An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, replacing references to "vocational-technical" with "career and technical," replacing references to "vocational" with "career and technical" and replacing references to "vocation" with "career and technical"; deleting references to vocational school districts; renaming the State Board for Vocational Education as the State Board of Career and Technical Education; in vocational education, further providing for advisory committees and providing for a workforce development program clearinghouse and for PAsmart online career resource center; establishing the Schools-to-Work Program; providing for powers and duties of the Department of Labor and Industry; and making editorial changes.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2019
Last action Jun 24, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 8, 2019 · House Jun 24, 2019
How they voted
28–0
Passed
Total votes 28
May 8, 2019
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Jun 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
upper
Jun 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jun 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 20, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Jun 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
PN 1008 Reported as amended
lower
May 13, 2019
Committee
Referred to EDUCATION
lower
May 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
May 6, 2019
Introduced
PN 0715 Amended on third consideration
upper
Apr 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Mar 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
PN 0454 Reported as amended
upper
Jan 29, 2019
Committee
PN 0097 Referred to EDUCATION
upper
1 primary · 23 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Vincent Hughes
DDemocratic
Co
Art Haywood
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Mensch
RRepublican
Co
Camera Bartolotta
RRepublican
Co
Daylin Leach
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Brewster
DDemocratic
Co
John P. Blake
DDemocratic
Co
John P. Sabatina
DDemocratic
Co
John R. Gordner
RRepublican
Co
John T. Yudichak
IIndependent
Co
Judy Schwank
DDemocratic
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