Bill Title: In preliminary provisions, providing for advertising; in terms and courses of study, further providing for agreements with institutions of higher education; in opportunities for educational excellence, further providing for responsibilities of school entities; in charter schools, further providing for short title, for legislative intent, for definitions and for powers of charter schools, providing for powers of authorizers, further providing for charter school requirements, for powers of board of trustees, for establishment of charter school, for regional charter school, for contents of application and for term and form of charter, providing for charter amendments, further providing for State Charter School Appeal Board, for facilities, for enrollment, for school staff and for funding for charter schools, providing for funding for cyber charter schools, further providing for transportation, for tort liability, for annual reports and assessments, for causes for nonrenewal or termination, for multiple charter school organizations, for desegregation orders and for charter school grants, providing for accountability matrix, further providing for provisions applicable to charter schools, for powers and duties of department, for assessment and evaluation, for cyber charter school requirements and prohibitions, for school district and intermediate unit responsibilities and for establishment of cyber charter school, providing for cyber charter amendments, further providing for State Charter School Appeal Board review, for cyber charter school application and for enrollment and notification, providing for enrollment parameters, further providing for applicability of other provisions of this act and of other acts and regulations, for effect on certain existing charter schools, and for regulations, and providing for cyber charter school moratorium; and, in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for approved reimbursable annual rental for leases of buildings or portions of buildings for charter school use; and providing for applicability.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 61-14)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-01 - Referred to EDUCATION [HB272 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Joseph Ciresi [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-146	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Wendi Thomas [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-178	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carol Hill-Evans [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-095	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Joanna McClinton [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-191	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mary Isaacson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-175	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Pam Snyder [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-050	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ben Sanchez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-153	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael Schlossberg [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-132	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jeanne McNeill [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-133	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dan Williams [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-074	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ed Neilson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-174	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mark Longietti [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-007	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Delloso [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-162	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jessica Benham [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-036	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Tracy Pennycuick [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-024	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Joseph Webster [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-150	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Daniel Deasy [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-027	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mary Jo Daley [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-148	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Austin Davis [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-035	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Melissa Shusterman [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-157	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael Zabel [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-163	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jennifer O'Mara [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-165	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative James Struzzi [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-062	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John Galloway [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-140	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Nick Pisciottano [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-038	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Eddie Pashinski [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-121	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dan Frankel [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-023	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Gregory Vitali [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-166	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kyle Mullins [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-112	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Brandon Markosek [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-025	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sara Innamorato [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-021	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Frank Burns [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-072	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Matthew Bradford [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-070	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael Sturla [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-096	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mark Rozzi [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-126	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Anthony DeLuca [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-032	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Patty Kim [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-103	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mike Carroll [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-118	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Timothy Briggs [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-149	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Liz Hanbidge [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-061	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Robert Freeman [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-136	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Napoleon Nelson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-154	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Steven Malagari [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-053	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jonathan Fritz [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-111	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tina Davis [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-141	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jared Solomon [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-202	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Anita Kulik [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-045	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Emily Kinkead [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-020	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Patrick Harkins [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-001	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Edward Gainey [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-024	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ryan Bizzarro [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-003	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Isabella Fitzgerald [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-203	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Todd Polinchock [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-144	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Robert Brooks [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-054	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kristine Howard [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-167	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Regina Young [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-185	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Leanne Krueger-Braneky [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-161	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Danielle Otten [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-155	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Joseph Hohenstein [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-177	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Scott Conklin [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-077	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Perry Warren [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-031	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Maureen Madden [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-115	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Margo Davidson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-164	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Timothy Hennessey [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-026	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Meghan Schroeder [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-029	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kathleen Tomlinson [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-018	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Nancy Guenst [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-152	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Peter Schweyer [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-134	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Susan Helm [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-104	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Christopher Quinn [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-168	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ann Flood [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-138	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Brian Smith [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-066	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Todd Stephens [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-151	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Stephen Samuelson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-135	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Thom Welby [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-113	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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