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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania requires Department of Education to establish a voluntary cross-age tutoring program for high school students
Last action · March 6, 2025: Referred to EDUCATION, March 6, 2025Sponsors: Bob Freeman and 12 others
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What This Bill Would Do
The Department of Education is required to create evidence-based guidelines for a voluntary program where 11th- and 12th-grade public school students can earn academic credit by tutoring younger students. The program is available to all public school entities in the Commonwealth and takes effect in 90 days.
High school upperclassmen gain the opportunity to earn academic credit while assisting younger students with their studies under teacher or supervision, subject to guidelines established by the state.
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.
students in grades eleven and twelve
Eligible to volunteer as tutors, receive academic credit, and potentially improve their own academic performance.
public school entities
Must make the cross-age tutoring program available while ensuring it supplements rather than replaces employee services.
certified teachers and paraprofessionals
Must supervise participating student tutors and coordinate with tutoring sessions.
Key Facts
- The Department of Education must establish and publish evidence-based guidelines for a Cross-age Tutoring Program on its publicly accessible website.
- Eleventh and twelfth-grade public school students may volunteer as tutors to assist other students under the supervision of a certified teacher or paraprofessional.
- Participating student tutors may receive academic credits for serving as tutors.
- Guidelines must include ways to encourage students in grades eleven and twelve who are not meeting academic benchmarks to volunteer as tutors to improve their own performance.
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- The program must be available to all public school entities in the Commonwealth, including school districts, area career and technical schools, intermediate units, charter schools, regional charter schools, and cyber charter schools.
- Tutoring services provided through the program cannot replace or diminish services provided by a public school employee, serving solely as a supplement.
- The act takes effect in 90 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible to serve as a tutor in the program?
Can tutoring services replace existing school employee services?
Do student tutors receive any incentive?
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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- Mar 6, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to EDUCATION, March 6, 2025
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