PA Bill Number: SR356
Title: Designating the week of August 17 through 23, 2026, as "Social Media Safety and Parental Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
Description: A Resolution designating the week of August 17 through 23, 2026, as "Social Media Safety and Parental Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
Last Action: Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations
Last Action Date: Aug 13, 2026
Proposed Pennsylvania House Legislation HB1505
Legislation Overview
Title: In preliminary provisions, providing for standardized testing study; in grounds and buildings, repealing provisions relating to lead testing and providing for lead testing; providing for school facilities; in certification of teachers, further providing for special education certificate grade spans and age levels and duties of department, for program of continuing professional and paraprofessional education, for continuing professional education for school or system leaders and for Pennsylvania school leadership standards, repealing provisions relating to permit for classroom monitors and providing for permit for classroom monitors; in pupils and attendance, further providing for attendance policy at charter, regional charter and cyber charter schools, providing for school district enrollee wellness checks and further providing for procedure when child is truant and for procedure upon filing of citation; in student supports, further providing for policy relating to bullying; in school safety and security, further providing for definitions, for School Safety and Security Grant Program, for school safety and security coordinator and for school safety and security training, providing for school safety and mental health grants for 2026-2027 school year, further providing for school safety and security coordinator training and for reporting and memorandum of understanding and providing for school mapping services; in school health services, further providing for health services and for reports and providing for eating disorder awareness and education; in terms and courses of study, providing for use of funds for implementing later school start times, further providing for flexible instructional days and for physical education, providing for recess periods, further providing for economic education and personal financial literacy programs and providing for social media literacy education; in early learning programs, further providing for definitions and for duties of approved providers; in high schools, further providing for attendance in other districts; in charter schools, further providing for enrollment, for cyber charter school requirements and prohibitions, for enrollment and notification and for enrollee wellness checks; in disability inclusive curriculum, further providing for pilot program; in career and technical education, providing for temporary waiver; in community colleges, further providing for financial program and reimbursement of payments; in Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, further providing for individuals eligible for admission; in the State System of Higher Education, further providing for definitions and for Grow Pennsylvania Tuition Waiver Program; in institutions of higher education, further providing for definitions and for agency duties, providing for institution duties and further providing for report; in Ready-to-Succeed Scholarship, further providing for agency; in funding for public libraries, providing for State aid for fiscal year 2026-2027; in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for student-weighted basic education funding beginning with 2023-2024 school year and for extraordinary special education program expenses, providing for temporary assistance program and further providing 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.
Subject:
Description: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in preliminary provisions, providing for standardized testing study; in grounds and buildings, repealing provisions relating to lead testing and providing for lead testing; providing for school facilities; in certification of teachers, further providing for special education certificate grade spans and age levels and duties of department, for program of continuing professional and paraprofessional education, for continuing professional education for school or system leaders and for Pennsylvania school leadership standards, repealing provisions relating to permit for classroom monitors and providing for permit for classroom monitors; in pupils and attendance, further providing for attendance policy at charter, regional charter and cyber charter schools, providing for school district enrollee wellness checks and further providing for procedure when child is truant and for procedure upon filing of citation; in student supports, further providing for policy relating to bullying; in school safety and security, further providing for definitions, for School Safety and Security Grant Program, for school safety and security coordinator and for school safety and security training, providing for school safety and mental health grants for 2026-2027 school year, further providing for school safety and security coordinator training and for reporting and memorandum of understanding and providing for school mapping services; in school health services, further providing for health services and for reports and providing for eating disorder awareness and education; in terms and courses of study, providing for use of funds for implementing later school start times, further providing for flexible instructional days and for physical education, providing for recess periods, further providing for economic education and personal financial literacy programs and providing for social media literacy education; in early learning programs, further providing for definitions and for duties of approved providers; in high schools, further providing for attendance in other districts; in charter schools, further providing for enrollment, for cyber charter school requirements and prohibitions, for enrollment and notification and for enrollee wellness checks; in disability inclusive curriculum, further providing for pilot program; in career and technical education, providing for temporary waiver; in community colleges, further providing for financial program and reimbursement of payments; in Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, further providing for individuals eligible for admission; in the State System of Higher Education, further providing for definitions and for Grow Pennsylvania Tuition Waiver Program; in institutions of higher education, further providing for definitions and for agency duties, providing for institution duties and further providing for report; in Ready-to-Succeed Scholarship, further providing for agency; in funding for public libraries, providing for State aid for fiscal year 2026-2027; in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for student-weighted basic education funding beginning with 2023-2024 school year and for extraordinary special education program expenses, providing for temporary assistance program and further providing 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.
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Act No. 20 of 2026
Last Action Date: July 12, 2026
Link: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb1505
Sponsors
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29 sponsors: Liz Hanbidge (D); Tarah Probst (D); Nancy Guenst (D); Jeanne McNeill (D); Robert Merski (D); Robert Freeman (D); Carol Hill-Evans (D); La'Tasha Mayes (D); Steven Malagari (D); Ben Sanchez (D); Keith Harris (D); Christopher Pielli (D); Gregory Scott (D); Timothy Briggs (D); Maureen Madden (D); Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D); Kristine Howard (D); Danielle Otten (D); Melissa Cerrato (D); Jennifer O'Mara (D); Tarik Khan (D); David Madsen (D); Joseph Webster (D); Tina Davis (D); Nikki Rivera (D); Joseph Ciresi (D); Jacklyn Rusnock (D); Justin Fleming (D); Gina Curry (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jul 12, 2026 | Third consideration and final passage (45-5) |
| House | Jul 12, 2026 | Act No. 20 of 2026 |
| House | Jul 12, 2026 | Approved by the Governor |
| House | Jul 12, 2026 | Presented to the Governor |
| Senate | Jul 12, 2026 | Signed in Senate |
| House | Jul 12, 2026 | Signed in House |
| House | Jul 12, 2026 | House concurred in Senate amendments (172-30) |
| House | Jul 12, 2026 | Re-reported on concurrence, as committed |
| House | Jul 12, 2026 | Referred to Rules |
| House | Jul 12, 2026 | In the House |
| Senate | Jul 11, 2026 | Re-reported as amended |
| Senate | Jun 24, 2026 | Second consideration |
| Senate | Jun 24, 2026 | Re-referred to Appropriations |
| Senate | Jun 23, 2026 | First consideration |
| Senate | Jun 23, 2026 | Reported as committed |
| Senate | Jul 14, 2025 | Referred to Education |
| House | Jul 7, 2025 | Re-reported as committed |
| Senate | Jul 7, 2025 | In the Senate |
| House | Jul 7, 2025 | Third consideration and final passage (202-1) |
| House | Jul 1, 2025 | Re-reported as committed |
| House | Jul 1, 2025 | Re-committed to Appropriations |
| House | Jul 1, 2025 | Second consideration |
| House | Jun 17, 2025 | Re-committed to Rules |
| House | Jun 17, 2025 | First consideration |
| House | Jun 17, 2025 | Reported as committed |
| House | May 28, 2025 | Referred to Children & Youth |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Amended | Jul 11, 2026 | state bill text | bill text |
| Introduced | not available | state bill text | bill text |
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