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, providing for learning pod protection and for advertising; in terms and courses of study, further providing for agreements with institutions of higher education; in opportunities for educational excellence, further providing for definitions, for responsibilities of school entities and for concurrent enrollment agreements; in charter schools, further providing for definitions, providing for ideal charter schools, further providing for charter school requirements, for powers of board of trustees and for facilities, providing for fund balance limits and further providing for school district and intermediate unit responsibilities; in educational tax credits, further providing for limitations; and providing for education opportunity accounts and establishing the Education Opportunity Account Program.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
Committee Review
Jul 2021
House Passage
Jul 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jul 19, 2021
Last action Jul 19, 2021
Floor votes · House Jul 7, 2022
How they voted
178–12
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 192
Jul 7, 2022
D
Democratic84
94% Yea
R
Republican108
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jul 7, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (178-12-2)
house
Jul 19, 2021
Committee
PN 1948 Referred to EDUCATION
lower
1 primary · 50 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Lewis
RRepublican
Co
Aaron Bernstine
RRepublican
Co
Abby Major
RRepublican
Co
Barb Gleim
RRepublican
Co
Brad Roae
RRepublican
Co
Brian Smith
RRepublican
Co
Bud Cook
RRepublican
Co
Carrie Lewis DelRosso
RRepublican
Co
Clint Owlett
RRepublican
Co
Daryl D. Metcalfe
RRepublican
Co
Dave Zimmerman
RRepublican
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