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 school directors, further providing for school director training programs; in intermediate units, providing for school safety and security enhancements; in certification of teachers, further providing for continuing professional development, providing for trauma-informed education and further providing for postbaccalaureate certification and for Pennsylvania school leadership standards; in safe schools, further providing for Office for Safe Schools; in school safety and security, further providing for definitions, for School Safety and Security Committee, for survey of school safety and security, for School Safety and Security Grant Program, for Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Teams, for school safety and security coordinator and for school safety and security training and providing for trauma-informed approach; in Safe2Say Program, further providing for judicial proceeding and for annual report; providing for threat assessment; in school health services, further providing for confidentiality, transference and removal of health records; in early learning programs, further providing for duties of department; providing for the Keystone Telepresence Education Grant Program; in the State Board of Education, further providing for powers and duties of the board and for powers and duties of Council of Basic Education and Council of Higher Education; and providing for references to area career and technical school in statute and regulation.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Mar 4, 2019
Signed Jun 28, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
11
Committee
12
Amendments
1
Jun 28, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Jun 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments to House amendments
lower
Jun 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
lower
Jun 27, 2019
Committee
Referred to RULES
lower
Jun 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments, as amended by the Senate
upper
Jun 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
PN 1078 Re-reported on concurrence, as amended
upper
Jun 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
upper
Jun 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jun 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 12, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Jun 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
PN 0927 Reported as amended
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Committee
Referred to EDUCATION
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Apr 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Mar 25, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Mar 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Mar 4, 2019
Committee
PN 0340 Referred to EDUCATION
upper
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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