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PA Bill Number: HB2542

Title: In the Secretary of the Commonwealth, further providing for powers and duties of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Description: In the Secretary of the Commonwealth, further providing for powers and duties of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. ...

Last Action: Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT

Last Action Date: Aug 21, 2024

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Proposed Pennsylvania Senate Legislation SB700

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Title: In preliminary provisions, providing for advertising and sponsorships; in intermediate units, further providing for school safety and security enhancements; in professional employees, further providing for qualifications; in certification of teachers, further providing for State certificates, for career and technical instruction and for baccalaureate certification basic skills assessment; in Educator Pipeline Support Grant Program, further providing for definitions, for program establishment and duties of agency, for eligibility and for report; in school safety and security, further providing for School Safety and Security Grant Program, for school safety and security coordinator, for Targeted School Safety Grants for Nonpublic Schools and School Entities Program and for school safety and security training and providing for school safety and mental health grants for 2024-2025 school year; in school security, further providing for duties of commission, providing for school security personnel and establishing School Security Personnel Fund; in school security, further providing for duties of commission and providing for school security personnel and for School Security Personnel Fund; in school health services, further providing for vision screening and examinations; in Drug and Alcohol Recovery High School Program, further providing for establishment and payment of tuition; in administrative partnerships between school entities, further providing for legislative intent and for definitions, providing for instructional programming partnerships authorized, for school district feasibility study and for construction and further providing for establishment, for application, for grant awards, for technical assistance, for reports by school entities and for reports by department; in talent recruitment, further providing for Talent Recruitment Account; in charter schools, further providing for definitions, for charter school requirements, for powers of board of trustees, for facilities and for funding for charter schools, providing for funding for cyber charter schools, further providing for enrollment and notification and providing for enrollee wellness checks and for applicability of other provisions of this act and of other acts and regulations; in disability inclusive curriculum, further providing for department responsibilities; in Schools-to-Work-Program, repealing provisions relating to expiration; 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 tax credits and for limitations, repealing provisions relating to opportunity scholarships and providing for economically disadvantaged school scholarships; in course materials at institutions of higher education, repealing provisions relating to College Textbook Policies Advisory Committee; in sexual violence, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking education, prevention and response at institutions of higher education and private licensed schools, further providing for memorandum of understanding; in miscellaneous provisions relating to institutions of higher education, repealing provisions relating to Public Higher Education Funding Commission; in funding for public libraries, providing for State aid for fiscal year 2024-2025; in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for payments on account of pupils enrolled in career and technical curriculums and for student-weighted basic education funding, providing for student-weighted basic education funding beginning with 2023-2024 school year, further providing for State reimbursement for health services, 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 Commonwealth reimbursements for charter schools and cyber charter schools, repealing provisions relating to administrative and instructional consolidation incentives and further providing for Ready-to-Learn Block Grant; in State Board of Education, further providing for powers and duties of the board; in construction and renovation of buildings by school entities, further providing for applicability; in School Environmental Repairs Program, further providing for School Environmental Repairs Program Restricted Account and for School Environmental Repairs Program; and making editorial changes.

Subject:

Description: 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 and sponsorships; in intermediate units, further providing for school safety and security enhancements; in professional employees, further providing for qualifications; in certification of teachers, further providing for State certificates, for career and technical instruction and for baccalaureate certification basic skills assessment; in Educator Pipeline Support Grant Program, further providing for definitions, for program establishment and duties of agency, for eligibility and for report; in school safety and security, further providing for School Safety and Security Grant Program, for school safety and security coordinator, for Targeted School Safety Grants for Nonpublic Schools and School Entities Program and for school safety and security training and providing for school safety and mental health grants for 2024-2025 school year; in school security, further providing for duties of commission, providing for school security personnel and establishing School Security Personnel Fund; in school security, further providing for duties of commission and providing for school security personnel and for School Security Personnel Fund; in school health services, further providing for vision screening and examinations; in Drug and Alcohol Recovery High School Program, further providing for establishment and payment of tuition; in administrative partnerships between school entities, further providing for legislative intent and for definitions, providing for instructional programming partnerships authorized, for school district feasibility study and for construction and further providing for establishment, for application, for grant awards, for technical assistance, for reports by school entities and for reports by department; in talent recruitment, further providing for Talent Recruitment Account; in charter schools, further providing for definitions, for charter school requirements, for powers of board of trustees, for facilities and for funding for charter schools, providing for funding for cyber charter schools, further providing for enrollment and notification and providing for enrollee wellness checks and for applicability of other provisions of this act and of other acts and regulations; in disability inclusive curriculum, further providing for department responsibilities; in Schools-to-Work-Program, repealing provisions relating to expiration; 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 tax credits and for limitations, repealing provisions relating to opportunity scholarships and providing for economically disadvantaged school scholarships; in course materials at institutions of higher education, repealing provisions relating to College Textbook Policies Advisory Committee; in sexual violence, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking education, prevention and response at institutions of higher education and private licensed schools, further providing for memorandum of understanding; in miscellaneous provisions relating to institutions of higher education, repealing provisions relating to Public Higher Education Funding Commission; in funding for public libraries, providing for State aid for fiscal year 2024-2025; in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for payments on account of pupils enrolled in career and technical curriculums and for student-weighted basic education funding, providing for student-weighted basic education funding beginning with 2023-2024 school year, further providing for State reimbursement for health services, 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 Commonwealth reimbursements for charter schools and cyber charter schools, repealing provisions relating to administrative and instructional consolidation incentives and further providing for Ready-to-Learn Block Grant; in State Board of Education, further providing for powers and duties of the board; in construction and renovation of buildings by school entities, further providing for applicability; in School Environmental Repairs Program, further providing for School Environmental Repairs Program Restricted Account and for School Environmental Repairs Program; and making editorial changes.

Session: 2023-2024 Regular Session

Last Action: Act No. 55 of 2024

Last Action Date: July 11, 2024

Link: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2023&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=700

Sponsors

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11 sponsors: Michele Brooks (R); Cris Dush (R); Daniel Laughlin (R); Rosemary Brown (R); Scott Hutchinson (R); Nicholas Miller (D); Arthur Haywood (D); Judy Schwank (D); Doug Mastriano (R); Katie Muth (D); Tracy Pennycuick (R)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jul 11, 2024 Amended in House Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
Senate Jul 11, 2024 Act No. 55 of 2024
Senate Jul 11, 2024 Approved by the Governor
Senate Jul 11, 2024 Presented to the Governor
Senate Jul 11, 2024 Signed in House
Senate Jul 11, 2024 Signed in Senate
Senate Jul 11, 2024 Senate concurred in House amendments (42-7)
Senate Jul 11, 2024 Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
Senate Jul 11, 2024 Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
Senate Jul 11, 2024 In the Senate
House Jul 11, 2024 Third consideration and final passage (137-65)
House Jul 11, 2024 Re-reported as amended
House Jul 2, 2024 Second consideration
House Jul 2, 2024 Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
House Jul 1, 2024 Removed from table
House Jul 1, 2024 Laid on the table
House Jul 1, 2024 First consideration
House Jul 1, 2024 Reported as committed
House Nov 15, 2023 Referred to EDUCATION
Senate Nov 14, 2023 Third consideration and final passage (50-0)
House Nov 14, 2023 In the House
Senate Nov 13, 2023 Re-reported as committed
Senate Oct 25, 2023 Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
Senate Oct 25, 2023 Second consideration
Senate Oct 24, 2023 Reported as amended
Senate Oct 24, 2023 First consideration
Senate Jun 14, 2023 Referred to EDUCATION
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Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes Absent Passed Rating Comments
07/11/2024 137 65 1 Yes
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07/11/2024 42 7 1 Yes
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07/11/2024 22 15 0 Yes
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07/11/2024 16 1 0 Yes
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07/11/2024 22 15 0 Yes
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07/11/2024 183 19 1 Yes
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07/1/2024 25 0 0 Yes
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11/14/2023 50 0 0 Yes
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11/13/2023 24 0 0 Yes
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10/24/2023 10 0 0 Yes
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10/24/2023 10 0 0 Yes
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