SB 934 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in cyber charter schools, further providing for enrollment and notification.

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9341056 2025THE INTRODUCEDGENERAL BYASSEMBLY PENNYCUICK,OF FONTANA,PENNSYLVANIA COSTA,SENATE BAKER,BILL VOGELSession AND STEFANO, JULY 8, 2025 REFERRED TO EDUCATION, JULY 8, 2025 AN ACT Amending the act of MarchNo. 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;

934 2025 INTRODUCED BY PENNYCUICK, FONTANA, COSTA, BAKER, VOGEL AND STEFANO, JULY 8, 2025 SENATOR CULVER, EDUCATION, AS AMENDED, JULY 16, 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 provisions applicable as well to private and parochial schools;

(2)THE IfNOTIFICATION aFORM schoolOF districtA whichNEWLY has<-- receivedENROLLED noticeCYBER underCHARTER paragraphSTUDENT (1)SHALL determinesSATISFY thatTHE aFIRST studentNOVEMBER is1 notOR aMARCH resident1 ofNOTIFICATION theDEADLINE, schoolWHICHEVER district,IS theSOONER. following apply:

A STUDENT IDENTIFIED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF RESIDENCE OR THE CYBER CHARTER SCHOOL AS HOMELESS UNDER 42 U.S.C.

§ 11302 (RELATING TO GENERAL DEFINITION OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL) MAY NOT BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THE HOME ADDRESS INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SUBSECTION (B)(1) OR THE INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (B)(6).

(2) If a school district which has received notice under paragraph (1) OR (A.1) determines AT ANY TIME that a student <-- is not a resident of the school district, the following apply:

If the cyber charter school agrees that a].a] AND MAKE A FINAL <-- DETERMINATION WITHIN 15 DAYS.

If the department determines that the student is not a resident of the 20250SB0934PN1056 - 2 - school district, [it shall determine] the department shall notify the cyber charter school of the student's proper district of residence.

(iv) A school district that has notified the cyber 20250SB0934PN1031 - 2 - charter school that it does not agree with the cyber charter school's determination under subparagraph (iii) shall appeal to the department for a final determination.] (v) All decisions of the department regarding the school district of residence of a student shall be subject to review by the Commonwealth Court.

(a.1) Employee report of nonresidency.-- (1) If an employee of a cyber charter school makes a good faith report to the cyber charter school that a student 20250SB0934PN1056 - 3 - does not reside within the school district that has received notice of the student's enrollment under subsection (a), the cyber charter school shall immediately investigate the <-- employee's report and provide the student's alleged school district of residence and the department with written notice that there is a concern REPORT of nonresidency.

<-- (2) NotwithstandingNOT anyLATER provisionTHAN of15 theDAYS actAFTER ofRECEIVING DecemberTHE 12,EMPLOYEE 1986<-- (P.L.1559,REPORT No.169),OF knownNONRESIDENCY, asTHE theCYBER WhistleblowerCHARTER Law,SCHOOL orSHALL anyINVESTIGATE otherAND lawREPORT toITS theFINDINGS contrary,TO aTHE cyberDEPARTMENT charterAND schoolTO mayTHE notALLEGED discharge,SCHOOL threatenDISTRICT. or otherwise discriminate or 20250SB0934PN1031 - 3 - retaliate against an employee regarding the employee's compensation, terms, conditions, location or privileges of employment because the employee makes a good faith report under this subsection.

(b)(2) Notification(3) form.--TheNotwithstanding departmentany shallprovision developof the act of <-- December 12, 1986 (P.L.1559, No.169), known as the Whistleblower Law, or any other law to the contrary, a notificationcyber formcharter forschool usemay not discharge, threaten or otherwise discriminate or retaliate against an employee regarding the employee's compensation, terms, conditions, location or privileges of employment because the employee makes a good faith report under subsectionthis (a).subsection.

(b) Notification form.--The department shall develop a notification form, WHICH MAY BE ELECTRONIC, for use under <-- subsection (a).

20250SB0934PN1056 - 4 - (6) Proof of residency, which shall be a document containing the parent or guardian's name and address, on any of the following:

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