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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania Establishes 13-Year Moratorium on New Cyber Charter Schools
Last action · February 21, 2025: Referred to EDUCATION, Feb. 21, 2025Sponsors: Tarah Probst and 12 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Pennsylvania prohibits the state department from reviewing or approving new applications beginning July 1, 2025, and continuing through June 30, 2038.
Pauses the creation of any additional virtual public charter schools in the state for thirteen years, affecting prospective school founders and local school districts responsible for tuition payments.
- Cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania operate as public schools that deliver instruction primarily through the internet, receiving tuition payments from students' resident school districts. 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.
cyber charter school applicants
Cannot have new school applications reviewed or acted upon by the state department during the moratorium period.
school districts
Do not face new cyber charter school expansions that draw local tuition payments during the pause.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can new cyber charter schools open in Pennsylvania during the moratorium?
Does this moratorium affect existing cyber charter schools?
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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- Feb 21, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to EDUCATION, Feb. 21, 2025
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Long-Term Statewide Pause on Virtual Charter Expansion
Pennsylvania establishes a 13-year statutory block on the creation of any new cyber charter schools starting in mid-2025.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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