• Reviewed over 402 bills from December 2023 through December 2024
  • Reviewed over 11 bills beginning January 2025

Pennsylvania House

  • Eleven bills were referred to the House Education Committee. None of these bills address homeschooling issues.
  • The Democrat Party has retained control of the PA House by one vote.
  • Representative Peter Schweyer (D) from Lehigh County remains Chairman of the Education Committee.
  • New Minority Chair is Bryan Cutler (R) of Lancaster County.

Pennsylvania Senate

  • No bills were referred to the Senate Education Committee.
  • The new Chair of the Education Committee is Lynda Schlegal Culver (R) from Northumberland County.
  • The Minority Chair remains Lindsey Williams (D) from Allegheny County.

United States Congress

  • US Senate Chairman of Education is Dr. Bill Cassidy (R) Louisiana. The Ranking Member is Bernie Sanders (D) Vermont.
  • House Education Committee Chairman is Tim Walberg (R) Minnesota. Two Pennsylvania members serve on this committee. Representative Glenn Thompson (R) and Representative Ryan Mackenzie (R).  Ranking Member is Bobby Scott (D) Virginia.

Issues of Interest

  • CHAP will be holding a Capitol Day event in Harrisburg on April 15, 2025.
  • On January 29, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order, “Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families.” This EO establishes a 90-day deadline for several federal agencies to issue guidance related to expanding educational choice, including the Departments of Education, Labor, Health and Human Services, Defense, and the Interior. The White House issued a fact sheet to explain the executive order, which promotes private and faith-based options.
  • In Pennsylvania, approximately 2/3 of public-school funding is from local sources, 1/3 from the Commonwealth, and 1-2% from federal sources.

Brad serves as the Vice President of the CHAP Board; he is also chairman of our Legislation Committee. He is a practicing attorney for 33 years and is an adjunct faculty member at Cairn University. Brad reads all proposed legislation that comes before the education committees in Harrisburg to determine the impact on homeschooling families in Pennsylvania. Brad strives to encourage and protect Christian homeschooling families in our Commonwealth.