HB 1403 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in certification of teachers, further providing for program of continuing professional and paraprofessional education.
Last action — Referred to EDUCATION, June 24, 2025
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✓Introduced
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the House. Introduced May 05, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Passed House
Current position in the legislative process.
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24 sponsors
1 primary, 23 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (24 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Professional Development for Teachers
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
8 added · 9 removedPlain-language change summary
The bill HB 1403 has been amended to specify that private and parochial schools must provide thirty hours of in-service continuing professional education to new professional educators within their first two years of employment. The previous version required these schools to ensure that educators complete this training but did not clearly state that they must be the ones providing it. This change emphasizes the responsibility of these schools to deliver the necessary training, which is important for supporting the professional development of educators and improving education quality.
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO.
1602 PRINTER'STHE NO.GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
16851403 THE2025 GENERALINTRODUCED ASSEMBLYBY OFBOROWSKI, PENNSYLVANIAMERSKI, HOUSESANCHEZ, BILLPROBST, SessionHOWARD, PIELLI, SCHLOSSBERG, PROKOPIAK, HILL-EVANS, GIRAL, RIVERA, DONAHUE, ISAACSON, WARREN, NEILSON, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, O'MARA, OTTEN, TAKAC AND SCHWEYER, MAY 5, 2025 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MAY 5, 2025 AN ACT Amending the act of No.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 laws relating thereto," in certification of teachers, further providing for program of continuing professional and paraprofessional education.
1403 2025 INTRODUCED BY BOROWSKI, MERSKI, SANCHEZ, PROBST, HOWARD, PIELLI, SCHLOSSBERG, PROKOPIAK, HILL-EVANS, GIRAL, RIVERA, DONAHUE, ISAACSON, WARREN, NEILSON, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, O'MARA, OTTEN, TAKAC AND SCHWEYER, MAY 5, 2025 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 12, 2025 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 schools;
amending, revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto," in certification of teachers, further providing for program of continuing professional and paraprofessional education.
* * * (2.2) Be removed by the department upon the application of the professional educator and evidence that the professional educator has received an offer of employment from a school entity that has committed to provide AND ENSURE THAT the <-- professional educator with COMPLETES thirty (30) hours of in-in-service <-- service continuing professional education within the professional educator's first two school years of employment.
<-- (2.3) Upon the removal of inactive certification under paragraph (2.1) or (2.2), a professional educator shall have the same number of hours of continuing professional education and the same amount of time in which to complete the hours as existed for the professional educator at the time inactive certification was granted.
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Action History
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Referred to EDUCATION, June 24, 2025
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In the Senate
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(Remarks see House Journal Page 1007-1008), June 23, 2025
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Third consideration and final passage, June 23, 2025 (203-0)
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Re-reported as committed, June 23, 2025
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Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 17, 2025
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Second consideration, June 17, 2025
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Removed from table, June 10, 2025
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Laid on the table, May 12, 2025
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First consideration, May 12, 2025
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Reported as amended, May 12, 2025
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Referred to EDUCATION, May 5, 2025
Sponsors
- Lisa A. Borowski · Primary
- Robert E. Merski · Cosponsor
- Benjamin V. Sanchez · Cosponsor
- Tarah Probst · Cosponsor
- Kristine C. Howard · Cosponsor
- Chris Pielli · Cosponsor
- Michael H. Schlossberg · Cosponsor
- Jim Prokopiak · Cosponsor
- Carol Hill-Evans · Cosponsor
- Jose Giral · Cosponsor
- Nikki Rivera · Cosponsor
- Kyle Donahue · Cosponsor
- MaryLouise Isaacson · Cosponsor
- Perry S. Warren · Cosponsor
- Ed Neilson · Cosponsor
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz · Cosponsor
- Jennifer O'Mara · Cosponsor
- Danielle Friel Otten · Cosponsor
- Paul Takac · Cosponsor
- Peter Schweyer · Cosponsor
- Joe Webster · Cosponsor
- Jeanne McNeill · Cosponsor
- Dave Madsen · Cosponsor
- Melissa Cerrato · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 23 co-sponsors · 229 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Lisa A. Borowski Democratic
Co-sponsors (23)
- Robert E. Merski Democratic
- Benjamin V. Sanchez Democratic
- Tarah Probst Democratic
- Kristine C. Howard Democratic
- Chris Pielli Democratic
- Michael H. Schlossberg Democratic
- Jim Prokopiak Democratic
- Carol Hill-Evans Democratic
- Jose Giral Democratic
- Nikki Rivera Democratic
- Kyle Donahue Democratic
- MaryLouise Isaacson Democratic
- Perry S. Warren Democratic
- Ed Neilson Democratic
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz Democratic
- Jennifer O'Mara Democratic
- Danielle Friel Otten Democratic
- Paul Takac Democratic
- Peter Schweyer Democratic
- Joe Webster Democratic
- Jeanne McNeill Democratic
- Dave Madsen Democratic
- Melissa Cerrato Democratic
Not signed on (229)
229 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 229 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democratic | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 203 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (203)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Dan Miller | — | Yea |
| Joshua Siegel | — | Yea |
| Louis Schmitt | — | Yea |
| Seth Grove | — | Yea |
| Stephenie Scialabba | — | Yea |
| Torren Ecker | — | Yea |
| Abigail Salisbury | Democratic | Yea |
| Aerion Abney | Democratic | Yea |
| Amen Brown | Democratic | Yea |
| Andre D. Carroll | Democratic | Yea |
| Anita Astorino Kulik | Democratic | Yea |
| Anthony A. Bellmon | Democratic | Yea |
| Arvind Venkat | Democratic | Yea |
| Ben Waxman | Democratic | Yea |
| Benjamin V. Sanchez | Democratic | Yea |
| Brandon J. Markosek | Democratic | Yea |
| Brian Munroe | Democratic | Yea |
| Bridget M. Kosierowski | Democratic | Yea |
| Carol Hill-Evans | Democratic | Yea |
| Carol Kazeem | Democratic | Yea |
| Chris Pielli | Democratic | Yea |
| Christina D. Sappey | Democratic | Yea |
| Christopher M. Rabb | Democratic | Yea |
| Dan Frankel | Democratic | Yea |
| Dan Goughnour | Democratic | Yea |
| Dan K. Williams | Democratic | Yea |
| Daniel J. Deasy | Democratic | Yea |
| Danielle Friel Otten | Democratic | Yea |
| Danilo Burgos | Democratic | Yea |
| Darisha K. Parker | Democratic | Yea |
| Dave Madsen | Democratic | Yea |
| David M. Delloso | Democratic | Yea |
| Ed Neilson | Democratic | Yea |
| Eddie Day Pashinski | Democratic | Yea |
| Elizabeth Fiedler | Democratic | Yea |
| Emily Kinkead | Democratic | Yea |
| Frank Burns | Democratic | Yea |
| G. Roni Green | Democratic | Yea |
| Gina H. Curry | Democratic | Yea |
| Greg Scott | Democratic | Yea |
| Greg Vitali | Democratic | Yea |
| Heather Boyd | Democratic | Yea |
| Ismail Smith-Wade-El | Democratic | Yea |
| Jacklyn Rusnock | Democratic | Yea |
| Jared G. Solomon | Democratic | Yea |
| Jason Dawkins | Democratic | Yea |
| Jeanne McNeill | Democratic | Yea |
| Jennifer O'Mara | Democratic | Yea |
| Jessica Benham | Democratic | Yea |
| Jim Haddock | Democratic | Yea |
| Jim Prokopiak | Democratic | Yea |
| Joanna E. McClinton | Democratic | Yea |
| Joe Ciresi | Democratic | Yea |
| Joe McAndrew | Democratic | Yea |
| Joe Webster | Democratic | Yea |
| Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz | Democratic | Yea |
| John C. Inglis III | Democratic | Yea |
| Jordan A. Harris | Democratic | Yea |
| Jose Giral | Democratic | Yea |
| Joseph C. Hohenstein | Democratic | Yea |
| Justin C. Fleming | Democratic | Yea |
| Keith S. Harris | Democratic | Yea |
| Kristine C. Howard | Democratic | Yea |
| Kyle Donahue | Democratic | Yea |
| Kyle J. Mullins | Democratic | Yea |
| La'Tasha D. Mayes | Democratic | Yea |
| Leanne Krueger | Democratic | Yea |
| Lindsay Powell | Democratic | Yea |
| Lisa A. Borowski | Democratic | Yea |
| Liz Hanbidge | Democratic | Yea |
| Malcolm Kenyatta | Democratic | Yea |
| Mandy Steele | Democratic | Yea |
| Manuel Guzman | Democratic | Yea |
| Mary Jo Daley | Democratic | Yea |
| MaryLouise Isaacson | Democratic | Yea |
| Matthew D. Bradford | Democratic | Yea |
| Maureen E. Madden | Democratic | Yea |
| Melissa Cerrato | Democratic | Yea |
| Melissa L. Shusterman | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael H. Schlossberg | Democratic | Yea |
| Morgan Cephas | Democratic | Yea |
| Nancy Guenst | Democratic | Yea |
| Napoleon J. Nelson | Democratic | Yea |
| Nathan Davidson | Democratic | Yea |
| Nikki Rivera | Democratic | Yea |
| Pat Gallagher | Democratic | Yea |
| Patrick J. Harkins | Democratic | Yea |
| Paul Friel | Democratic | Yea |
| Paul Takac | Democratic | Yea |
| Perry S. Warren | Democratic | Yea |
| Peter Schweyer | Democratic | Yea |
| Regina G. Young | Democratic | Yea |
| Rick Krajewski | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert E. Merski | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert F. Matzie | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert Freeman | Democratic | Yea |
| Ryan A. Bizzarro | Democratic | Yea |
| Scott Conklin | Democratic | Yea |
| Sean Dougherty | Democratic | Yea |
| Steve Samuelson | Democratic | Yea |
| Steven R. Malagari | Democratic | Yea |
| Tarah Probst | Democratic | Yea |
| Tarik Khan | Democratic | Yea |
| Tim Brennan | Democratic | Yea |
| Tim Briggs | Democratic | Yea |
| Tina M. Davis | Democratic | Yea |
| Aaron Bernstine | Republican | Yea |
| Abby Major | Republican | Yea |
| Alec J. Ryncavage | Republican | Yea |
| Andrew Kuzma | Republican | Yea |
| Ann Flood | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Gleim | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Roae | Republican | Yea |
| Brenda M. Pugh | Republican | Yea |
| Brett R. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Brian C. Rasel | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Cutler | Republican | Yea |
| Bud Cook | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Walker Metzgar | Republican | Yea |
| Chad G. Reichard | Republican | Yea |
| Charity Grimm Krupa | Republican | Yea |
| Clint Owlett | Republican | Yea |
| Craig T. Staats | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Dallas Kephart | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Moul | Republican | Yea |
| Dane Watro | Republican | Yea |
| David H. Rowe | Republican | Yea |
| David H. Zimmerman | Republican | Yea |
| David M. Maloney | Republican | Yea |
| Donna Scheuren | Republican | Yea |
| Doyle Heffley | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Davanzo | Republican | Yea |
| Eric J. Weaknecht | Republican | Yea |
| Eric R. Nelson | Republican | Yea |
| Gary W. Day | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Rader | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob D. Banta | Republican | Yea |
| James B. Struzzi | Republican | Yea |
| Jamie Barton | Republican | Yea |
| Jamie L. Flick | Republican | Yea |
| Jamie Walsh | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Ortitay | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Olsommer | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Shaffer | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Topper | Republican | Yea |
| Jill N. Cooper | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Rigby | Republican | Yea |
| Joanne Stehr | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Emrick | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Hamm | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Hogan | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Kerwin | Republican | Yea |
| John A. Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| John A. Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan Fritz | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph D'Orsie | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Bashline | Republican | Yea |
| Joshua D. Kail | Republican | Yea |
| Kate A. Klunk | Republican | Yea |
| Kathleen C. Tomlinson | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy L. Rapp | Republican | Yea |
| Keith J. Greiner | Republican | Yea |
| Kerry A. Benninghoff | Republican | Yea |
| Kristin Marcell | Republican | Yea |
| Leslie Rossi | Republican | Yea |
| Marc S. Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Marci Mustello | Republican | Yea |
| Mark M. Gillen | Republican | Yea |
| Marla Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Martin T. Causer | Republican | Yea |
| Martina A. White | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Stender | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Armanini | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Milou Mackenzie | Republican | Yea |
| Mindy Fee | Republican | Yea |
| Natalie Mihalek | Republican | Yea |
| Parke Wentling | Republican | Yea |
| Perry A. Stambaugh | Republican | Yea |
| R. Lee James | Republican | Yea |
| Rich Irvin | Republican | Yea |
| Rob W. Kauffman | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Leadbeter | Republican | Yea |
| Roman Kozak | Republican | Yea |
| Russ Diamond | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Warner | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Barger | Republican | Yea |
| Shelby Labs | Republican | Yea |
| Sheryl M. Delozier | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Borowicz | Republican | Yea |
| Steven C. Mentzer | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas H. Kutz | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas L. Mehaffie | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Twardzik | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy J. O'Neal | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy R. Bonner | Republican | Yea |
| Tina Pickett | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Valerie S. Gaydos | Republican | Yea |
| Wendy Fink | Republican | Yea |
| Zachary Mako | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 1403 do?
- Professional Development for Teachers
- Who sponsors HB 1403?
- HB 1403 is sponsored by Lisa A. Borowski (Democratic), Robert E. Merski (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Tarah Probst (Democratic), Kristine C. Howard (Democratic), Chris Pielli (Democratic), Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), Jim Prokopiak (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Jose Giral (Democratic), Nikki Rivera (Democratic), Kyle Donahue (Democratic), MaryLouise Isaacson (Democratic), Perry S. Warren (Democratic), Ed Neilson (Democratic), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), Jennifer O'Mara (Democratic), Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic), Paul Takac (Democratic), Peter Schweyer (Democratic), Joe Webster (Democratic), Jeanne McNeill (Democratic), Dave Madsen (Democratic), and Melissa Cerrato (Democratic).
- What is the current status of HB 1403?
- This bill has passed the House. Introduced May 05, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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