Pennsylvania House Bill 1708

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-2)
Status: Introduced on September 22 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-09-27 - Laid on the table
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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; in pupils and attendance, providing for educational oversight for students in facilities, further providing for possession of weapons prohibited and providing for school stability for certain students; in safe schools, further providing for definitions and for reporting and establishing the School-Based Diversion Programs Fund; in school security, further providing for powers and duties and providing for limitations on proceedings and arrest; and, in school districts of the first class, repealing provisions relating to placement of certain adjudicated students.

In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in pupils and attendance, providing for educational oversight for students in facilities, further providing for possession of weapons prohibited and providing for school stability for certain students; in safe schools, further providing for definitions and for reporting and establishing the School-Based Diversion Programs Fund; in school security, further providing for powers and duties and providing for limitations on proceedings and arrest; and, in school districts of the first class, repealing provisions relating to placement of certain adjudicated students.

Rep. Carol Hill-Evans [D]	Rep. Natalie Mihalek [R]	Rep. Maureen Madden [D]	Rep. Joseph Hohenstein [D]
Rep. Timothy Briggs [D]	Rep. Stephen Kinsey [D]	Rep. Tarik Khan [D]	Rep. Ben Sanchez [D]
Rep. Kristine Howard [D]	Rep. Lisa Borowski [D]	Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz [D]	Rep. Perry Warren [D]
Rep. La'Tasha Mayes [D]	Rep. Roni Green [D]	Rep. Rick Krajewski [D]	Rep. Mary Isaacson [D]
Rep. Heather Boyd [D]	Rep. Jennifer O'Mara [D]	Rep. Barry Jozwiak [R]

2023-09-27 - House - House Judiciary: Report Bill As Committed (Y: 14 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-09-27	House	Laid on the table
2023-09-27	House	First consideration
2023-09-27	House	Reported as committed
2023-09-22	House	Referred to JUDICIARY

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2023&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1708
Text	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1708&pn=2020
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2023&sInd=0&cteeCde=60&theDate=09/27/2023&RollCallId=810