An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school security, further providing for definitions, for school police officers, for training, for powers and duties, for school resource officers and for school security guards; in high schools, further providing for courses of study; in miscellaneous provisions relating to institutions of higher education, further providing for Public Higher Education Funding Commission; and, in fostering independence through education, further providing for fostering independence waiver program.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Nov 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Nov 2019
Signed into Law
Nov 2019
Introduced Jan 28, 2019
Signed Nov 27, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Nov 21, 2019 · House Jun 27, 2019
How they voted
22–8
Passed
Total votes 30
Nov 21, 2019
D
Democratic13
61% Nay
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
11
Committee
12
Amendments
1
Nov 27, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
upper
Nov 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments to Senate amendments
upper
Nov 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
upper
Nov 19, 2019
Committee
Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
upper
Nov 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments, as amended by the House
lower
Nov 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
PN 2893 Re-reported on concurrence, as amended
lower
Oct 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to RULES
lower
Oct 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Oct 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Oct 22, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Oct 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
PN 2740 Reported as amended
upper
Jul 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to EDUCATION
upper
Jun 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jun 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 3, 2019
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Apr 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
PN 1610 Reported as amended
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
PN 0061 Referred to EDUCATION
lower
0 primary · 27 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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