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2017–2018 Regular Session

House Bill 1448

An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, 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.

Became law as Act 39 of 2018, signed June 22, 2018, 393 days after it was filed.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

22 co-sponsors

DAVID R. MILLARD, Keith J. Greiner, TINA PICKETT, Brett R. Miller, Jared G. Solomon, DAVID S. HICKERNELL, R. Lee James, Jesse Topper, Mindy Fee, VANESSA L. LOWERY BROWN, ROB W. KAUFFMAN, MICHAEL T. PEIFER, DONNA OBERLANDER, Kristin Phillips-Hill, Judy Ward, STANLEY E. SAYLOR, JAMES R. ROEBUCK JR., Carol Hill-Evans, David H. Zimmerman, NICHOLAS A. MICCARELLI III, WILLIAM C. KORTZ II, Jeff C. Wheeland

Its course

May 25, 2017 to June 22, 2018, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action36 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesMay 25 to Jun 2632 days

EducationMay 25 to Jun 1925 days

RulesJun 19 to Jun 212 days

AppropriationsJun 21 to Jun 265 days

In the SenateJun 26 to Jan 24212 days

EducationJul 6 to Oct 24110 days

AppropriationsOct 25 to Dec 1147 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesJan 24 to Jun 22149 days

Waiting to be sentJun 22 to Jun 220 days

With the GovernorJun 22 to Jun 220 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading197–0

    Passed · Jun 26

  • Senate, third reading50–0

    Passed · Jan 24, 2018

  • House of Representatives, concurrence193–1

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 22, 2018

  • Senate, concurrence44–4

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 22, 2018

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 19

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 21

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 22, 2018

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 22, 2018

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jan 23, 2018

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives May 25 – Jun 26

  1. May 25Sent to EDUCATION
  2. Jun 19EDUCATION recommended it as amended
  3. Sent to RULES
  4. Jun 21RULES recommended it
  5. Amended and read a second time
  6. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  7. Jun 26APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  8. Passed the House of Representatives, 197 to 0

In the Senate Jul 6 – Jan 24, 2018

  1. Jul 6Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to EDUCATION
  3. Oct 24EDUCATION recommended it
  4. Oct 25Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Dec 11APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Jan 23, 2018Amended on the floor
  8. Jan 24, 2018Passed the Senate, 50 to 0

Back in the House of Representatives Feb 5, 2018 – Jun 22, 2018

  1. Feb 5, 2018Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to RULES
  3. Jun 22, 2018Amended in RULES
  4. The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 193 to 1
  5. Arrived in the Senate
  6. Sent to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
  7. The Senate agreed to the other chamber's changes, 44 to 4
  8. Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Jun 22, 2018

  1. Jun 22, 2018Signed in the Senate
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 39 of 2018
All 36 actions, as published
  1. May 25Referred to EDUCATION, May 25, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  2. Jun 19Reported as amended, June 19, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  3. Jun 19First consideration, June 19, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  4. Jun 19Re-committed to RULES, June 19, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  5. Jun 21Re-reported as committed, June 21, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  6. Jun 21Second consideration, with amendments, June 21, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  7. Jun 21Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 21, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  8. Jun 21(Remarks see House Journal Page 1131-1132), June 21, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  9. Jun 26Re-reported as committed, June 26, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  10. Jun 26Third consideration and final passage, June 26, 2017 (197-0) [House]House of Representatives
  11. Jun 26(Remarks see House Journal Page 1157-1158), June 26, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  12. Jul 6In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  13. Jul 6Referred to EDUCATION, July 6, 2017 [Senate]Senate
  14. Oct 24Reported as committed, Oct. 24, 2017 [Senate]Senate
  15. Oct 24First consideration, Oct. 24, 2017 [Senate]Senate
  16. Oct 25Second consideration, Oct. 25, 2017 [Senate]Senate
  17. Oct 25Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 25, 2017 [Senate]Senate
  18. Dec 11Re-reported as committed, Dec. 11, 2017 [Senate]Senate
  19. Jan 23, 2018Amended on third consideration, Jan. 23, 2018 [Senate]Senate
  20. Jan 23, 2018(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 35), Jan. 23, 2018 [Senate]Senate
  21. Jan 24, 2018Third consideration and final passage, Jan. 24, 2018 (50-0) [Senate]Senate
  22. Feb 5, 2018In the House [House]House of Representatives
  23. Feb 5, 2018Referred to RULES, Feb. 5, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
  24. Jun 22, 2018Amended in House Committee on RULES, June 22, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
  25. Jun 22, 2018Re-reported on concurrence, as amended, June 22, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
  26. Jun 22, 2018House concurred in Senate amendments, as amended by the House, June 22, 2018 (193-1) [House]House of Representatives
  27. Jun 22, 2018(Remarks see House Journal Page 972-973), June 22, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
  28. Jun 22, 2018In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  29. Jun 22, 2018Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, June 22, 2018 [Senate]Senate
  30. Jun 22, 2018Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, June 22, 2018 [Senate]Senate
  31. Jun 22, 2018Senate concurred in House amendments to Senate amendments, June 22, 2018 (44-4) [Senate]Senate
  32. Jun 22, 2018Signed in House, June 22, 2018 [House]House of Representatives
  33. Jun 22, 2018Signed in Senate, June 22, 2018 [Senate]Senate
  34. Jun 22, 2018Presented to the Governor, June 22, 2018Governor
  35. Jun 22, 2018Approved by the Governor, June 22, 2018Governor
  36. Jun 22, 2018Act No. 39Governor