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, repealing provisions relating to report of racial and ethnic groupings and to study of public schools that provide Internet instruction; in school districts, repealing provisions relating to corporate seal, to submission of plans, to disapproval of plans, to Department of Public Instruction to prepare plans, to establishment of reorganized school districts and to advance establishment; in duties and powers of boards of school directors, repealing provisions relating to special school watchmen-school districts in townships of the second class, to copies of school laws and to educational broadcasting; in grounds and buildings, repealing provisions relating to residences for teachers and janitors, to heating stoves to be shielded, to ventilation and thermometer, to fireproof construction, to doors to open outward and fire escapes, etc., to completion of abandoned WPA projects in districts of the third and fourth class and to condition of grounds and shade trees; in certification of teachers, repealing provisions relating to summer schools, etc.; in pupils and attendance, repealing provisions relating to possession of telephone pagers prohibited, to nonprofit school food program, to antitruancy programs and to medical care for children under six with defective hearing; in safe schools, repealing provisions relating to report; in school health services, repealing provisions relating to care and treatment of pupils and to local wellness policy; in terms and courses of study, repealing provisions relating to foreign language academies, to monthly reports to school directors of the districts second, third and fourth class, to Read to Succeed Program and to department duties and powers; in vocational education, repealing provisions relating to schools or classes, supervisors, principals, instructors, etc., to estimate of expenses and reimbursements and appropriations and to teachers of evening schools; in transfers of credits between institutions of higher education, repealing provisions relating to duties of public institutions of higher education; repealing provisions relating to medical education loan assistance; and, in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, repealing provisions relating to special study on the revenue impact of out-of-State tax credits.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2020
Senate Passage
Apr 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 21, 2019
Last action Apr 21, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Apr 20, 2020
How they voted
27–3
Passed
Total votes 30
Apr 20, 2020
D
Democratic13
76% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Apr 21, 2020
Committee
Referred to EDUCATION
lower
Apr 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Jun 5, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Jun 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
PN 0858 Reported as amended
upper
Mar 21, 2019
Committee
PN 0467 Referred to EDUCATION
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kristin Phillips-Hill
RRepublican
Co
Bob Mensch
RRepublican
Co
Mike Folmer
RRepublican
Co
Scott Hutchinson
RRepublican
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