# Pennsylvania HB 2656: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in community colleges, further providing for definitions, for powers and duties of State Board of E . . .ducation, for plans and procedures for establishing, for election or appointment and term and organization of board of trustees, for powers and duties of board of trustees, for students, for tuition, for withdrawal of sponsorship and dissolution of community college, for participation in or admission to established community college, for degrees and for financial program and reimbursement of payments; in institutions of higher education, further providing for long-term strategic planning and providing for additional powers and duties; and, in the State Board of Education, further providing for membership, for powers and duties of the board, for powers and duties of Council of Basic Education and Council of Higher Education and for reports and recommendations. Pennsylvania HB 2656, An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in community colleges, further providing for definitions, for powers and duties of State Board of E . . .ducation, for plans and procedures for establishing, for election or appointment and term and organization of board of trustees, for powers and duties of board of trustees, for students, for tuition, for withdrawal of sponsorship and dissolution of community college, for participation in or admission to established community college, for degrees and for financial program and reimbursement of payments; in institutions of higher education, further providing for long-term strategic planning and providing for additional powers and duties; and, in the State Board of Education, further providing for membership, for powers and duties of the board, for powers and duties of Council of Basic Education and Council of Higher Education and for reports and recommendations., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Paul Takac (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-06-22 (Referred to Education) (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB2656-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Pennsylvania HB 2656 - 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 community colleges, further providing for definitions, for powers and duties of State Board of E . . .ducation, for plans and procedures for establishing, for election or appointment and term and organization of board of trustees, for powers and duties of board of trustees, for students, for tuition, for withdrawal of sponsorship and dissolution of community college, for participation in or admission to established community college, for degrees and for financial program and reimbursement of payments; in institutions of higher education, further providing for long-term strategic planning and providing for additional powers and duties; and, in the State Board of Education, further providing for membership, for powers and duties of the board, for powers and duties of Council of Basic Education and Council of Higher Education and for reports and recommendations. - Status: in committee - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-06-22 - Last action: 2026-06-22, Referred to Education - Sponsor: Paul Takac (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 6 - 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: Paul Takac (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dane Watro (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Eddie Day Pashinski (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joe Ciresi (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manuel Guzman Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Scott Conklin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tarik Khan (Democratic), House ## Actions (1) - 2026-06-22: Referred to Education (House) ## Bill text - PN 3667, 2026-06-22: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB2656/PN3667), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB2656/PN3667), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB2656/PN3667) ## Related bills - SB 1334: An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, further providing for definitions, for respiratory t… (signed) - SB 1260: An Act providing for licensure of electrical contractors, electricians, residential electricians, apprentice electricians and probationary electricians; establ… (signed) - SB 908: An Act amending the act of August 15, 1961 (P.L.987, No.442), known as the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, further providing for definitions, for specificati… (signed) - SB 806: An Act providing for unfair methods of competition and for enforcement and penalties. 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