Section 133. Minimum Number of Days or Hours.--(a) Notwithstanding section 520.1 or 1501 or other provision of law to the contrary, beginning in the 2023-2024 school year and continuing each school year thereafter, a school entity shall provide within the school year:
(1) a minimum of one hundred eighty (180) days of instruction; or
(2) nine hundred (900) hours of instruction at the elementary level or nine hundred ninety (990) hours of instruction at the secondary level.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to:
(1) Supersede or preempt a provision of a collective bargaining agreement entered into between a school employer and an exclusive representative of the employes under the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563, No.195), known as the "Public Employe Relations Act," prior to the effective date of this section.
(2) Apply to the length of the school year for school employes, except that the school year for school employes must meet both of the minimum requirements under subsection (a).
((b) amended Nov. 12, 2025, P.L.244, No.47)
(c) As used in this section, the term "school entity" shall mean a school district, intermediate unit or area career and technical school.
(133 added Dec. 14, 2023, P.L.432, No.56)