Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session

Pennsylvania House Bill HB987

Introduced
3/24/25  

Caption

In miscellaneous provisions relating to institutions of higher education, providing for prohibitions regarding ideological oaths or statements, for prohibition on diversity, equity and inclusion offices and employees, for statements required to be included in mission statement, bylaws, faculty handbook and student handbook, for certain mandatory training prohibited, for revoking tenure for diversity, equity and inclusion violations and for spending restricted; and imposing penalties.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

PA HB2546

In miscellaneous provisions relating to institutions of higher education, providing for prohibitions regarding ideological oaths or statements, for prohibition on diversity, equity and inclusion offices and employees, for statements required to be included in mission statement, bylaws, faculty handbook and student handbook, for certain mandatory training prohibited, for revoking tenure diversity, equality and inclusion violations and for spending prohibited.

PA HB2041

In miscellaneous provisions relating to institutions of higher education, prohibiting certain diversity training and courses.

PA SB1155

In miscellaneous provisions relating to institutions of higher education, providing for Higher Education Task Force.

PA SB565

In preliminary provisions, providing for student data privacy and protection; imposing duties on the Department of Education; and providing for penalties.

PA HB2398

In transfers of credits between institutions of higher education, further providing for definitions and for duties of public institutions of higher education, providing for guaranteed admission, for reports to General Assembly and for dispute resolution and further providing for Transfer and Articulation Oversight Committee, for duties of department and for applicability; in higher education accountability and transparency, further providing for definitions and providing for student fee transparency; and providing for institutions of higher education and Dual Credit Innovation and Equity Grant Program.

PA HB2001

In miscellaneous provisions relating to institutions of higher education, providing for public institution of higher education policy on antisemitism.

PA HB2040

In miscellaneous provisions relating to institutions of higher education, providing for reporting of partnerships with foreign nations.

PA HB1708

In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in pupils and attendance, providing for educational oversight for students in facilities, further providing for possession of weapons prohibited and providing for school stability for certain students; in safe schools, further providing for definitions and for reporting and establishing the School-Based Diversion Programs Fund; in school security, further providing for powers and duties and providing for limitations on proceedings and arrest; and, in school districts of the first class, repealing provisions relating to placement of certain adjudicated students.

PA HB1555

In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in pupils and attendance, providing for educational oversight for juveniles in facilities, further providing for possession of weapons prohibited and providing for placement of certain adjudicated students; in safe schools, further providing for definitions and for reporting and providing for School-Based Diversion Programs Fund; in school security, further providing for powers and duties and providing for limitations on proceedings and arrest; and, in school districts of the first class, repealing provisions relating to placement of certain adjudicated students.

PA HB648

Providing for the Office of Health Equity; establishing the Health Equity Advisory Committee; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.

Similar Bills

TX SB17

Relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public institutions of higher education.

TX HB5127

Relating to public higher education reform; authorizing administrative penalties.

PA HB2546

In miscellaneous provisions relating to institutions of higher education, providing for prohibitions regarding ideological oaths or statements, for prohibition on diversity, equity and inclusion offices and employees, for statements required to be included in mission statement, bylaws, faculty handbook and student handbook, for certain mandatory training prohibited, for revoking tenure diversity, equality and inclusion violations and for spending prohibited.

WV SB870

Restoring Sanity Act

NJ S2775

Requires public institution of higher education post bias intimidation statistics; requires governing board to adopt bias intimidation policy.

WV SB474

Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs

WV HB2005

Ending DEI Programs

NJ S3626

Establishes minimum student to employee ratio for calculating State support for employee fringe benefit costs at four-year public institutions of higher education.