PRINTER'S NO. 704
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 688
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY PROBST, MADDEN, WAXMAN, HANBIDGE, PIELLI, SANCHEZ,
SAMUELSON, CURRY AND MALAGARI, FEBRUARY 21, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 21, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
2 act relating to the public school system, including certain
3 provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
4 schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
5 laws relating thereto," in charter schools, providing for
6 cyber charter school moratorium.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
10 as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
11 section to read:
12 Section 1752-A. Cyber charter school moratorium.
13 Beginning July 1, 2025, and continuing through June 30, 2038,
14 the department may not review or act on any application for the
15 establishment of a new cyber charter school regardless of the
16 date on which the application was or is received by the
17 department.
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.