HB-1448: In preliminary provisions, further providing for Keystone Exams; in organization meetings and officers of boards of school directors, providing for executive sessions; in duties and powers of boards of school directors, providing for third-party services; in grounds and buildings, further providing for limitation on new applications for Department of Education approval of public school building projects and providing for lead testing; in books, furniture and supplies, further providing for time and manner of adopting and furnishing textbooks and supplementary books; in professional employees, further providing for persons to be suspended; in certification of teachers, further providing for provisional vocational education certificate; in pupils and attendance, further providing for definitions, providing for attendance policy at nonpublic schools and further providing for excuses from attending school, for penalties for violating compulsory school attendance requirements and for nonprofit school food program; in Drug and Alcohol Recovery High School Pilot Program, further providing for term of program and for reporting; in terms and courses of study, further providing for fire and emergency evacuation drills; in community colleges, further providing for financial program and reimbursement of payments; in educational tax credits, further providing for definitions, for qualification and application by organizations, for application by business firms, for tax credits and for limitations; providing for higher education accountability and transparency; in funding for public libraries, providing for State aid for fiscal year 2018-2019; and, in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for payments to intermediate units, for assistance to school districts declared to be in financial recovery status or identified for financial watch status and for Ready-to-Learn Block Grant.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Kortz
Act No. 39 on 06/22/2018
You have voted HB-1448: In preliminary provisions, further providing for Keystone Exams; in organization meetings and officers of boards of school directors, providing for executive sessions; in duties and powers of boards of school directors, providing for third-party services; in grounds and buildings, further providing for limitation on new applications for Department of Education approval of public school building projects and providing for lead testing; in books, furniture and supplies, further providing for time and manner of adopting and furnishing textbooks and supplementary books; in professional employees, further providing for persons to be suspended; in certification of teachers, further providing for provisional vocational education certificate; in pupils and attendance, further providing for definitions, providing for attendance policy at nonpublic schools and further providing for excuses from attending school, for penalties for violating compulsory school attendance requirements and for nonprofit school food program; in Drug and Alcohol Recovery High School Pilot Program, further providing for term of program and for reporting; in terms and courses of study, further providing for fire and emergency evacuation drills; in community colleges, further providing for financial program and reimbursement of payments; in educational tax credits, further providing for definitions, for qualification and application by organizations, for application by business firms, for tax credits and for limitations; providing for higher education accountability and transparency; in funding for public libraries, providing for State aid for fiscal year 2018-2019; and, in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for payments to intermediate units, for assistance to school districts declared to be in financial recovery status or identified for financial watch status and for Ready-to-Learn Block Grant..
You have voted HB-1535: In public assistance, providing for public notice of provider payment rates for individuals with an intellectual disability or autism..
HB-1600: In volunteer firefighters, further providing for employment sanctions; and providing for a volunteer emergency responders employer tax credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Francis Ryan
Referred To Finance on 06/21/2017
You have voted HB-1600: In volunteer firefighters, further providing for employment sanctions; and providing for a volunteer emergency responders employer tax credit..
HR-627: Recognizing the Northeast Wildlife DNA Laboratory at East Stroudsburg University for being a leader in tick testing and prevention of Lyme disease and tick-borne illness.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Kortz
Adopted (190-0) on 12/11/2017
You have voted HR-627: Recognizing the Northeast Wildlife DNA Laboratory at East Stroudsburg University for being a leader in tick testing and prevention of Lyme disease and tick-borne illness..
HR-777: Recognizing the month of April 2018 as "Financial Literacy Month" in Pennsylvania in special recognition of the importance of increasing financial literacy among residents of this Commonwealth.
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Caltagirone
Adopted (196-0) on 04/09/2018
You have voted HR-777: Recognizing the month of April 2018 as "Financial Literacy Month" in Pennsylvania in special recognition of the importance of increasing financial literacy among residents of this Commonwealth..
HB-2248: In tuition account program, further providing for tuition account programs and funds and establishing the Keystone Scholars Grant Program and the Keystone Scholars Grant Program Account; and making editorial changes.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Kortz
Laid On The Table on 09/12/2018
You have voted HB-2248: In tuition account program, further providing for tuition account programs and funds and establishing the Keystone Scholars Grant Program and the Keystone Scholars Grant Program Account; and making editorial changes..