PA HB827

Department of Education must establish and publish evidence-based guidelines for a Cross-Age Tutoring Program where grades 11-12 students volunteer to tutor younger students under supervision of a certified teacher or paraprofessional

Participating student tutors receive academic credits, and the guidelines must encourage struggling 11th and 12th graders to volunteer as tutors if it could improve their own performance

Guidelines must address tutor qualifications, tutee qualifications, training requirements, session structure and frequency, and coordination with supervising staff

Program available to all public school entities including school districts, charter schools, cyber charter schools, intermediate units, and career/technical schools

Tutoring services supplement but cannot replace or diminish services provided by school employees, and the program does not limit schools' ability to create alternative tutoring programs or affect collective bargaining rights