Bill Sponsor
Pennsylvania Senate Bill 315
Session 2025-2026
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 assessment of basic skills; in pupils and attendance, further providing for exceptional children and education and training; in school safety and security, further providing for School Safety and Security Grant Program and providing for school safety and mental health grants for 2025-2026 school year; in Drug and Alcohol Recovery High School Program, further providing for scope of program and selection of students and for enrollment of students; in charter schools, further providing for funding for cyber charter schools; in career and technical education, further providing for career and technical education equipment grants; in community colleges, further providing for financial program and reimbursement of payments; in State colleges, further providing for powers and duties of the State Board of Higher Education, for definitions, for Performance-based Funding Council and for public institution of higher education reporting, establishing the State-related University Performance Fund and providing for performance-based funding formula and for public accountability; in funding for public libraries, providing for State Aid for Fiscal Year 2025-2026; in reimbursement by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for student-weighted basic education funding beginning with 2023-2024 school year, for assistance to school districts declared to be in financial recovery status or identified for financial watch status and for Ready-to-Learn Block Grant; and, in construction and renovation of buildings by school entities, further providing for applicability.
Active
Active
Passed House on Oct 8, 2025
First Action
Feb 26, 2025
Latest Action
Oct 20, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
315
State
Pennsylvania
Session
2025-2026
Sponsorship by Party
Summary
Unavailable
Actions (18)
10/20/2025
Senate
Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations
10/08/2025
House
Third consideration and final passage
10/08/2025
House
Re-reported as amended
10/08/2025
House
Amended in House Committee on Appropriations
06/25/2025
House
Re-referred to Appropriations
06/25/2025
House
Second consideration
06/24/2025
House
Removed from table
06/24/2025
House
Laid on the table
06/24/2025
House
First consideration
06/24/2025
House
Reported as committed
04/03/2025
House
Referred to Education
04/02/2025
Senate
Third consideration and final passage
04/01/2025
Senate
Re-reported as committed
03/26/2025
Senate
Re-referred to Appropriations
03/26/2025
Senate
Second consideration
03/25/2025
Senate
First consideration
03/25/2025
Senate
Reported as committed
02/26/2025
Senate
Referred to Education