Sen. Dan Laughlin

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 Keystone Exams; in organization meetings and officers of boards of school directors, providing for executive sessions; in duties and powers of boards of school directors, providing for third-party services; in grounds and buildings, further providing for limitation on new applications for Department of Education approval of public school building projects and providing for lead testing; in books, furniture and supplies, further providing for time and manner of adopting and furnishing textbooks and supplementary books; in professional employees, further providing for persons to be suspended; in certification of teachers, further providing for provisional vocational education certificate; in pupils and attendance, further providing for definitions, providing for attendance policy at nonpublic schools and further providing for excuses from attending school, for penalties for violating compulsory school attendance requirements and for nonprofit school food program; in Drug and Alcohol Recovery High School Pilot Program, further providing for term of program and for reporting; in terms and courses of study, further providing for fire and emergency evacuation drills; in community colleges, further providing for financial program and reimbursement of payments; in educational tax credits, further providing for definitions, for qualification and application by organizations, for application by business firms, for tax credits and for limitations; providing for higher education accountability and transparency; in funding for public libraries, providing for State aid for fiscal year 2018-2019; and, in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for payments to intermediate units, for assistance to school districts declared to be in financial recovery status or identified for financial watch status and for Ready-to-Learn Block Grant.

A Concurrent Resolution establishing a Global Education Task Force.

An Act amending the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), known as the Regulatory Review Act, further providing for definitions, for proposed regulations and procedures for review, for final-form regulations and final-omitted regulations and procedures for review and for procedures for subsequent review of disapproved final-form or final-omitted regulations.

An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, in liability and compensation, further providing for schedule of compensation and for physical examination or expert interview.

An Act providing for the disposal of hospice or home health care patient medication.

An Act regulating home inspectors; establishing the Home Inspection Licensing Board; providing for licensure and practice, for disciplinary action, for remedies and for penalties; making an appropriation; and repealing provisions relating to home inspections.

An Act designating the bridge carrying U.S. Route 22 over the Juniata River, Norfolk Southern Corporation rail tracks and State Route 1010 (Penn Street) in Smithfield and Henderson Townships, Huntingdon County, as the Trooper Landon E. Weaver Memorial Bridge.

An Act amending the act of July 7, 1947 (P.L.1368, No.542), known as the Real Estate Tax Sale Law, in short title and definitions, further providing for definitions; and, in sale of property, further providing for repurchase by owner and providing for limitation on trusteeship and for ownership interests and responsibilities of delinquent property owner.

An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, in uniform health insurance claim form, further providing for forms for health insurance claims.

An Act authorizing the Department of General Services to extend the term of a certain lease of real property, being a portion of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Veterans' Center in East Vincent Township, Chester County; authorizing the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Robbie S. Cohen-Millstein certain lands situate in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County, in exchange for Robbie S. Cohen-Millstein granting and conveying certain lands to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, to be added to those existing lands at Delaware Canal State Park; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the concurrence of the Department of Environmental Protection, to lease to Pier 35 1/2 LLC, or its nominee, land within the bed of the Delaware River in the City of Philadelphia; and authorizing the Department of General Services, with the concurrence of the Department of Environmental Protection, to lease to Penn Treaty Views LLC, or its nominee, land within the bed of the Delaware River in the City of Philadelphia; and authorizing the Department of General Services, with the concurrence of the Department of Environmental Protection, to lease to K4 Philadelphia, LLC, or its nominee, land within the bed of the Delaware River in the City of Philadelphia.