PA HB353

Public institutions of higher education in Pennsylvania must adopt written policies prohibiting antisemitism among faculty, staff, and students to receive state funding.

Institutions must include antisemitism and examples of antisemitic activity in their code of conduct definitions of "discrimination" and "harassment."

Antisemitism is defined as a perception of Jewish individuals that may be expressed as hatred, including rhetorical or physical manifestations directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals, their property, or Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.

Covered institutions include community colleges, rural regional colleges, State System of Higher Education universities, state-related institutions, and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.

The act takes effect 60 days after enactment.