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, for Basic Education Funding Commission and for Commission on Education and Economic Competitiveness and providing for public job posting database, for instructional vacancy data and for data transparency; providing for Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact; in drug and alcohol recovery high school program, further providing for scope of program and selection of students, providing for enrollment of students and further providing for academic programs; in terms and courses of study, further providing for Economic Education and Personal Financial Literacy Programs; in early learning programs, providing for quarterly reporting; in high schools, further providing for attendance in other districts; in educational tax credits, further providing for definitions; in credit card marketing, further providing for regulation of on-campus credit card marketing; in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for assistance to school districts declared to be in financial recovery status or identified for financial watch status; and abrogating regulations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Dec 2023
Senate Passage
Sep 2023
House Passage
Dec 2023
Signed into Law
Dec 2023
Introduced Jun 26, 2023
Signed Dec 13, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Sep 19, 2023 · House Nov 14, 2023
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 42
Sep 19, 2023
D
Democratic16
75% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
13
Committee
11
Amendments
3
Dec 13, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Dec 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments to House amendments
lower
Dec 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
lower
Dec 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules
lower
Dec 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments, as amended by the Senate
upper
Dec 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as amended
upper
Dec 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations
upper
Nov 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Nov 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as amended
lower
Nov 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended in House Committee on Appropriations
lower
Nov 14, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (179-0)
house
Nov 14, 2023
Committee
Re-referred to Appropriations
lower
Nov 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Sep 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to Education
lower
Sep 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Sep 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Aug 30, 2023
Committee
Re-referred to Appropriations
upper
Jun 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Jun 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to Education
upper
0 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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