Passed both houses on July 9, 2017, and was not sent to the Governor. The 2017–2018 session has ended.
2017–2018 Regular Session
House Bill 97
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, providing for advertising; in pupils and attendance, providing for transfer of attendance records to another school entity or nonpublic school; in terms and courses of study, further providing for agreements with institutions of higher education; in opportunities for educational excellence, further providing for definitions, for responsibilities of school entities and for concurrent enrollment agreements; and, in charter schools, extensively revising and adding charter school provisions and establishing the Charter School Funding Advisory Commission.
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
Sponsor
Its course
April 10 to July 10, 2017, 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 action22 actions on 11 days
In the House of RepresentativesApr 10 to Apr 2515 days
EducationApr 10 to Apr 188 days
AppropriationsApr 19 to Apr 245 days
In the SenateApr 25 to Jul 975 days
EducationMay 4 to Jun 2855 days
AppropriationsJun 29 to Jul 89 days
Waiting to be sentJul 9 to Jul 10 · stopped1 day
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
House of Representatives, third reading108–84
Passed · Apr 25
Senate, third reading26–23
Passed · Jul 9
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 19
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 28
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
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 Apr 10 – Apr 25
- Apr 10Sent to EDUCATION
- Apr 18EDUCATION recommended it
- Apr 19Amended and read a second time
- Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
- Apr 24APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
- Apr 25Passed the House of Representatives, 108 to 84
In the Senate May 4 – Jul 9
- May 4Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to EDUCATION
- Jun 28EDUCATION recommended it as amended
- Jun 29Read a second time
- Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
- Jul 8APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
- Jul 9Passed the Senate, 26 to 23
To the Governor Jul 10
- Jul 10Returned to the House of Representatives
- Sent to RULES
All 22 actions, as published
- Apr 10Referred to EDUCATION, April 10, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Apr 18Reported as committed, April 18, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Apr 18First consideration, April 18, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Apr 18Laid on the table, April 18, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Apr 18Removed from table, April 18, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Apr 19Second consideration, with amendments, April 19, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Apr 19Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, April 19, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Apr 19(Remarks see House Journal Page 516-532), April 19, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Apr 24Re-reported as committed, April 24, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- Apr 25Third consideration and final passage, April 25, 2017 (108-84) [House]House of Representatives
- Apr 25(Remarks see House Journal Page 635-639), April 25, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
- May 4In the Senate [Senate]Senate
- May 4Referred to EDUCATION, May 4, 2017 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 28Reported as amended, June 28, 2017 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 28First consideration, June 28, 2017 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 29Second consideration, June 29, 2017 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 29Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 29, 2017 [Senate]Senate
- Jul 8Re-reported as committed, July 8, 2017 [Senate]Senate
- Jul 9Third consideration and final passage, July 9, 2017 (26-23) [Senate]Senate
- Jul 9(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 827-832), July 9, 2017 [Senate]Senate
- Jul 10In the House [House]House of Representatives
- Jul 10Referred to RULES, July 10, 2017 [House]House of Representatives