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PA HB1903
Bill
Status
9/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
Napoleon Nelson
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AI Summary
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Adds "hate-based intimidation" as a new category to Pennsylvania's Safe2Say anonymous reporting program, defined as criminal acts motivated by hatred toward actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or disability
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Requires the Safe2Say Program to train school entity employees on recognizing and reporting hate-based intimidation, incorporating this into existing training programs
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Mandates each school incorporate instruction on recognizing and reporting hate-based intimidation into periodic in-service training sessions for staff
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Expands postsecondary institution policies on sexual harassment and sexual violence to include hate-based intimidation, with institutions required to amend their policies by December 31, 2025
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Requires postsecondary institutions to accept and investigate reports of hate-based intimidation through their existing online reporting systems, with the same protections for anonymous reporting and immunity from drug/alcohol sanctions for good-faith reporters
Legislative Description
In Safe2Say Program, further providing for definitions and for Safe2Say Program; in postsecondary institution sexual harassment and sexual violence policy and online reporting system, further providing for definitions, for policy for postsecondary institution sexual harassment and sexual violence and for online reporting system; and making an editorial change.
Last Action
Referred to Education
9/30/2025