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 Special Education Funding Commission; in grounds and buildings, further providing for limitation on new applications for Department of Education approval of public school building projects; in certification of teachers, further providing for substitute teaching permit for prospective teachers; in community colleges, further providing for financial program and reimbursement of payments and for Community College Capital Fund; in educational tax credits, further providing for limitations; in miscellaneous provisions relating to institutions of higher education, further providing for Public Higher Education Funding Commission; providing for intercollegiate athletics; in funding for public libraries, providing for State aid for fiscal year 2021-2022; in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for student-weighted basic education funding, for payments to intermediate units and for assistance to school districts declared to be in financial recovery status or identified for financial watch status; in construction and renovation of buildings by school entities, further providing for applicability; and making an editorial change.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 10, 2021
Signed Jun 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 20, 2021 · House Jun 25, 2021
How they voted
40–6
Passed
Total votes 46
Apr 20, 2021
D
Democratic20
70% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Jun 30, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
upper
Jun 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments
upper
Jun 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
upper
Jun 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
upper
Jun 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jun 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
PN 0972 Re-reported as amended
lower
Jun 22, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Jun 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to EDUCATION
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Mar 10, 2021
Committee
PN 0367 Referred to EDUCATION
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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