Sen. John P. Sabatina

An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for the definitions of "emergency service responder" and "emergency vehicle"; and, in other required equipment, further providing for visual and audible signals on emergency vehicles.

An Act amending Title 12 (Commerce and Trade) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, authorizing assessments for energy improvements in districts designated by municipalities.

An Act amending the act of February 17, 1994 (P.L.73, No.7), known as the Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act, further providing for application of act, for owner's payment obligations, for owner's withholding of payment for good faith claims, for contractor's and subcontractor's payment obligations, for errors in documentation, for retainage, for contractor's withholding of payment for good faith claims and for penalty and attorney fee.

An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in enforcement, further providing for powers and duties of enforcement officers and for suspension of privileges pending payment of penalties; in hunting and furtaking, further providing for killing game or wildlife by mistake; and, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for period of revocation.

An Act amending the act of July 8, 1978 (P.L.752, No.140), known as the Public Employee Pension Forfeiture Act, further providing for definitions, for disqualification and forfeiture of benefits and for restitution for monetary loss; and repealing a retroactivity provision.

A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for rights of victims of crime.

An Act amending Title 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in environmental stewardship and watershed protection, further providing for legislative findings, for the Environmental Stewardship Fund and for agencies; establishing the Pennsylvania Clean Water Procurement Program and the Watershed Innovation and Improvement Fund.

An Act providing for museum preservation and for grant program; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; establishing the Pennsylvania Museum Preservation Fund; and making an appropriation.

An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for the National Guard Youth Challenge Program.

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.