# Pennsylvania HB 1372: 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, further providing for advertising and sponsorships; and, in charter scho . . .ols, further providing for definitions, for charter school requirements, for powers of board of trustees, for facilities, for enrollment, for funding for charter schools, for funding for cyber charter schools, for powers and duties of department, for assessment and evaluation and for cyber charter school requirements and prohibitions, providing for fund balance limits and for educational management service providers, further providing for school district and intermediate unit responsibilities and for establishment of cyber charter school, providing for renewal of charters, for charter amendments and for causes for nonrenewal, revocation or termination and further providing for State Charter School Appeal Board review, for cyber charter school application, for enrollment and notification and for applicability of other provisions of this act and of other acts and regulations.

Pennsylvania HB 1372, 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, further providing for advertising and sponsorships; and, in charter scho . . .ols, further providing for definitions, for charter school requirements, for powers of board of trustees, for facilities, for enrollment, for funding for charter schools, for funding for cyber charter schools, for powers and duties of department, for assessment and evaluation and for cyber charter school requirements and prohibitions, providing for fund balance limits and for educational management service providers, further providing for school district and intermediate unit responsibilities and for establishment of cyber charter school, providing for renewal of charters, for charter amendments and for causes for nonrenewal, revocation or termination and further providing for State Charter School Appeal Board review, for cyber charter school application, for enrollment and notification and for applicability of other provisions of this act and of other acts and regulations., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joe Ciresi (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-05-02 (Referred to Education) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Pennsylvania HB 1372
- State: Pennsylvania
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: 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, further providing for advertising and sponsorships; and, in charter scho . . .ols, further providing for definitions, for charter school requirements, for powers of board of trustees, for facilities, for enrollment, for funding for charter schools, for funding for cyber charter schools, for powers and duties of department, for assessment and evaluation and for cyber charter school requirements and prohibitions, providing for fund balance limits and for educational management service providers, further providing for school district and intermediate unit responsibilities and for establishment of cyber charter school, providing for renewal of charters, for charter amendments and for causes for nonrenewal, revocation or termination and further providing for State Charter School Appeal Board review, for cyber charter school application, for enrollment and notification and for applicability of other provisions of this act and of other acts and regulations.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-05-02
- Last action: 2025-05-02, Referred to Education
- Sponsor: Joe Ciresi (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joe Ciresi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Arvind Venkat (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ben Waxman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Pielli (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dane Watro (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Heather Boyd (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer O'Mara (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Haddock (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Webster (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kristine C. Howard (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kyle Donahue (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa A. Borowski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marylouise Isaacson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Maureen E. Madden (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Cerrato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nikki Rivera (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Scott Conklin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tarah Probst (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tarik Khan (Democratic), House

## Actions (1)

- 2025-05-02: Referred to Education (House)

## Bill text

- PN 1568, 2025-05-02: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1372/PN1568), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1372/PN1568), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1372/PN1568)

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## Sources
- [PN 1568 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1372/PN1568)
- [PN 1568 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1372/PN1568)
- [PN 1568 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1372/PN1568)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB1372-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).