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 and graduation requirements, for special provisions applicable to the Keystone Exams, graduation requirements and alternative competency assessment and for Special Education Funding Commission; in certification of teachers, further providing for instructional certificate grade spans and age levels and duties of department and providing for special provisions applicable to 2020-2021 school year; in pupils and attendance, providing for nonpublic school transportation for 2020-2021 school year; in terms and courses of study, further providing for pandemic of 2020; and, in educational tax credits, further providing for limitations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2020
Committee Review
Nov 2020
Senate Passage
Jul 2020
House Passage
Nov 2020
Signed into Law
Nov 2020
Introduced Jun 19, 2020
Signed Nov 25, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
11
Committee
12
Amendments
1
Nov 25, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Nov 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments to House amendments
lower
Nov 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
lower
Nov 19, 2020
Committee
Referred to RULES
lower
Nov 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments, as amended by the Senate
upper
Nov 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
PN 2126 Re-reported on concurrence, as amended
upper
Oct 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
upper
Sep 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Final passage
lower
Sep 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Sep 16, 2020
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Aug 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
PN 1899 Reported as amended
lower
Jul 30, 2020
Committee
Referred to EDUCATION
lower
Jul 15, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jul 14, 2020
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Jun 23, 2020
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Jun 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Jun 19, 2020
Committee
PN 1784 Referred to EDUCATION
upper
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Wayne Langerholc
RRepublican
Co
Bob Mensch
RRepublican
Co
Doug Mastriano
RRepublican
Co
Elder Vogel
RRepublican
Co
Jim Brewster
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Pittman
RRepublican
Co
John P. Blake
DDemocratic
Co
John P. Sabatina
DDemocratic
Co
Katie Muth
DDemocratic
Co
Kristin Phillips-Hill
RRepublican
Co
Lisa Boscola
DDemocratic
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