PA HB1448 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 18-5)
Status: Passed on June 22 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-06-22 - Act No. 39
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 18-5)
Status: Passed on June 22 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-06-22 - Act No. 39
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
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.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2018-06-22 - Senate - Senate Rules And Executive Nominations: Re-Reported as Committed (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-06-22 - House - House Rules: Adopt Amendment A08913 (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-06-22 - House - House Rules: Re-report Bill As Amended (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-06-22 - Senate - Senate Floor: HB 1448 PN 3811, CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE AMENDMENTS (Y: 44 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-06-22 - House - House Floor: HB 1448 PN 3811, CONCUR (Y: 193 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2018-01-24 - Senate - Senate Floor: HB 1448 PN 2921, FINAL PASSAGE (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-12-11 - Senate - Senate Appropriations: Re-Reported as Committed (Y: 25 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-10-24 - Senate - Senate Education: Reported as Committed (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-06-26 - House - House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-06-26 - House - House Floor: HB 1448 PN 2109, FP (Y: 197 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2017-06-21 - House - House Rules: Re-report Bill As Committed (Y: 30 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-06-21 - House - House Floor: HB 1448 PN 2060, 2017 A2157, SIMS (Y: 192 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2017-06-19 - House - House Education: Report Bill As Amended (Y: 25 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-06-19 - House - House Education: Adopt Amendment A02025 (Y: 25 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-06-22 - House - House Rules: Adopt Amendment A08913 (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-06-22 - House - House Rules: Re-report Bill As Amended (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-06-22 - Senate - Senate Floor: HB 1448 PN 3811, CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE AMENDMENTS (Y: 44 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-06-22 - House - House Floor: HB 1448 PN 3811, CONCUR (Y: 193 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2018-01-24 - Senate - Senate Floor: HB 1448 PN 2921, FINAL PASSAGE (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-12-11 - Senate - Senate Appropriations: Re-Reported as Committed (Y: 25 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-10-24 - Senate - Senate Education: Reported as Committed (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-06-26 - House - House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-06-26 - House - House Floor: HB 1448 PN 2109, FP (Y: 197 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2017-06-21 - House - House Rules: Re-report Bill As Committed (Y: 30 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-06-21 - House - House Floor: HB 1448 PN 2060, 2017 A2157, SIMS (Y: 192 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2017-06-19 - House - House Education: Report Bill As Amended (Y: 25 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-06-19 - House - House Education: Adopt Amendment A02025 (Y: 25 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-22 | Senate | Act No. 39 |
| 2018-06-22 | Senate | Approved by the Governor |
| 2018-06-22 | Senate | Presented to the Governor |
| 2018-06-22 | Senate | Signed in Senate |
| 2018-06-22 | Senate | Signed in House |
| 2018-06-22 | Senate | Senate concurred in House amendments to Senate amendments (44-4) |
| 2018-06-22 | Senate | Re-reported on concurrence, as committed |
| 2018-06-22 | Senate | Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS |
| 2018-06-22 | Senate | In the Senate |
| 2018-06-22 | House | House concurred in Senate amendments, as amended by the House (193-1) |
| 2018-06-22 | House | Re-reported on concurrence, as amended |
| 2018-06-22 | House | Amended in House Committee on RULES |
| 2018-02-05 | House | Referred to RULES |
| 2018-01-24 | House | In the House |
| 2018-01-24 | Senate | Third consideration and final passage (50-0) |
| 2018-01-23 | Senate | Amended on third consideration |
| 2017-12-11 | Senate | Re-reported as committed |
| 2017-10-25 | Senate | Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS |
| 2017-10-25 | Senate | Second consideration |
| 2017-10-24 | Senate | First consideration |
| 2017-10-24 | Senate | Reported as committed |
| 2017-07-06 | Senate | Referred to EDUCATION |
| 2017-06-26 | Senate | In the Senate |
| 2017-06-26 | House | Third consideration and final passage (197-0) |
| 2017-06-26 | House | Re-reported as committed |
| 2017-06-21 | House | Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS |
| 2017-06-21 | House | Second consideration, with amendments |
| 2017-06-21 | House | Re-reported as committed |
| 2017-06-19 | House | Re-committed to RULES |
| 2017-06-19 | House | First consideration |
| 2017-06-19 | House | Reported as amended |
| 2017-05-25 | House | Referred to EDUCATION |
