HB 1709

                                                 PRINTER'S NO.   2102
                THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
                    HOUSE BILL
                    No. 1709
                                           Session of
                                             2025
INTRODUCED BY SMITH-WADE-EL, SANCHEZ, FREEMAN, HILL-EVANS,
   WAXMAN, K.HARRIS, HOHENSTEIN, BOYD, D. WILLIAMS, CEPEDA-
   FREYTIZ AND RIVERA, JULY 8, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JULY 9, 2025
                                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 miscellaneous provisions relating
6    to institutions of higher education, providing for employment
7    certification for adjunct and part-time faculty.
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 2005-I.    Employment certification for adjunct and part-
14time faculty.
15    (a)   Lecture or classroom time.--A public institution of
16 higher education shall, in completing the employer portion of
17 the employment certification form, credit an adjunct or part-
18 time faculty member with at least 3.35 hours worked for each
19 hour of lecture or classroom time.
20    (b)   Noninstructional faculty.--In completing the employer
1 portion of the employment certification form for an adjunct or
2 part-time faculty member with noninstructional assignments, a
3 public institution of higher education shall credit the employee
4 hour for hour with no adjustment factor.
5    (c)   Exemption.--The adjustment factor specified under
6 subsection (a) may not supersede a higher adjustment factor
7 established by a public institution of higher education through
8 a collective bargaining agreement or employer policy in
9 recognition of the amount of out-of-class work that is
10 associated with instruction, including performance of office
11 hours.
12    (d)   Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
13 words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
14 subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
15    "Employment certification form."     The form used by the United
16 States Department of Education to certify an individual's
17 employment at a public service organization for the purposes of
18 the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
19    "Public institution of higher education."    Any of the
20 following:
21(1)   A community college operating under Article XIX-A.
22(2)   A rural regional college established under Article
23    XIX-G.
24(3)   A university within the State System of Higher
25    Education under Article XX-A.
26(4)   A State-related institution as defined in section
27    2001-C.
28(5)   The Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.
29(6)   The Pennsylvania College of Technology.
30    "Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program."    The Public
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1 Service Loan Forgiveness Program established under 34 CFR
2 685.219 (relating to Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
3 (PSLF)).
4    Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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