Education Committee
10/6/04
The Senate Education
Committee met on Wednesday, October 6, 2004, and took the following
action:
Out as Amended
(unanimously)
HB 1113 pn 2165 (Weber) The bill directs school districts to establish policies regarding student possession and
self-administration of certain asthma medications. A1661 and A3759 (Rhoades and Schwartz) were unanimously
approved. The amendments strengthen the legislation by adding language relating to a child being capable of
self-administration of the medication.
HB 1530 pn 4243 (Petrone) The bill establishes a loan forgiveness program for mental health and mental retardation staff
members and for alcohol and drug addiction counselors who work in the Commonwealth following college. A3807 (Rhoades)
added the language relating to drug and alcohol counselors (unanimous).
Education Committee
9/29/04
The Senate Education
Committee met on Wednesday, September 29, 2004, and took the following
action:
Out as Committed
(unanimously)
Senate Bill 1223 pn 1826 (Rhoades) The bill increases the reimbursement rate for schools that offer school lunch
and breakfast programs.
Education Committee
5/18/04
The Senate Education
Committee met on Tuesday, May 18, 2004, and took the following action:
Reported Out as Amended
(Unanimously)
House Bill 744, pn 1758
(Stairs)
The bill establishes a Community College Board to implement policies,
rules,
regulations and standards associated with the community colleges
and provide for services subject to the regulatory
powers of the State
Board of Education. A1777 (Rhoades) The amendment requires that
two members of the board
appointed by the Governor be employers or
management-level employees and makes other changes relating to work
force development, distribution of formula-driven operating funds,
Federal Perkins funding, staffing, and audit
resolution.
(Unanimously approved) There was also a technical amendment that was
unanimously approved.
Education Committee
5/4/04
The Senate Education
Committee met on Tuesday, May 4, 2004, and took the following action:
Reported Out
as Committed (Unanimously)
SB 1107, pn 1579 (Rhoades) The bill requires that certain school districts revise their
professional education
plans and further requires the Department of
Education to create a clearinghouse of continuing professional
education
programs.
Reported Out as Amended
(Unanimously)
SB 1024, pn 1409 (Brightbill)
The bill further provides for the addition of certain information to the
State and
School Report Cards required by current law.
A1670 (Schwartz) An agreed to amendment that would provide for a separate report for
students with disabilities.
(unanimous).
SB 1108, pn 1580 (Rhoades)
The bill requests the Department of Education to provide technical
assistance to
certain school entities upon request. A1668 (Schwartz)
An agreed to amendment that includes students with
disabilities or with
limited English proficiency in the provisions of the bill. (unanimous)
Not Considered
SB 1109, pn 1581 (Rhoades)
HB 1113, pn 2165 (Weber)
Education Committee
3/30/04
The Senate Education
Committee met on Tuesday, March 30, 2004, and took the following
action:
Reported Out as
Committed
HB 2128, pn 3290
(Rep. Hickernell) The bill amends the Public School Code to further provide for
regulation of expelled students;
establishing the Emergency Basic
Education Subsidy Fund; and providing for basic education subsidy
continuation funding.
(Vote: 7-4)
Education Committee
3/17/04
The
Senate Education Committee met on Wednesday, March 17, and took the
following action:
Reported Out as Amended:
Senate Bill 911 pn 1175 (Robbins) The bill provides for the
establishment of a nursing loan forgiveness program for
persons employed
in the nursing profession at veterans’ homes operated by the Department
of Military Affairs.
(Unanimous)
A0500 (Rhoades) A technical amendment. (Unanimous)
Reported out as Committed:
Senate Bill 931 pn 1211 (Pileggi) The bill extends the Postsecondary
Educational Gratuity Program to certain
children of sheriffs and deputy
sheriffs. (Unanimous)
Senate Resolution 209 pn 1424 (Corman) The resolution congratulates
the Pennsylvania State University on the
commencement of its
sesquicentennial celebration and reaffirming its designation as
Pennsylvania’s land-grant university.
(Unanimous)
Education Committee 12/8/03
The
Senate Education Committee met on Monday,
December 8, 2003,
and took the following action:
Reported
out as Committed
House
Bill 856, pn 2187 (Blaum)
The bill amends the Public School Code to require school
districts that employ
certain school police officers to report
statistical data to the Department of Education’s Office of Safe
Schools.
(unanimous vote)
Education Committee 10/27/03
The Senate Education Committee met on
Monday, October 27, 2003, and took the following action:
Senate Bill 943 pn 1240 (Rhoades)
The legislation amends the Public School Code establishing the Task
Force
on Early Childhood Education.
Senate Bill 947 pn 1242 (Wenger) The legislation amends the Public School Code providing for continuation
of
basic education funding for the current fiscal year.
House Bill 1068 pn 2799 (Godshall) The legislation provides for powers and duties of intermediate units,
for
firefighter and emergency service training as creditable high school
courses and for state reimbursement for mobile
classroom facilities.
Education Committee 9/30/03
The
Senate Education Committee met on Tuesday, September 30, 2003, and took
the following action:
Reported
out as Amended (Unanimously)
Senate
Bill 83, pn 81 (Mowery) The bill establishes the Science
Technology Partnership Program and provides
state grants. A3562
(Rhoades) This amendment clarified some language in the bill.
Vote: Unanimous
Reported out as Committed (unanimously)
House Bill 538, pn 1757 (Gordner) The
bill establishes the Technology Work Experience Internship Program.
Education Committee
6/18/03
The Senate Education Committee met on
Wednesday, June 18, 2003, and took the following action:
Reported out as Committed
Senate Bill 281, pn 291 (Schwartz) Provides certification requirements for teachers of English as a second
language.
Senate Bill 708, pn 837 (Schwartz) Early
childhood loan forgiveness program is extended to certain individuals
receiving a degree in early childhood education.
House
Bill 564, pn 1789 (Bunt) Amends the School Code to provide for
community college financial programs and
reimbursements; establishing
the Community College of Nonmandated Capital Fund.
Education Committee
6/10/03
The Senate Education
Committee met on Tuesday, June 10, 2003, and took the following action:
Reported Out as
Committed (Unanimously)
Senate Resolution
106 pn 947 (Rhoades) A resolution requesting Congress to reauthorize
the Carl D. Perkins
Vocational and Technical Education Act.
House Bill 217 pn
246 (Raymond) The bill amends the Public School Code to further
provide for the program of
continuing professional education.
Reported Out as
Amended (Unanimously)
House Bill 113 pn 801
(Haluska)
The bill amends the Public School Code to provide for
firefighter and emergency
service training as creditable high school
courses. Technical amendment was unanimously approved.
Education Committee
6/3/03
The
Senate Education Committee met on Tuesday,
June 3, 2003, and took the following action:
Reported
Out as Committed (Unanimously)
SB
60, pn 60 (Rhoades)
The bill provides for the Head Start Supplemental Assistance
Program by imposing
additional powers and duties on the Department of
Education and Head Start providers and making a $15
million
appropriation to the Department for the fiscal year.
Reported
Out as Amended (Unanimously)
SB 748, pn 904 (Rhoades) The bill provides for quality libraries aid criteria and for incentive for
excellence aid criteria.
A1277 (Rhoades) would remove the 5% requirement for new purchases. (Unanimous).
Education Committee
4/29/03
The
Senate Education Committee met on Tuesday, April 29, 2003, and took the
following action:
Reported
Out as Committed (unanimous)
SR
66 pn 750 (Piccola) The
resolution designates the week of
May 4 through May 10, 2003, as
Pennsylvania
Home Education Week.
Reported
Out as Amended
SB
680 pn 762 (Rhoades) The
bill amends the Public School Code to provide for certain limitations
on
school
district fund balances. A0421 (Rhoades) The amendment was added
to clarify unreserved,
undesignated fund
balance.
Removed
from the Agenda
SB
281 pn 291 (Schwartz) The
bill was removed from the agenda.
Education Committee
4/22/03
