Education

House Bill 2052 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in professional employees, providing for military parent student support.

Sent June 15, 2018 · Reported out after 109 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2327 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in organization meetings and officers of boards of school directors, providing for executive sessions.

Sent June 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1194 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in educational tax credits, further providing for definitions.

Sent June 12, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1204 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in educational tax credits, further providing for limitations.

Sent June 12, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1206 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in the State System of Higher Education, further providing for definitions, for establishment of the State System of Higher Education and its institutions, providing for treatment of funds other than State-appropriated funds, further providing for purposes and general powers, for project contracts, for the chancellor, for powers and duties of the Board of Governors, for powers and duties of councils of trustees, for power and duties of institution presidents, for annual audit and for annual report.

Sent June 12, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1107 · 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, establishing and providing for the powers and duties of the Statewide School Safety Commission.

Sent June 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1109 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in grounds and buildings, providing for prohibition on reimbursement.

Sent June 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1111 · An Act providing for the Pennsylvania Promise Program and the Pennsylvania Promise Fund.

Sent June 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1191 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school directors, further providing for board of directors and election or appointment and for school board in first class A school districts and appointment of seats, and numbers, terms, and methods for election of school directors in first class A school districts.

Sent June 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1198 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school districts, providing for publicly accessible school performance indexes or reports and further providing for value-added assessment system.

Sent June 8, 2018 · Reported out after 4 days · did not pass the Senate

House Bill 2205 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in vocational education, further providing for advisory committees.

Sent June 4, 2018 · Reported out after 113 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1188 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in duties and powers of boards of school directors, providing for protection and defense of pupils.

Sent June 1, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1184 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in pupils and attendance, further providing for age limits and temporary residence and for the definition of "compulsory school age."

Sent May 31, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1186 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school districts, providing for duty to notify county.

Sent May 31, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1180 · 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 historically black colleges and universities coordination; and making an appropriation.

Sent May 30, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1181 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school health services, providing for early intervention depression screening.

Sent May 30, 2018 · Reported out after 13 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 1177 · 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; and abrogating regulations.

Sent May 21, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

House Bill 2155 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in certification of teachers, further providing for provisional vocational education certificate.

Sent May 18, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

House Bill 2156 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, providing for Career and Technical Education Partnership Tax Credit Program.

Sent May 18, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

House Bill 2157 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, further providing for Commission for Agricultural Education Excellence; in vocational education, providing for utilization of credits; and providing for classification of program code.

Sent May 18, 2018 · Reported out after 130 days · then passed the Senate, and was vetoed

House Bill 2158 · 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.

Sent May 18, 2018 · Reported out after 137 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the Senate

House Bill 2159 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, 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.

Sent May 18, 2018 · Reported out after 137 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the Senate

House Bill 2203 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in vocational education, providing for an online career resource center.

Sent May 18, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

House Bill 2204 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in vocational education, providing for a workforce development program clearinghouse.

Sent May 18, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1173 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, 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; renaming the State Board for Vocational Education as the State Board of Career and Technical Education; and making editorial changes.

Sent May 18, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1159 · An Act amending the act of December 15, 1986 (P.L.1585, No.174), known as the Private Licensed Schools Act, further providing for powers and duties of board.

Sent May 7, 2018 · Reported out after 15 days · did not pass the Senate

House Bill 564 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in high schools, providing for assessment of civic knowledge.

Sent April 30, 2018 · Reported out after 22 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 1228 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school health services, providing for sun protection of students, including the application of nonprescription sunscreen.

Sent April 30, 2018 · Reported out after 148 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1145 · 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.

Sent April 24, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1142 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school finances, further providing for intergovernmental agreements for school security and safety; in grounds and buildings, further providing for school police officers; in safe schools, further providing for the Office for Safe Schools; providing for school safety and security and for school police officers and school resource officers; establishing the School Safety and Security Fund; establishing the Safe2Say Program; and providing for methods of anonymous reporting concerning unsafe activities in schools.

Sent April 20, 2018 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1136 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in grounds and buildings, further providing for school police officers.

Sent April 18, 2018 · Reported out after 5 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

House Bill 2124 · 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 information regarding education loans.

Sent April 16, 2018 · Reported out after 57 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1095 · 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.

Sent April 6, 2018 · Reported out after 68 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1104 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in certification of teachers, further providing for provisional vocational education certificate.

Sent April 6, 2018 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 1103 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in safe schools, further providing for Office for Safe Schools and providing for school safety requirements.

Sent April 5, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1065 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in safe schools, establishing the School Safety and Security Augmentation Account and providing for court costs and filing fees.

Sent March 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1032 · 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 and for powers and duties of the Secretary of Education; and, in State Board of Education, further providing for powers and duties of the board.

Sent January 26, 2018 · Reported out after 116 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 872 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in safe schools, further providing for definitions and for policy relating to bullying.

Sent January 17, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 874 · An Act providing for the establishment of sexual harassment and sexual violence online reporting system by postsecondary institutions.

Sent January 17, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1016 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school health services, further providing for health services.

Sent January 17, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1013 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, further providing for alcohol, chemical and tobacco abuse program.

Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 955 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, further providing for firefighter and emergency service training.

Sent November 13, 2017 · Reported out after 29 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 870 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in safe schools, further providing for Office for Safe Schools.

Sent November 9, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

House Bill 429 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in high schools, further providing for courses of study.

Sent November 1, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

House Bill 1386 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in certification of teachers, providing for instructional certificate grade spans and age levels and duties of department.

Sent November 1, 2017 · Reported out after 328 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 1653 · An Act amending the act of January 25, 1966 (1965 P.L.1546, No.541), referred to as the Higher Education Scholarship Law, further providing for eligibility for State scholarship.

Sent November 1, 2017 · Reported out after 89 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 2 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, providing for education savings account; and conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Education and the State Treasury.

Sent October 18, 2017 · Reported out after 216 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 890 · 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 excusal of children from assessments.

Sent September 25, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 330 · An Act amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for suicide prevention in institutions of higher education.

Sent September 20, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 871 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, providing for policy for alcohol and drug use amnesty at certain institutions of higher education.

Sent September 15, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 886 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, providing for emergency treatment of drug overdoses in schools.

Sent September 11, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

House Bill 121 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, further providing for alcohol, chemical and tobacco abuse program.

Sent July 6, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

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.

Sent July 6, 2017 · Reported out after 110 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 521 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, providing for cardiopulmonary resuscitation education.

Sent June 29, 2017 · Reported out after 117 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 825 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, providing for in-State tuition for undocumented individuals.

Sent June 29, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 806 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in charter schools, establishing the Charter School Funding Advisory Commission.

Sent June 23, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 795 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in duties and powers of boards of school directors, providing for third-party services.

Sent June 22, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 776 · 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 definitions; and, in Dyslexia and Early Literacy Intervention Pilot Program, further providing for definitions and for establishment of program.

Sent June 16, 2017 · Reported out after 227 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 766 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in charter schools, establishing the Task Force on Cyber Charter Student Achievement within the Department of Education and further providing for cyber charter school requirements and prohibitions and for enrollment and notification.

Sent June 15, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 756 · 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 assessments for Federal accountability; in duties and powers of boards of school directors, further providing for publication of rules, regulations and policies; in professional employees, further providing for rating system; and, in high schools, further providing for high school certificates.

Sent June 13, 2017 · Reported out after 6 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the Senate

House Bill 524 · An Act amending the act of June 27, 1991 (P.L.70, No.10), entitled "An act requiring the superintendent of every public school district to make available, upon request, lists of graduating seniors to armed forces recruiters; and providing a penalty for the misuse of any such lists," further providing for title and for legislative intent; providing for short title and for definitions; and further providing for list of seniors to be compiled, for optional compliance by nonpublic schools and for reimbursement of costs.

Sent May 31, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

House Bill 679 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, providing for supplemental online course initiative; and establishing the Online Course Clearinghouse Restricted Account.

Sent May 31, 2017 · Reported out after 327 days · did not pass the Senate

House Bill 857 · An Act amending the act of January 28, 1988 (P.L.24, No.11), known as the Private Academic Schools Act, further providing for definitions, for State Board of Private Academic Schools, for powers and duties of board, for application for license, for issuance and renewal of license, for directory of private academic schools, for requirements for licensure and operation, for enforcement, refusal, suspension or revocation of license and for promulgation of rules and regulations.

Sent May 31, 2017 · Reported out after 327 days · did not pass the Senate

House Bill 1305 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in high schools, providing for professional development related to secondary transition services.

Sent May 31, 2017 · Reported out after 243 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 730 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school health services, providing for parent educational information regarding eating disorders.

Sent May 26, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 723 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in high schools, further providing for courses of study.

Sent May 19, 2017 · Reported out after 40 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 725 · 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 Every Student Succeeds Act State plan review.

Sent May 19, 2017 · Reported out after 4 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 709 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in pupils and attendance, further providing for nonprofit school food program.

Sent May 12, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 713 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school health services, further providing for possession and use of asthma inhalers and epinephrine auto-injectors and providing for school administration of adrenal insufficiency medication.

Sent May 12, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

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.

Sent May 4, 2017 · Reported out after 55 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the Senate

House Bill 399 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in certification of teachers, further providing for evaluation of applications for certification.

Sent May 4, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

House Bill 1022 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in transfers of credits between institutions of higher education, further providing for definitions, for duties of public institutions of higher education and for transfer and articulation oversight committee.

Sent May 4, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 670 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, extensively revising provisions relating to charter schools.

Sent May 4, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 659 · 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 impact of scores from assessments.

Sent May 2, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 660 · 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.

Sent May 2, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 664 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in pupils and attendance, further providing for residence and right to free school privileges and for suspension and expulsion of pupils.

Sent May 2, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 647 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in grounds and buildings, providing for lead testing; and, in charter schools, further providing for provisions applicable to charter schools.

Sent April 20, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 631 · 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 information regarding education loans.

Sent April 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 634 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in transfers of credits between institutions of higher education, further providing for definitions, for duties of public institutions of higher education and for Transfer and Articulation Oversight Committee.

Sent April 17, 2017 · Reported out after 36 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 592 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in duties and powers of boards of school directors, providing for posting of offers of employment for certain administrators; and, in intermediate units, providing for posting of offers of employment for certain staff.

Sent April 13, 2017 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 565 · 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 academic impact of scores on Keystone Exams.

Sent April 5, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 543 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school health services, providing for administration of epinephrine auto-injectors by school bus drivers.

Sent March 28, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 535 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, providing for child opioid awareness education.

Sent March 24, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 536 · An Act providing for Commonwealth support for an Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselor Loan Forgiveness Program for qualified alcohol and drug addiction loan forgiveness applicants.

Sent March 24, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 540 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in pupils and attendance, further providing for excuses from attending school.

Sent March 24, 2017 · Reported out after 214 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 541 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in pupils and attendance, further providing for exceptional children, education and training.

Sent March 24, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 546 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, providing for film approval by parent or guardian and imposing a penalty.

Sent March 24, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 547 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, further providing for dating violence education; and, in sexual violence education at institutions of higher education, further providing for definitions and for education program.

Sent March 24, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 551 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in charter schools, further providing for funding for charter schools.

Sent March 24, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

House Bill 178 · 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 and providing for Every Student Succeeds Act State Plan Review; in school directors, providing for school director training programs; in school district financial recovery, further providing for additional criteria and providing for financial administrator in financial watch school district; in grounds and buildings, further providing for limitation on new applications for Department of Education approval of public school building projects; in district superintendents and assistant district superintendents, further providing for reports, for manner of election or approval and for term and salary of assistants; in professional employees, further providing for causes for suspension, for persons to be suspended and for appeals to superintendent of public instruction; in certification of teachers, further providing for granting provisional college certificates and for evaluation of applications for certification; in pupils and attendance, further providing for nonprofit school food program; in drug and alcohol recovery high school pilot program, further providing for establishment of drug and alcohol recovery high school pilot program, for scope of program and selection of students, for establishment and payment of tuition, for term of drug and alcohol recovery high school pilot program and for reporting; in terms and courses of study, further providing for fire and emergency evacuation drills, for alcohol, chemical and tobacco abuse program and for agriculture education and providing for Commission for Agricultural Education Excellence; in charter schools, providing for multiple charter school organizations; in community colleges, further providing for financial program and reimbursement of payments and repealing provisions relating to annual report; in rural regional college for underserved counties, further providing for establishment; in educational tax credits, further providing for limitations; in transfers of credits between institutions of higher education, further providing for definitions, for duties of public institutions of higher education and for Transfer and Articulation Oversight Committee; in funding for public libraries, providing for State aid for fiscal year 2017-2018; in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for definitions, for student-weighted basic education funding, 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; in State Board of Education, further providing for powers and duties of the board; further providing for the applicability of Act 2016-138; and making editorial changes.

Sent March 20, 2017 · Reported out after 91 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 202 · 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.

Sent March 20, 2017 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 224 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school health services, providing for administration of epinephrine auto-injectors by school bus drivers and school crossing guards.

Sent March 20, 2017 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 250 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in educational tax credits, further providing for limitations.

Sent March 20, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 525 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, establishing the Emergency Basic Education Subsidy Fund; and providing for payment of emergency basic education funding.

Sent March 20, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 494 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in collective bargaining, further providing for definitions and prohibiting full-time union leave.

Sent March 10, 2017 · Reported out after 19 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 474 · An Act providing for a grant program for eligible school entities to improve attendance at colleges; imposing duties on the Department of Education; and making an appropriation.

Sent March 1, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 420 · An Act amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, establishing the Public School Employees' Benefit Board and providing for its powers and duties; requiring a school employee health benefits evaluation; providing for a health benefits program for public school employees; and establishing the Public School Employees' Benefit Trust Fund.

Sent February 28, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 406 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school finances, providing for millage rate increase.

Sent February 27, 2017 · Reported out after 30 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 408 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in medical education loan assistance, further providing for loan guarantor program.

Sent February 27, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 411 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in medical education loan assistance, further providing for definitions and for Pennsylvania Medical Education Loan Assistance Program; and establishing a loan forgiveness program for physician assistants.

Sent February 27, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 412 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school finances, providing for posting of unencumbered funds.

Sent February 27, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 436 · An Act providing standards for carbon monoxide alarms in dormitories; and imposing penalties.

Sent February 27, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 438 · An Act providing standards for carbon monoxide alarms in schools; and imposing penalties.

Sent February 27, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 363 · 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 prohibition against employment assistance.

Sent February 15, 2017 · Reported out after 42 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 364 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, further providing for subjects of instruction and flag code and for economic education and personal financial literacy programs, providing for personal finance instruction and for capstone course in personal finance as graduation requirement; establishing the Personal Finance Education Fund; and making an appropriation.

Sent February 15, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 374 · 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 publication of notices and proofs of publication.

Sent February 15, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 383 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in duties and powers of boards of school directors, providing for protection and defense of pupils.

Sent February 15, 2017 · Reported out after 63 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 295 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in duties and powers of boards of school directors, further providing for additional schools and departments and for kindergartens; and, in terms and courses of study, further providing for dates and times of school terms and sessions and commencement.

Sent February 6, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 80 · An Act establishing a Statewide program to support and guide public and private schools in this Commonwealth in the establishment of extended school day child-care programs for school-age children; defining eligibility; and providing for the powers and duties of the Department of Human Services.

Sent January 31, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 273 · An Act prohibiting the expenditure of Commonwealth funds on certain institutions of higher education that adopt certain practices relating to immigration policy.

Sent January 31, 2017 · Reported out after 78 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 245 · An Act amending the act of August 7, 1963 (P.L.549, No.290), referred to as the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency Act, establishing the Pay It Forward Pay It Back Pennsylvania Program; imposing a natural gas severance tax; and establishing the Pay It Forward Pay It Back Pennsylvania Program Fund.

Sent January 27, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 195 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, repealing provisions relating to report of racial and ethnic groupings, to study of public schools that provide Internet instruction, to corporate seal, to submission of plans, to approval of plans, to disapproval of plans, to Department of Public Instruction to prepare plans, to establishment of reorganized school districts, to advance establishment, to special school watchmen-school districts in townships of the second class, to copies of school laws, to educational broadcasting, to residences for teachers and janitors, to heating stoves to be shielded, to ventilation and thermometer, to fireproof construction, to doors to open outward and fire escapes, etc., to completion of abandoned WPA projects in districts of the third and fourth class, to condition of grounds and shade trees, to summer schools, etc., to possession of telephone pagers prohibited, to nonprofit school food program, to antitruancy programs, to medical care for children under six with defective hearing, to report, to care and treatment of pupils and to local wellness policy; in terms and courses of study, further providing for fire and emergency evacuation drills; repealing provisions relating to foreign language academies, to monthly reports to school directors of the districts second, third and fourth class, to alcohol, chemical and tobacco abuse program, to read to succeed program, to department duties and powers; in vocational education, further providing for duties of State Board for Vocational Education and reports; repealing provisions relating to schools or classes, supervisors, principals, instructors, etc., to estimate of expenses and reimbursements, appropriations and to teachers of evening schools; in Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, further providing for powers and duties of the board of trustees; repealing provisions relating to annual report, to duties of public institutions of higher education, to medical education loan assistance, to special study on the revenue impact of out-of-State tax credits, to powers and duties of the board and to reports and recommendations.

Sent January 26, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 198 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in charter schools, further providing for establishment of charter school, for enrollment, for funding for charter schools and for causes for nonrenewal or termination.

Sent January 26, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 199 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school finances, further providing for distress in school districts of the first class.

Sent January 26, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 205 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, establishing the Health-Related Industries Educational Scholarship Program and the Health-Related Industries Educational Scholarship Program Fund.

Sent January 26, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 212 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in grounds and buildings, further providing for referendum or public hearing required prior to construction or lease; and, in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for approved reimbursable rental for leases hereafter approved and approved reimbursable sinking fund charges on indebtedness.

Sent January 26, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 217 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in pupils and attendance, further providing for immunization required and penalty.

Sent January 26, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 219 · An Act establishing a lending program in Commonwealth libraries for electricity meters; creating a grant; and making an appropriation.

Sent January 26, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 227 · 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 and providing for Every Student Succeeds Act State plan review; in school directors, providing for school director training programs; in school, district financial recovery, further providing for additional criteria and providing for financial administrator in financial watch school district; in grounds and buildings, further providing for limitation on new applications for Department of Education approval of public school building projects; in district superintendents and assistant district superintendents, further providing for reports, for manner of election or approval and for term and salary of assistants; in professional employees, further providing for causes for suspension, for persons to be suspended and for appeals to Superintendent of Public Instruction; in certification of teachers, further providing for granting provisional college certificates and for evaluation of applicants for certification; in pupils and attendance, further providing for nonprofit school food program; in drug and alcohol recovery high school pilot program, further providing for establishment of drug and alcohol recovery high school pilot program, for scope of program and selection of students, for establishment and payment of tuition, for term of drug and alcohol recovery high school pilot program and for reporting; in terms and courses of study, further providing for alcohol, chemical and tobacco abuse program and for agricultural education and providing for Commission for Agricultural Education Excellence; in community colleges, further providing for financial program and reimbursement of payments and repealing provisions relating to annual report; in rural regional college for underserved counties, further providing for establishment; in educational tax credits, further providing for limitations; in transfers of credits between institutions of higher education, further providing for definitions, for duties of public institutions of higher education and for Transfer and Articulation Oversight Committee; in funding for public libraries, providing for State aid for fiscal year 2017-2018; in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for student-weighted basic education funding, 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; in the State Board of Education, further providing for powers and duties of the board; further providing for the applicability of Act 2016-138; and making related repeals.

Sent January 26, 2017 · Reported out after 5 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 228 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in professional employes, further providing for causes for suspension and for persons to be suspended.

Sent January 26, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 229 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in professional employes, further providing for payment of salaries in cases of sickness, injury or death, repealing provisions relating to alternative payment plan, to persons entitled and to salary while on leave and further providing for Distinguished Educators Program.

Sent January 26, 2017 · Reported out after 5 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 134 · An Act providing for Commonwealth support for a Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Staff Member Loan Forgiveness Program and an Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselor Loan Forgiveness Program.

Sent January 20, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 151 · An Act providing for academic excellence scholarships for individuals entering a college or university within this Commonwealth; and conferring powers and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency.

Sent January 20, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 152 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, providing for blood donation education.

Sent January 20, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 153 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in the State System of Higher Education, further providing for project contracts.

Sent January 20, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 88 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, providing for historical documents, writings and records use in classrooms and censorship prohibited.

Sent January 13, 2017 · Reported out after 96 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 93 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in duties and powers of boards of school directors, further providing for additional schools and departments.

Sent January 13, 2017 · Reported out after 96 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 35 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in safe schools, further providing for Office for Safe Schools; and, in terms and courses of study, further providing for fire and emergency evacuation drills.

Sent January 12, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 53 · An Act amending the act of January 25, 1966 (1965 P.L.1546, No.541), referred to as the Higher Education Scholarship Law, further providing for eligibility for State scholarship.

Sent January 12, 2017 · Reported out after 131 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 65 · An Act establishing the Child Welfare Workers Loan Forgiveness Program for Commonwealth residents who graduate from institutions of higher education and who apply their degrees to careers in child welfare work; and prescribing powers and duties of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency.

Sent January 12, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 68 · An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, providing for guidelines on religious expression.

Sent January 12, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 70 · An Act amending the act of December 16, 1998 (P.L.980, No.129), known as the Police Officer, Firefighter, Correction Employee and National Guard Member Child Beneficiary Education Act, extending benefits to certain surviving spouses; and further providing for title of act, for short title, for definitions, for Postsecondary Educational Gratuity Program, for report to General Assembly and for retroactivity.

Sent January 12, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 71 · An Act establishing a tuition credit program for certain members of volunteer fire companies, volunteer ambulance services and volunteer rescue squads and their dependent children and spouses.

Sent January 12, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 72 · An Act establishing the Volunteer Emergency Service Personnel Educational Assistance and Loan Forgiveness Program; and prescribing powers and duties of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency.

Sent January 12, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days