Bill Information

House Bill 1901
2011-2012 Regular Session
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, for background checks of prospective e . . .mployees and conviction of employees of certain offenses and for collection of identifying information of students attending institutions of higher education; providing for adjustments based on Consumer Price Index and for Keystone Exams; in school districts, further providing for moratorium on certain data collection systems and data sets; in school finances, providing for reopening of 2012-2013 budget and for intergovernmental agreements for school security and safety; in grounds and buildings, providing for limitation on new applications for the Department of Education's approval of public school building projects and further providing for work to be done under contract let on bids and exception; in books, furniture and supplies, further providing for purchase of supplies; in district superintendents and assistant district superintendents, further providing for eligibility and for manner of election or approval, providing for performance review and further providing for election of assistant district superintendents, for term and salary of assistants, for commissions and for removal; in professional employees, further providing for rating system and for causes for suspension; in pupils and attendance, further providing for liability for tuition and enforcement of payment and for school lunch and breakfast reimbursement; in safe schools, further providing for regulations; adding a requirement relating to cardiopulminary resuscitation; providing for open campus initiatives; in high schools; further providing for attendance in other districts; reenacting and amending provisions relating to school boards and educational empowerment; in community colleges, further providing for financial program, reimbursement of payments; in Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, further providing for contracts for construction, repair, renovation or maintenance; in State System of Higher Education, further providing for project contracts and for powers and duties of institution presidents; in school districts of the first class, further providing for superintendents of schools or buildings and of supplies; in funding for public libraries, providing for State and for fiscal year 2012-2013; in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, providing for basic education funding for 2011-2012 school year, further providing for payments to intermediate units and for special education payments to school districts, providing for assistance to school districts certified as education empowerment districts, further providing for Pennsylvania accountability grants and providing for targeted industry cluster certificate scholarship program; and making editorial changes.
Prime Sponsor
Photo of Representative Representative Garth Everett
Representative Garth Everett
R House District 84
Co-Sponsors
Photo of Representative Rep. Ryan Aument
Rep. Ryan Aument
R House District 41
Photo of Representative Rep. Matthew Baker
Rep. Matthew Baker
R House District 68
Photo of Representative Rep. Karen Boback
Rep. Karen Boback
R House District 117
Photo of Representative Rep. Martin Causer
Rep. Martin Causer
R House District 67
Photo of Representative Rep. Mike Fleck
Rep. Mike Fleck
R House District 81
Photo of Representative Rep. Richard Geist
Rep. Richard Geist
R House District 79
Photo of Representative Rep. Mauree Gingrich
Rep. Mauree Gingrich
R House District 101
Photo of Representative Rep. Glen Grell
Rep. Glen Grell
R House District 87
Photo of Representative Rep. Seth Grove
Rep. Seth Grove
R House District 196
Photo of Representative Rep. David Hickernell
Rep. David Hickernell
R House District 98
Photo of Representative Rep. Rob Kauffman
Rep. Rob Kauffman
R House District 89
Photo of Representative Rep. Mark Keller
Rep. Mark Keller
R House District 86
Photo of Representative Rep. Daryl Metcalfe
Rep. Daryl Metcalfe
R House District 12
Photo of Representative Rep. Ron Miller
Rep. Ron Miller
R House District 93
Photo of Representative Rep. Duane Milne
Rep. Duane Milne
R House District 167
Photo of Representative Rep. Kathy Rapp
Rep. Kathy Rapp
R House District 65
Photo of Representative Rep. Douglas Reichley
Rep. Douglas Reichley
R House District 134
Photo of Representative Rep. Chris Ross
Rep. Chris Ross
R House District 158
Photo of Representative Rep. RoseMarie Swanger
Rep. RoseMarie Swanger
R House District 102
Photo of Representative Rep. Randy Vulakovich
Rep. Randy Vulakovich
R House District 30
Photo of Representative Rep. Michele Brooks
Rep. Michele Brooks
R House District 17
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Act No. 82 of 2012, June 30, 2012
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2570 Referred to Education, Oct. 18, 2011
Reported as committed, Oct. 19, 2011
First consideration, Oct. 19, 2011
Laid on the table, Oct. 19, 2011
Removed from table, Oct. 25, 2011
Second consideration, Oct. 26, 2011
Re-committed to Appropriations, Oct. 26, 2011
Re-reported as committed, Oct. 31, 2011
Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 31, 2011 (196-0)
(Remarks see House Journal Page 2139-2140), Oct. 31, 2011
In the Senate
Referred to Education, Nov. 1, 2011
Reported as committed, May 22, 2012
First consideration, May 22, 2012
Second consideration, May 23, 2012
Re-committed to Education, May 23, 2012
3845 Re-reported as amended, June 27, 2012
Re-referred to Appropriations, June 27, 2012
3885 Re-reported as amended, June 29, 2012
Third consideration and final passage, June 29, 2012 (47-2)
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 740-745), June 29, 2012
In the House
Referred to Rules, June 29, 2012
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, June 29, 2012
House concurred in Senate amendments, June 30, 2012 (115-82)
(Remarks see House Journal Page 1627-1638), June 30, 2012
Signed in House, June 30, 2012
Signed in Senate, June 30, 2012
Presented to the Governor, June 30, 2012
Approved by the Governor, June 30, 2012
Act No. 82 of 2012, June 30, 2012
Printers Numbers
Jun 29, 2012
PN 3885
Jun 27, 2012
PN 3845
Oct 18, 2011
PN 2570
Votes
Committee Meetings
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Statute References
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House Bill 1901
2011-2012 Regular Session
Sponsors
EVERETT, AUMENT, BAKER, BOBACK, CAUSER, FLECK, GEIST, GINGRICH, GRELL, GROVE, HICKERNELL, KAUFFMAN, M. K. KELLER, METCALFE, MILLER, MILNE, RAPP, REICHLEY, ROSS, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH, BROOKS

Short Title
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, for background checks of prospective employees and conviction of employees of certain offenses and for collection of identifying information of students attending institutions of higher education; providing for adjustments based on Consumer Price Index and for Keystone Exams; in school districts, further providing for moratorium on certain data collection systems and data sets; in school finances, providing for reopening of 2012-2013 budget and for intergovernmental agreements for school security and safety; in grounds and * * *

Actions
2570 Referred to EDUCATION, Oct. 18, 2011
Reported as committed, Oct. 19, 2011
First consideration, Oct. 19, 2011
Laid on the table, Oct. 19, 2011
Removed from table, Oct. 25, 2011
Second consideration, Oct. 26, 2011
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 26, 2011
Re-reported as committed, Oct. 31, 2011
Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 31, 2011 (196-0)
(Remarks see House Journal Page 2139-2140), Oct. 31, 2011
In the Senate
Referred to EDUCATION, Nov. 1, 2011
Reported as committed, May 22, 2012
First consideration, May 22, 2012
Second consideration, May 23, 2012
Re-committed to EDUCATION, May 23, 2012
3845 Re-reported as amended, June 27, 2012
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 27, 2012
3885 Re-reported as amended, June 29, 2012
Third consideration and final passage, June 29, 2012 (47-2)
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 740-745), June 29, 2012
In the House
Referred to RULES, June 29, 2012
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, June 29, 2012
House concurred in Senate amendments, June 30, 2012 (115-82)
(Remarks see House Journal Page 1627-1638), June 30, 2012
Signed in House, June 30, 2012
Signed in Senate, June 30, 2012
Presented to the Governor, June 30, 2012
Approved by the Governor, June 30, 2012
Act No. 82 of 2012, June 30, 2012

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