PRINTER'S NO. 625

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

647

Session of

2023

INTRODUCED BY GEBHARD, BARTOLOTTA, J. WARD, LAUGHLIN, VOGEL,

AUMENT, REGAN, ARGALL, ROBINSON, DiSANTO, FLYNN, BOSCOLA,

COLEMAN, PENNYCUICK, MILLER, A. WILLIAMS, K. WARD, MASTRIANO

schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the

laws relating thereto," in terms and courses of study,

further providing for Economic Education and Personal

Financial Literacy Programs; in credit card marketing,

further providing for regulation of on-campus credit card

marketing; and abrogating regulations.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 1551(a), (b) and (f) of the act of March

10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of

education and personal financial literacy to educators and

public and private schools and organizations. The department

shall review and update its existing resource information as

necessary no later than the beginning of the 2024-2025 school

year.

(2) Provide for the distribution, including through the

department's Internet website, to school entities or private,

nonpublic, elementary or secondary schools in this Commonwealth,

[teacher] of model curriculum materials and other available

resources, including economic education partnership programs, on

assessment). The following shall apply:

(i) The department shall review and update its existing

model curriculum materials and other available resources as

necessary no later than the beginning of the 2024-2025 school

year and within one year after any revision of the State

standards under subparagraph (ii).

(ii) The State Board of Education shall, within five (5)

years of the effective date of this subparagraph, review the

existing State standards for Economics, Family and Consumer

Science, and Career Education and Work as set forth in 22 Pa.

financial literacy curricula at each benchmark as set forth in

existing State standards for Economics, Family and Consumer

Science, and Career Education and Work as set forth in 22 Pa.

Code Ch. 4.

(4) Maintain an inventory of model curriculum economic

education and personal financial literacy materials, programs

and resources available in Commonwealth agencies.

(b) In distributing model curriculum materials and resources

for use in schools, the department shall consider those

with a value of at least one-half credit or half of a full

credit. Students shall be required to complete the course once

during grade nine, ten, eleven or twelve.

(2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to

circumvent the provisions of 20 U.S.C. Ch. 33 (relating to

education of individuals with disabilities). A student's

individualized education plan may provide for accommodations to

enable the student to complete the course required under

paragraph (1).

(3) The department shall develop a model curriculum and a

update existing model curriculum materials and other available

resources under subsection (a) as necessary to comply with this

paragraph and shall update the existing model curriculum

materials and other available resources within one year of the

date of revision of the State standards under subsection (a)(2)

(ii) .

(4) The department shall clarify which certifications are

necessary to qualify an educator to provide instruction of the

course required under paragraph (1), which shall include, at a

the course required under paragraph (1) may not:

(i) lose a planning period as a result of the assignment,

except in accordance with a collective bargaining agreement

between a school entity and an employe organization; or

(ii) bear any costs related to earning an add-on

certification necessary to provide the instruction.

(6) Nothing in this subsection shall supersede or preempt

any provision of a collective bargaining agreement in effect

before, on or after the effective date of this paragraph between

a school entity and an exclusive representative of the employes

subsection:

"Department." The Department of Education of the

Commonwealth.

"Educator." As defined in section 1.2 of the act of December

12, 1973 (P.L.397, No.141), known as the "Educator Discipline

Act."

"Nonpublic school." A nonprofit school, other than a public

school, where a resident of this Commonwealth may legally

fulfill the compulsory school attendance requirements of this

other factors that may assist an individual in this Commonwealth

to be financially responsible.

"Planning period." A period of time during a school day

which an educator may use for professional duties, including

instructional preparation and planning, communications with

parents and legal guardians of students and evaluating student

work.

"School entity." A [public] school district, charter school,

cyber charter school, regional charter school, intermediate unit

or area career and technical school.

education to establish a policy that regulates the marketing of

credit cards on campus. The policy may prohibit any marketing of

credit cards on the campus. In establishing the policy, the

institution of higher education shall incorporate into

orientation programming presentations on credit card debt

education and money management skills for students. The

institution of higher education shall also consider all of the

following:

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immediately, whichever is later.