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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania Requires Statewide School Capital Investment Survey and Infrastructure Report
Last action · February 25, 2025: Referred to EDUCATION, Feb. 25, 2025Sponsors: Joe Webster and 8 others
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What This Bill Would Do
The Department of Education must conduct a one-time survey of all school entities in Pennsylvania to catalog current and projected capital investment and infrastructure needs through the 2027-2028 school year, including pandemic-related costs. The department will then consolidate these findings into a detailed report for the General Assembly. To speed up implementation, the department is authorized to issue temporary regulations exempt from standard regulatory review processes.
School entities across the Commonwealth must compile detailed inventories of deferred maintenance, physical upgrades, sanitation measures, and educational technology expenses dating back to January 2020. This data collection lays the groundwork for future state funding and policy decisions regarding school facilities.
- The Public School Code of 1949 serves as the primary statutory framework governing public education in Pennsylvania. context
- House Bill 726 was introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on February 25, 2025, and referred to the Committee on Education. context
Who It Would Affect
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School entities
Public, charter, private, and technical schools must compile and submit a full inventory of past and projected capital, technology, sanitation, and infrastructure costs to the department.
Department of Education
The department must design and conduct the survey, issue temporary regulations, and compile the final report for the General Assembly.
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What is the threshold for reporting major equipment purchases?
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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 25, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to EDUCATION, Feb. 25, 2025
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Comprehensive Pandemic Infrastructure Accounting
The bill explicitly mandates the retrospective tracking of COVID-19 related sanitization, technology, and equipment expenditures dating back to January 2020.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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