HB 1536 — 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 career and technical administrative director certification flexibility.
Congress · introduced 2025-06-02
Latest action: — Referred to EDUCATION, June 2, 2025
Sponsors
- Bryan Cutler (R, PA-100) — sponsor · 2025-06-02
- Aaron Bernstine (R, PA-8) — cosponsor · 2025-06-02
- R. Lee James (R, PA-64) — cosponsor · 2025-06-02
- Andrew Kuzma (R, PA-39) — cosponsor · 2025-06-02
- Nikki Rivera (D, PA-96) — cosponsor · 2025-06-02
- David H. Rowe (R, PA-85) — cosponsor · 2025-06-02
- Steven C. Mentzer (R, PA-97) — cosponsor · 2025-06-02
- Mark M. Gillen (R, PA-128) — cosponsor · 2025-06-02
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to EDUCATION, June 2, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 1799 · 2,882 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 1799
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1536
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY CUTLER, STENDER, BERNSTINE, JAMES, KUZMA AND
RIVERA, JUNE 2, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JUNE 2, 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 career and technical administrative director
7 certification flexibility.
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 1221. Career and Technical Administrative Director
14 Certification Flexibility.--(a) An educator who has been issued
15 a superintendent's letter of eligibility may be employed as a
16 director of career and technical education if the educator meets
17 the following requirements for a career and technical
18 administrative director certification:
19 (1) Has a minimum of three (3) years of relevant
20 professional experience in a career and technical education
1 school or administering a school district, intermediate unit or
2 high school offering its own approved career and technical
3 education program.
4 (2) Completed a program of graduate study or an approved
5 alternative program under section 1207.1 that prepares the
6 educator to direct, operate, supervise and administer the
7 organization and educational activities of a school district or
8 career and technical school or department.
9 (b) The Department of Education may not impose a requirement
10 based on the amount of time or percentage of the assignment
11 related to supervising career and technical education programs.
12 (c) The period of employment as a career and technical
13 education administrative director under a valid Pennsylvania
14 career and technical emergency permit shall be counted by the
15 Department of Education toward fulfilling the relevant
16 professional experience requirement under subsection (a)(1).
17 Section 2. Any regulation inconsistent with this act is
18 abrogated to the extent of any inconsistency with this act.
19 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Education Committee | — | pa-leg |
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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 | Bryan Cutler (R, state_lower PA-100) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron Bernstine (R, state_lower PA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Andrew Kuzma (R, state_lower PA-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | David H. Rowe (R, state_lower PA-85) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Mark M. Gillen (R, state_lower PA-128) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Nikki Rivera (D, state_lower PA-96) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | R. Lee James (R, state_lower PA-64) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Steven C. Mentzer (R, state_lower PA-97) | 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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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Education Committee · pa-leg