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HB2656

In community colleges, further providing for definitions, for powers and duties of State Board of E ducation, for plans and procedures for establishing, for election or appointment and term and organization of board of trustees, for powers and duties of board of trustees, for students, for tuition, for withdrawal of sponsorship and dissolution of community college, for participation in or admission to established community college, for degrees and for financial program and reimbursement of payments; in institutions of higher education, further providing for long-term strategic planning and providing for additional powers and duties; and, in the State Board of Education, further providing for membership, for powers and duties of the board, for powers and duties of Council of Basic Education and Council of Higher Education and for reports and recommendations.

Introduced·6/22/26
Introduced Text

Pennsylvania HB2656 amends provisions related to community colleges, higher education institutions, and the State Board of Education.

Pennsylvania HB2656 amends the Public School Code of 1949 to revise provisions concerning community colleges, higher education institutions, and the State Board of Education. It mandates that the Secretary of Education cannot approve or disapprove actions by state-owned institutions without a recommendation from the Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education. It also requires institutions of higher education to obtain approval from the Secretary of Education before proceeding with certain actions.

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Education Committee
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Sponsors

DDD
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History

Jun 22

House

Referred to Education