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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania SB 793 adds credentialed support staff to public school professional employee definitions
Last action · September 24, 2026: Referred to EDUCATION, Sept. 24, 2026Sponsors: Lindsey Williams and 7 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Pennsylvania Senate Bill 793 expands the legal definition of a e under the to include licensed or nationally credentialed support specialists such as behavior analysts, physical therapists, and athletic trainers, effective in 60 days.
Expands statutory e status and associated labor protections in public schools to encompass additional licensed healthcare and student-support specialists.
- The Public School Code of 1949 is the foundational statutory framework governing Pennsylvania's public education system. context
- Classification as a professional employee in Pennsylvania public schools grants specific statutory rights regarding tenure, contracts, and employment protections. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
School support specialists and therapists
Their professional employment status under the Public School Code is updated to explicitly include those holding State or national licenses or credentials.
Public school districts
Must apply professional employee statutory definitions to an expanded group of credentialed support staff.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Sep 24, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to EDUCATION, Sept. 24, 2026
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance35How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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