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PA SB1026
Bill
Status
10/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jay Costa
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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 school entity employees to receive training on recognizing and reporting hate-based intimidation, incorporated into existing in-service training sessions
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Expands postsecondary institution policies on sexual harassment and sexual violence to include hate-based intimidation, with a deadline of December 31, 2025 for institutions to amend their current policies
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Requires postsecondary institutions to update their online reporting systems to receive complaints of hate-based intimidation alongside sexual harassment and sexual violence reports, with mandatory investigation of all reports including anonymous ones
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Provides amnesty for witnesses or victims who report hate-based intimidation in good faith, protecting them from institutional sanctions for admitting personal drug or alcohol policy violations in their reports
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
10/3/2025