HB 2425

                                                PRINTER'S NO.     3226
                THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
                    HOUSE BILL
                    No. 2425
                                          Session of
                                            2026
INTRODUCED BY RUSNOCK, GOUGHNOUR, HILL-EVANS, RIVERA, SANCHEZ,
   CURRY, INGLIS, DOUGHERTY, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, NEILSON, PASHINSKI
   AND CIRESI, APRIL 17, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, APRIL 18, 2026
                               AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
2    act relating to the public school system, including certain
3    provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
4    schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
5    laws relating thereto," in career and technical education,
6    providing for Career and Technical Education Curriculum
7    Modernization Grant Program.
8    The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10    Section 1.    The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
11 as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
12 section to read:
13    Section 1855.1.    Career and Technical Education Curriculum
14 Modernization Grant Program.--(a)   The Career and Technical
15 Education Curriculum Modernization Grant Program is established
16 within the department to provide grants to school entities to
17 purchase, implement and retain either:
18    (1)   a digital curriculum instructional platform; or
19    (2)   printed or written curriculum that meets the standards
20 for modernizing career and technical education in this
1 Commonwealth.
2    (b)    Grants awarded under the program shall be distributed
3 upon application by eligible school entities and approved by the
4 department in an amount calculated as follows:
5    (1)    A base amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000).
6    (2)    A per-student amount calculated as follows:
7    (i)    Multiply the average daily membership in approved career
8 and technical education programs for the most recent year
9 available for each area career and technical school or school
10 district that has been approved for funding by the department by
11 the difference between the amount appropriated for career and
12 technical education curriculum grants and the sum of the funding
13 distributed under paragraph (1) to all area career and technical
14 schools and school districts.
15    (ii)    Divide the product from subparagraph (i) by the sum of
16 the average daily membership in approved career and technical
17 education programs for the most recent year available for all
18 area career and technical schools or school districts that have
19 been approved for funding by the department.
20    (c)    (1)   No later than sixty days after the effective date
21 of this subsection, the department shall make available an
22 application for grants under this section.
23    (2)    The information required to be submitted on an
24 application shall be limited to:
25    (i)    The name, address, email address and telephone number of
26 the school entity.
27    (ii)    The name, address, email address and telephone number
28 of an employe of the school entity who shall serve as the
29 contact for the application.
30    (iii)    A description of the digital curriculum resources or
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1 platform, or written or printed curriculum resources or
2 platform, for which the grant money will be used.
3    (iv)     The date on which the occupational advisory committee
4 recommended the purchase under subparagraph (iii).
5    (v)    Certification by the applicant that the grant money will
6 be used for the stated purpose.
7    (d)    (1)   The department may only consider the application
8 information submitted under subsection (c)(2) for grant
9 approval.
10    (2)    School entities that complete the application as
11 required under subsection (c)(2) shall be awarded a grant in the
12 amount prescribed under subsection (b).
13    (e)    Digital, printed or written instructional platforms
14 purchased under the program shall include common digital
15 curriculum resources available, including:
16    (1)    Instructional strategies and guided lesson plans.
17    (2)    Multimedia instructional content.
18    (3)    Digital lessons, including e-books and digital
19 textbooks.
20    (4)    Multiple instructional delivery methods which may
21 include face-to-face, self-paced and distance or hybrid
22 learning.
23    (5)    Guided projects and activities to incorporate hands-on
24 application of skills.
25    (6)    Reporting features to provide data on student progress.
26    (7)    Guidance for students to obtain industry-recognized
27 certifications.
28    (f)    As used in this section, the following words and phrases
29 shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless
30 the context clearly indicates otherwise:
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1    "Department" means the Department of Education of the
2 Commonwealth.
3    "Occupational advisory committee" means an occupational
4 advisory committee established under 22 Pa. Code Ch. 339
5 (relating to vocational education).
6    "Program" means the Career and Technical Education Curriculum
7 Modernization Grant Program established under subsection (a).
8    "School entity" means a school district or intermediate unit
9 with an approved career and technical education program or area
10 career and technical school located in this Commonwealth.
11    Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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