Pennsylvania · 2025-2026
HB 2602
An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in pupils and attendance, further providing for attendance policy at charter, regional charter and cyber charter schools; in charter schools, further providing for cyber charter school requirements and prohibitions and for enrollee wellness checks and providing for child protection and support plan; and imposing penalties.
Bill record: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/3d261b9e-cb50-407b-b9d7-b384a0219ae7 CC0-1.0
Summary AI-generated
HB 2602 amends the Public School Code of 1949 to further provide for attendance policies at charter, regional charter, and cyber charter schools. The bill also addresses cyber charter school requirements and prohibitions, enrollee wellness checks, and child protection and support plans while imposing penalties.
Software-generated, grounded only in the bill's own fields (it does not invent outcomes, amounts, or dates). Provenance: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
Issue tags AI-classified
Classified by a local model from the bill's text; confidence shown. GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
Sponsors + 34 cosponsors
- Pete Schweyer Democratic lead
- Aerion Abney Democratic
- Arvind Venkat Democratic
- Ben Sanchez Democratic
- Bob Freeman Democratic
- Bob Merski Democratic
- Carol Hill-Evans Democratic
- Carol Kazeem Democratic
- Chris Pielli Democratic
- Danielle Otten Democratic
- Dan Williams Democratic
- Ed Neilson Democratic
- Emily Kinkead Democratic
- Gina Curry Democratic
- Heather Boyd Democratic
- Izzy Smith-Wade-El Democratic
- Jeanne McNeill Democratic
- Jenn O'Mara Democratic
- Jim Prokopiak Democratic
- Joe Ciresi Democratic
- Joe Hohenstein Democratic
- Kristine Howard Democratic
- Lisa Borowski Democratic
- Manny Guzman Democratic
- Mary Isaacson Democratic
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee vote (Education): Report Bill As Amended | lower | — | 0f607ee2-89a1-4531-87eb-574af8a44842 | pass | 14 | 12 | 0 | Jun 10, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0f607ee2-89a1-4531-87eb-574af8a44842 CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Education): Adopt Amendment | lower | — | 1a271c71-c99a-4d32-b0e4-821fb8306c1b | pass | 14 | 12 | 0 | Jun 10, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1a271c71-c99a-4d32-b0e4-821fb8306c1b CC0-1.0 |