HB 869 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, providing for nonpublic school and home education program exemption.
Congress · introduced 2025-03-11
Latest action: — Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, March 11, 2025
Sponsors
- David H. Zimmerman (R, PA-99) — sponsor · 2025-03-11
- Joe Hamm (R, PA-84) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- R. Lee James (R, PA-64) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Rob W. Kauffman (R, PA-89) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Charity GRIMM Krupa (R, PA-51) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- David H. Rowe (R, PA-85) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Mark M. Gillen (R, PA-128) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Robert Leadbeter (R, PA-109) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, March 11, 2025
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Bill text
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PRINTER'S NO. 905
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 869
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY ZIMMERMAN, HAMM, JAMES, KAUFFMAN, KRUPA, ROWE,
GILLEN AND LEADBETER, MARCH 11, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 11, 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 terms and courses of study,
6 providing for nonpublic school and home education program
7 exemption.
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 1507. Nonpublic School and Home Education Program
14 Exemption.--(a) A nonpublic school or home education program in
15 this Commonwealth shall be exempt from the requirements of a
16 declaration by the Governor of disaster emergency under 35
17 Pa.C.S. § 7301(c) (relating to general authority of Governor) or
18 an order by the Secretary of Health under the laws of this
19 Commonwealth.
20 (b) As used in this section, the following words and phrases
1 shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless
2 the context clearly indicates otherwise:
3 "Home education program." As defined in section 1327.1.
4 "Nonpublic school." A nonprofit school, home school group,
5 one-room school, church school or school other than a public
6 school in this Commonwealth wherein a resident of this
7 Commonwealth may legally fulfill the compulsory school
8 attendance requirements of this article and which meet the
9 requirements of 42 U.S.C. Ch. 21 (relating to civil rights).
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House State Government 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 | David H. Zimmerman (R, state_lower PA-99) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Charity GRIMM Krupa (R, state_lower PA-51) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | David H. Rowe (R, state_lower PA-85) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Joe Hamm (R, state_lower PA-84) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Mark M. Gillen (R, state_lower PA-128) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | R. Lee James (R, state_lower PA-64) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Rob W. Kauffman (R, state_lower PA-89) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Robert Leadbeter (R, state_lower PA-109) | 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 State Government Committee · pa-leg