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Board hears legislative update: several education bills advancing in Harrisburg
Summary
A board member provided a legislative update summarizing bills at the state level, including House Bill 3354 (social studies guidance), House Bill 819 (AP access), a Senate bill restricting female sports to students assigned female at birth, and other education-related measures. The board noted an upcoming legislative breakfast and meetings.
During the April 24 meeting a board member provided a summary of recent Pennsylvania legislative activity affecting schools, directing members to the district's legislative updates webpage for detail.
Items reported included: House Bill 3354 (encouraging students to tell their Pennsylvania story in social studies curriculum, reported as passed the House 90-13), House Bill 819 (expanding access to Advanced Placement coursework, reported as at second consideration in the House), a Senate bill reported as under second consideration that would restrict female sports to students assigned female at birth, and Senate Bill 315 (updates to data used in education funding formulas) reported as passed the Senate 49-0. The presenter said additional bills address firefighter training pilots, student health, instructional standards and inclusion; full bill descriptions and a list of newly introduced bills were posted on the district's legislative webpage.
The presenter also announced a legislative breakfast for district stakeholders on May 16 and future Legislative Council meetings on May 14.
