 2025
Sponsors
- Peter Schweyer (D, PA-134) — sponsor · 2025-05-05
- Robert E. Merski (D, PA-2) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Ben Waxman (D, PA-182) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Tarah Probst (D, PA-189) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Chris Pielli (D, PA-156) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Lisa A. Borowski (D, PA-168) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Jim Prokopiak (D, PA-140) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, PA-95) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Jose Giral (D, PA-180) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Aerion Abney (D, PA-19) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Nikki Rivera (D, PA-96) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Jeanne McNeill (D, PA-133) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Patrick J. Harkins (D, PA-1) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Kyle Donahue (D, PA-113) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Perry S. Warren (D, PA-31) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Ed Neilson (D, PA-174) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Elizabeth Fiedler (D, PA-184) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Robert Freeman (D, PA-136) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, PA-129) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Sean Dougherty (D, PA-172) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Jennifer O'Mara (D, PA-165) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Steven R. Malagari (D, PA-53) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Danielle Friel Otten (D, PA-155) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Paul Takac (D, PA-82) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- MaryLouise Isaacson (D, PA-175) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Justin C. Fleming (D, PA-105) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Tarik Khan (D, PA-194) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
- Joe Webster (D, PA-150) — cosponsor · 2025-05-05
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to EDUCATION, May 5, 2025
- · house — Reported as amended, May 12, 2025
- · house — First consideration, May 12, 2025
- · house — Laid on the table, May 12, 2025
- · house — Removed from table, June 9, 2025
- · house — Second consideration, with amendments, June 10, 2025
- · house — Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 10, 2025
- · house — Re-reported as committed, June 11, 2025
- · house — Third consideration and final passage, June 11, 2025 (203-0)
- · senate — In the Senate
- · senate — Referred to EDUCATION, June 18, 2025
- · house — (Remarks see House Journal Page 865-868), June 10, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 1601 · 1,715 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 1601
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1402
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY SCHWEYER, MERSKI, WAXMAN, SANCHEZ, PROBST, PIELLI,
BOROWSKI, PROKOPIAK, HILL-EVANS, GIRAL, ABNEY, RIVERA,
McNEILL, HARKINS, DONAHUE, WARREN, NEILSON, FIEDLER, FREEMAN,
CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, DOUGHERTY, O'MARA, MALAGARI, OTTEN, TAKAC AND
ISAACSON, MAY 5, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MAY 5, 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 certification of teachers,
6 providing for State certificate fee reduction.
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 1203.1. State Certificate Fee Reduction.--
13 Certificate fees assessed by the Department of Education related
14 to the review of certificate eligibility for issuance of
15 certificates under section 1201 and the professional educator
16 discipline fee under section 1216.1 may not be more than fifty
17 dollars ($50).
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.Connected on the graph
Outbound (3)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Education Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Committees
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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 | Peter Schweyer (D, state_lower PA-134) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aerion Abney (D, state_lower PA-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Ben Waxman (D, state_lower PA-182) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Carol Hill-Evans (D, state_lower PA-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Chris Pielli (D, state_lower PA-156) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Danielle Friel Otten (D, state_lower PA-155) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Ed Neilson (D, state_lower PA-174) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Elizabeth Fiedler (D, state_lower PA-184) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Jeanne McNeill (D, state_lower PA-133) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Jennifer O'Mara (D, state_lower PA-165) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Jim Prokopiak (D, state_lower PA-140) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Joe Webster (D, state_lower PA-150) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, state_lower PA-129) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Jose Giral (D, state_lower PA-180) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Justin C. Fleming (D, state_lower PA-105) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Kyle Donahue (D, state_lower PA-113) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Lisa A. Borowski (D, state_lower PA-168) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | MaryLouise Isaacson (D, state_lower PA-175) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Nikki Rivera (D, state_lower PA-96) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Patrick J. Harkins (D, state_lower PA-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Paul Takac (D, state_lower PA-82) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Perry S. Warren (D, state_lower PA-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Robert E. Merski (D, state_lower PA-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Robert Freeman (D, state_lower PA-136) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
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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
Activity
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Education Committee · pa-leg