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2019–2020 Regular Session

House Bill 265

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 career information and recruitment; in terms and courses of study, further providing for Commission for Agricultural Education Excellence; in vocational education, further providing for advisory committees, providing for a workforce development program clearinghouse and for PAsmart online career resource center, further providing for career and technical education equipment grants and providing for utilization of credits; establishing the Schools-to-Work Program and providing for powers and duties of the Department of Labor and Industry; providing for classification of program code; in transfers of credits between institutions of higher education, further providing for definitions, for duties of public institutions of higher education and State-related institutions, for Transfer and Articulation Oversight Committee and for duties of department; replacing references to "vocational-technical" with "career and technical," replacing references to "vocational" with "career and technical" and replacing references to "vocation" with "career and technical"; deleting references to vocational school districts; and renaming the State Board for Vocational Education as the State Board of Career and Technical Education.

Became law as Act 76 of 2019, signed October 30, 2019, 274 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

37 co-sponsors

ROB W. KAUFFMAN, R. Lee James, STANLEY E. SAYLOR, Christopher B. Quinn, Dan L. Miller, KAREN BOBACK, Rich Irvin, DONNA OBERLANDER, Barbara Gleim, Carol Hill-Evans, JAMES R. ROEBUCK JR., Jack Rader Jr., MATTHEW M. GABLER, TINA PICKETT, WILLIAM C. KORTZ II, THOMAS P. MURT, Barry J. Jozwiak, EDDIE DAY PASHINSKI, JUSTIN J. SIMMONS, STEPHEN E. BARRAR, James B. Struzzi II, ED NEILSON, DANIEL J. DEASY JR., F. Todd Polinchock, Mindy Fee, Wendi Thomas, KATHY L. RAPP, Rosemary M. Brown, Frank A. Farry, TINA M. DAVIS, Lori A. Mizgorski, DAN MOUL, GERALD J. MULLERY, MICHAEL B. CARROLL, Jared G. Solomon, Malcolm Kenyatta, Dan K. Williams

Its course

January 29 to October 30, 2019, 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 action38 actions on 17 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 29 to Mar 1949 days

EducationJan 29 to Mar 1141 days

AppropriationsMar 18 to Mar 191 day

In the SenateMar 19 to Jun 27100 days

EducationMar 28 to Jun 1882 days

AppropriationsJun 19 to Jun 245 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesJun 27 to Sep 2590 days

Waiting to be sentSep 25 to Oct 2227 days

With the GovernorOct 22 to Oct 308 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading195–0

    Passed · Mar 19

  • Senate, third reading50–0

    Passed · Jun 27

  • House of Representatives, concurrence197–0

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 28

  • Senate, concurrence49–0

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Sep 25

  • House of Representatives, concurrence197–0

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Sep 25

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 18

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 25

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Sep 24

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 Jan 29 – Mar 19

  1. Jan 29Sent to EDUCATION
  2. Mar 11EDUCATION recommended it
  3. Mar 18Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Mar 19APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 195 to 0

In the Senate Mar 28 – Jun 27

  1. Mar 28Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to EDUCATION
  3. Jun 18EDUCATION recommended it as amended
  4. Jun 19Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Jun 24APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Jun 25Amended on the floor
  8. Jun 27Passed the Senate, 50 to 0

Back in the House of Representatives Jun 27 – Sep 25

  1. Jun 27Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to RULES
  3. Jun 28The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 197 to 0
  4. Arrived in the Senate
  5. Sent to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
  6. Sep 25The Senate agreed to the other chamber's changes, 49 to 0
  7. Returned to the House of Representatives
  8. Sent to RULES
  9. The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 197 to 0
  10. Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Oct 21 – Oct 30

  1. Oct 21Signed in the Senate
  2. Oct 22Sent to the Governor
  3. Oct 30Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 76 of 2019
All 38 actions, as published
  1. Jan 29Referred to EDUCATION, Jan. 29, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  2. Mar 11Reported as committed, March 11, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  3. Mar 11First consideration, March 11, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  4. Mar 11Laid on the table, March 11, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  5. Mar 13Removed from table, March 13, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  6. Mar 18Second consideration, March 18, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  7. Mar 18Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, March 18, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  8. Mar 19Re-reported as committed, March 19, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  9. Mar 19Third consideration and final passage, March 19, 2019 (195-0) [House]House of Representatives
  10. Mar 19(Remarks see House Journal Page 319-320), March 19, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  11. Mar 28In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  12. Mar 28Referred to EDUCATION, March 28, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  13. Jun 18Reported as amended, June 18, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  14. Jun 18First consideration, June 18, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  15. Jun 19Second consideration, June 19, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  16. Jun 19Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 19, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  17. Jun 24Re-reported as committed, June 24, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  18. Jun 25Amended on third consideration, June 25, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  19. Jun 27Third consideration and final passage, June 27, 2019 (50-0) [Senate]Senate
  20. Jun 27In the House [House]House of Representatives
  21. Jun 27Referred to RULES, June 27, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  22. Jun 27Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, June 27, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  23. Jun 28House concurred in Senate amendments, as amended by the House, June 28, 2019 (197-0) [House]House of Representatives
  24. Jun 28(Remarks see House Journal Page 1428-1432), June 28, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  25. Jun 28In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  26. Jun 28Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, June 28, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  27. Sep 24Re-reported on concurrence, as amended, Sept. 24, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  28. Sep 25Senate concurred in House amendments to Senate amendments, as amended by the Senate, Sept. 25, 2019 (49-0) [Senate]Senate
  29. Sep 25In the House [House]House of Representatives
  30. Sep 25Referred to RULES, Sept. 25, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  31. Sep 25Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Sept. 25, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  32. Sep 25House concurred in Senate amendments to House amendments, as amended by the Senate, Sept. 25, 2019 (197-0) [House]House of Representatives
  33. Sep 25(Remarks see House Journal Page 1567-1568), Sept. 25, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  34. Sep 25Signed in House, Sept. 25, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  35. Oct 21Signed in Senate, Oct. 21, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  36. Oct 22Presented to the Governor, Oct. 22, 2019Governor
  37. Oct 30Approved by the Governor, Oct. 30, 2019Governor
  38. Oct 30Act No. 76Governor