PA HB301 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-0)
Status: Passed on December 13 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-12-13 - Act No. 33 of 2023
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-0)
Status: Passed on December 13 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-12-13 - Act No. 33 of 2023
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]
Summary
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 provisions applicable to limited school years; in duties and powers of board of school directors, further providing for additional schools and departments; in grounds and buildings, further providing for limitation on new applications for Department of Education approval of public school building projects; in school directors' associations and county boards of school directors, further providing for powers and duties; in intermediate units, further providing for visual services and for school safety and security enhancements; in certification of teachers, further providing for substitute teaching permit for prospective teachers and for locally issued temporary certification for substitute teachers, repealing provisions relating to permit for classroom monitors and providing for permit for classroom monitors; providing for the Educator Pipeline Support Grant Program; in pupils and attendance, further providing for compulsory education of physical defectives, for school lunch and breakfast reimbursement, for dependent children, for actual cost of tuition and maintenance of certain exceptional children in the four chartered schools for education of the deaf and the blind, for payment of cost of tuition and maintenance of certain exceptional children, for transfer of funds for transferal programs and for children under six with defective hearing and parent or guardian advised of schools, etc.; in safe schools, further providing for definitions and for Office for Safe Schools, repealing provisions relating to regulations and to reporting, further providing for policy relating to bullying and for maintenance of records and repealing provisions relating to Safe Schools Advocate in School Districts of the First Class, to standing, to enforcement and to construction of article and other laws; in school safety and security, further providing for definitions and for school safety and security committee, providing for duties of committee, further providing for School Safety and Security Grant Program, providing for Targeted School Safety Grants for Nonpublic Schools and School Entities Program, for standardized protocols, for county safe schools' collaborative and for school mental health grants for 2023-2024 school year, further providing for school safety and security coordinator training and providing for reporting and memorandum of understanding, for safe schools advocate in school districts of the first class and for enforcement; in school security, further providing for definitions, for school police officers, for annual report and for school security guards; in character education program, further providing for character education program; 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 and for limitations; in school districts of the first class, further providing for qualifications of principals and teachers; in funding for public libraries, providing for State aid for fiscal year 2023-2024; in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for definitions and for payments on account of pupils enrolled in career and technical curriculums, for payments on account of courses for exceptional children, for payments to intermediate units, for assistance to school districts declared to be in financial recovery status or identified for financial watch status, for payments, for payments on account of pupil transportation, for Ready-to-Learn Block Grant and for payment of required contribution for public school employees' Social Security; in construction and renovation of buildings by school entities, further providing for applicability; providing for School Environmental Repairs Program; and making an editorial change.
Title
In preliminary provisions, further providing for special provisions applicable to limited school years; in duties and powers of board of school directors, further providing for additional schools and departments; in grounds and buildings, further providing for limitation on new applications for Department of Education approval of public school building projects; in school directors' associations and county boards of school directors, further providing for powers and duties; in intermediate units, further providing for visual services and for school safety and security enhancements; in certification of teachers, further providing for substitute teaching permit for prospective teachers and for locally issued temporary certification for substitute teachers, repealing provisions relating to permit for classroom monitors and providing for permit for classroom monitors; providing for the Educator Pipeline Support Grant Program; in pupils and attendance, further providing for compulsory education of physical defectives, for school lunch and breakfast reimbursement, for dependent children, for actual cost of tuition and maintenance of certain exceptional children in the four chartered schools for education of the deaf and the blind, for payment of cost of tuition and maintenance of certain exceptional children, for transfer of funds for transferal programs and for children under six with defective hearing and parent or guardian advised of schools, etc.; in safe schools, further providing for definitions and for Office for Safe Schools, repealing provisions relating to regulations and to reporting, further providing for policy relating to bullying and for maintenance of records and repealing provisions relating to Safe Schools Advocate in School Districts of the First Class, to standing, to enforcement and to construction of article and other laws; in school safety and security, further providing for definitions and for school safety and security committee, providing for duties of committee, further providing for School Safety and Security Grant Program, providing for Targeted School Safety Grants for Nonpublic Schools and School Entities Program, for standardized protocols, for county safe schools' collaborative and for school mental health grants for 2023-2024 school year, further providing for school safety and security coordinator training and providing for reporting and memorandum of understanding, for safe schools advocate in school districts of the first class and for enforcement; in school security, further providing for definitions, for school police officers, for annual report and for school security guards; in character education program, further providing for character education program; 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 and for limitations; in school districts of the first class, further providing for qualifications of principals and teachers; in funding for public libraries, providing for State aid for fiscal year 2023-2024; in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for definitions and for payments on account of pupils enrolled in career and technical curriculums, for payments on account of courses for exceptional children, for payments to intermediate units, for assistance to school districts declared to be in financial recovery status or identified for financial watch status, for payments, for payments on account of pupil transportation, for Ready-to-Learn Block Grant and for payment of required contribution for public school employees' Social Security; in construction and renovation of buildings by school entities, further providing for applicability; providing for School Environmental Repairs Program; and making an editorial change.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2023-12-13 - Senate - Senate Floor: HB 301 PN 2311, Concur in House Amendments to Senate Amendments as Amended (Y: 43 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-12-13 - Senate - Senate Rules And Executive Nominations: Re-Reported as Committed (Y: 16 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-12-13 - Senate - Senate Rules And Executive Nominations: Motion to Revert to Prior Printer Number 2311 (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-12-13 - House - House Rules: Re-report Bill As Committed (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-12-13 - House - House Floor: HB 301 PN 2311, CONCURRENCE (Y: 175 N: 28 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-11-15 - House - House Floor: HB 301 PN 2326, CONCURRENCE (Y: 102 N: 101 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-11-15 - House - House Rules: Re-report Bill As Amended (Y: 18 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-11-15 - House - House Rules: Adopt Amendment A03036 (Y: 18 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-11-15 - Senate - Senate Floor: HB 301 PN 2311, Final Passage (Y: 45 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-11-15 - House - House Floor: HB 301 PN 2326, MOTION TO REVERT PRIOR PRINTERS NUMBER (Y: 101 N: 102 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2023-11-14 - Senate - Senate Appropriations: Re-Reported as Amended (Y: 22 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-11-14 - Senate - Senate Appropriations: Adopt Amendment A03007 (Y: 21 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-11-14 - Senate - Senate Appropriations: Motion to Table Amendment A02952 to House Bill 301 (Y: 15 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-06-06 - Senate - Senate Education: Reported as Committed (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-26 - House - House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-26 - House - House Floor: HB 301 PN 1035, FINAL PASSAGE (Y: 201 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-25 - House - House Floor: HB 301 PN 954, 2023 A286 (Y: 201 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-25 - House - House Floor: HB 301 PN 954, 2023 A283 (Y: 201 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-13 - House - House Education: Report Bill As Amended A00196 (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-13 - House - House Education: Adopt Amendment A00196 (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-12-13 - Senate - Senate Rules And Executive Nominations: Re-Reported as Committed (Y: 16 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-12-13 - Senate - Senate Rules And Executive Nominations: Motion to Revert to Prior Printer Number 2311 (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-12-13 - House - House Rules: Re-report Bill As Committed (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-12-13 - House - House Floor: HB 301 PN 2311, CONCURRENCE (Y: 175 N: 28 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-11-15 - House - House Floor: HB 301 PN 2326, CONCURRENCE (Y: 102 N: 101 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-11-15 - House - House Rules: Re-report Bill As Amended (Y: 18 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-11-15 - House - House Rules: Adopt Amendment A03036 (Y: 18 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-11-15 - Senate - Senate Floor: HB 301 PN 2311, Final Passage (Y: 45 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-11-15 - House - House Floor: HB 301 PN 2326, MOTION TO REVERT PRIOR PRINTERS NUMBER (Y: 101 N: 102 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2023-11-14 - Senate - Senate Appropriations: Re-Reported as Amended (Y: 22 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-11-14 - Senate - Senate Appropriations: Adopt Amendment A03007 (Y: 21 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-11-14 - Senate - Senate Appropriations: Motion to Table Amendment A02952 to House Bill 301 (Y: 15 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-06-06 - Senate - Senate Education: Reported as Committed (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-26 - House - House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-26 - House - House Floor: HB 301 PN 1035, FINAL PASSAGE (Y: 201 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-25 - House - House Floor: HB 301 PN 954, 2023 A286 (Y: 201 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-25 - House - House Floor: HB 301 PN 954, 2023 A283 (Y: 201 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-13 - House - House Education: Report Bill As Amended A00196 (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-13 - House - House Education: Adopt Amendment A00196 (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-13 | House | Act No. 33 of 2023 |
| 2023-12-13 | House | Approved by the Governor |
| 2023-12-13 | House | Presented to the Governor |
| 2023-12-13 | House | Signed in Senate |
| 2023-12-13 | House | Signed in House |
| 2023-12-13 | House | House concurred in Senate amendments to House amendments, as amended by the Senate (175-28) |
| 2023-12-13 | House | Re-reported on concurrence, as committed |
| 2023-12-13 | House | Referred to RULES |
| 2023-12-13 | House | In the House |
| 2023-12-13 | Senate | Senate concurred in House amendments to Senate amendments, as amended by the Senate (43-7) |
| 2023-12-13 | Senate | Re-reported on concurrence, as amended with Prior Printer's No. 2311 |
| 2023-12-11 | Senate | Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS |
| 2023-11-15 | Senate | In the Senate |
| 2023-11-15 | House | House concurred in Senate amendments, as amended by the House (102-101) |
| 2023-11-15 | House | Re-reported on concurrence, as amended |
| 2023-11-15 | House | Amended in House Committee on RULES |
| 2023-11-15 | House | Referred to RULES |
| 2023-11-15 | House | In the House |
| 2023-11-15 | Senate | Third consideration and final passage (45-5) |
| 2023-11-14 | Senate | Re-reported as amended |
| 2023-06-07 | Senate | Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS |
| 2023-06-07 | Senate | Second consideration |
| 2023-06-06 | Senate | First consideration |
| 2023-06-06 | Senate | Reported as committed |
| 2023-05-03 | Senate | Referred to EDUCATION |
| 2023-04-26 | Senate | In the Senate |
| 2023-04-26 | House | Third consideration and final passage (201-0) |
| 2023-04-26 | House | Re-reported as committed |
| 2023-04-25 | House | Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS |
| 2023-04-25 | House | Second consideration, with amendments |
| 2023-04-24 | House | Removed from table |
| 2023-04-21 | House | Laid on the table |
| 2023-04-21 | House | First consideration |
| 2023-04-21 | House | Reported as amended |
| 2023-03-10 | House | Referred to EDUCATION |
