Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB2661: 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 residence and right to free school privileges; and, in charter schools, further providing for enrollment and notification.
Status: In committee, June 24, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applicable as well to private and parochial schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto," in pupils and attendance, further providing for residence and right to free school privileges; and, in charter schools, further providing for enrollment and notification.
From the introduced text, June 24, 2026:
An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applicable as well to private and parochial schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto," in pupils and attendance, further providing for residence and right to free school privileges; and, in charter schools, further providing for enrollment and notification. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Section 1302(a) of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, amended July 17, 2024 (P.L.810, No.67), is amended to read: Section 1302. Residence and Right to Free School Privileges.--(a) (1) A child shall be considered a resident of the school district in which his parents or the guardian of his person resides. Federal installations are considered a part of the school district or districts in which they are situate and the children residing on such installations shall be counted as resident pupils of the school district. (2) The parent or guardian of a student enrolled in a school district shall use the form developed under paragraph (3) to submit continued proof of the student's residence to the student's school district of residence by March 1 of each school year. The following apply to the form and its submittal: (i) The form of a newly enrolled …