PRINTER'S NO. 1526
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1372
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY MARCELL, COOPER, BERNSTINE, D'ORSIE, ECKER, FINK,
GROVE, HAMM, KEEFER, R. MACKENZIE, MOUL, ROAE AND ZIMMERMAN,
JUNE 12, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JUNE 12, 2023
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
act relating to the public school system, including certain
provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
laws relating thereto," in terms and courses of study,
providing for proposed curriculum changes and online
curriculum availability.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 1529. Proposed Curriculum Changes; Online Curriculum
Availability.--(a) All proposed curriculum changes in a school
district must be presented at a regular meeting of the board of
school directors and may not be approved by the board of school
directors until the next regular meeting.
(b) Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year and each school
year thereafter, a school entity shall post an Internet link or
title for every primary resource used by the school entity, a
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course syllabus or a written summary of each instructional
course and the State academic standards for each instructional
course offered by the school entity on the school entity's
publicly accessible Internet website. The information shall be
updated no later than thirty (30) business days after the list
of primary resources, syllabi, course descriptions or State
academic standards used by the school entity is revised.
(c) The chief school administrator or a designee shall be
responsible for implementing the requirements under subsection
(b).
(d) This section shall not be construed to require a school
entity to violate the copyright, trademark or other intellectual
property right of the creator or owner of the curriculum.
(e) As used in this section, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Chief school administrator." The superintendent of a school
district, administrative director of an area career and
technical school, executive director of an intermediate unit or
a chief executive officer of a charter school, cyber charter
school or regional charter school.
"Primary resource." A textbook, resource and online
materials approved by the governing board of the school entity
that are used as the base or primary source of instruction for
the course and used consistently by a majority of students in
the course.
"School entity." A school district, intermediate unit, area
career and technical school, charter school, cyber charter
school or regional charter school.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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