HB 679 — 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, further providing for continuing professional development.
Congress · introduced 2025-02-20
Latest action: — Referred to EDUCATION, Feb. 20, 2025
Sponsors
- Joe Webster (D, PA-150) — sponsor · 2025-02-20
- Jose Giral (D, PA-180) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, PA-95) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Heather Boyd (D, PA-163) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to EDUCATION, Feb. 20, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0693 · 1,939 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 693
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 679
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY WEBSTER, GIRAL, HILL-EVANS, SANCHEZ AND BOYD,
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 20, 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, further
6 providing for continuing professional development.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 1205.1(c.2) of the act of March 10, 1949
10 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is
11 amended to read:
12 Section 1205.1. Continuing Professional Development.--* * *
13 (c.2) (1) A professional education plan may include joint
14 or cooperative professional education activities with another
15 school entity or an institution of higher education.
16 (2) The department shall provide professional education
17 opportunities, resources and guidance for school entities to
18 work collaboratively under this subsection. The professional
19 education opportunities under this paragraph shall address the
20 most frequent concerns from school employes across this
1 Commonwealth that are submitted to the department and shall be
2 updated annually by the department.
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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| — | 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 | Joe Webster (D, state_lower PA-150) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Carol Hill-Evans (D, state_lower PA-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Heather Boyd (D, state_lower PA-163) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Jose Giral (D, state_lower PA-180) | 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