HB 233 — 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, further providing for powers of board of trustees.

PRINTER'S NO.    186

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 233
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY CIRESI, KAZEEM, SANCHEZ, PIELLI, HARKINS, McNEILL,
        GIRAL, PROBST, GUENST, HOWARD, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, HOHENSTEIN,
        HADDOCK, MALAGARI, FREEMAN, DONAHUE, HILL-EVANS, OTTEN,
        CERRATO AND GREEN, JANUARY 22, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JANUARY 22, 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, further providing
 6      for powers of board of trustees.
 7      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 8   hereby enacts as follows:
 9      Section 1.    Section 1716-A(b) and (b.1) of the act of March
10   10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of
11   1949, amended July 11, 2024 (P.L.618, No.55), are amended and
12   the section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
13      Section 1716-A.    Powers of Board of Trustees.--* * *
14      (b)   [A] Except as provided for under subsection (b.4), a
15   member of a local board of school directors of a school entity
16   may not serve on the board of trustees of a charter school
17   entity that is located in the member's district.
18      (b.1)   [For] Except as provided for under subsection (b.4),
19   for a charter school or regional charter school chartered after
 1   the effective date of this subsection, an individual may not
 2   serve as a voting member of the board of trustees of the charter
 3   school or regional charter school if the individual or a family
 4   member receives compensation from or is employed by or is a
 5   member of the local board of school directors who participated
 6   in the initial review, approval, oversight, evaluation or
 7   renewal process of the charter school or regional charter school
 8   chartered by the board.
 9      * * *
10      (b.4)   The board of trustees of a charter school shall
11   include a member appointed by the local board of school
12   directors. In the case of a regional charter school, each board
13   of school directors for the chartering school districts shall
14   appoint a member.
15      * * *
16      Section 2.   This act shall take effect immediately.




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