H0863B2285A03263 NES:EJH 12/11/23 #90 A03263
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 863
Sponsor: SENATOR REGAN
Printer's No. 2285
Amend Bill, page 1, line 14, by inserting after "standards"
for a school located in a city of the first class
Amend Bill, page 2, lines 7 through 16, by striking out "The
minimum educational standards shall require" in line 7 and all
of lines 8 through 16 and inserting
Subparagraph (i) shall expire five years after the
effective date of this subparagraph.
(iii) The minimum education standards shall include
a demonstration of reading comprehension through the use
of a reading comprehension test approved by the
commission. The commission shall:
(A) Immediately approve two reading
comprehension tests.
(B) Evaluate additional reading comprehension
tests that are submitted by a school or that
otherwise come to the attention of the commission for
review.
(C) Provide notice of a list of approved reading
comprehension tests by:
(I) Transmitting notice of the list to the
Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in
the next available issue of the Pennsylvania
Bulletin.
(II) Posting the list on the publicly
accessible Internet website of the commission.
(iv) Within 12 months of the effective date of this
subparagraph, the Joint State Government Commission shall
issue a report to the General Assembly on the impact that
the current minimum standards for physical fitness,
psychological evaluation and education prerequisites to
employment as a police officer may or may not have on
recruitment, education and training of individuals to
serve as police officers in jurisdictions across this
Commonwealth. This subparagraph shall expire upon
transmission of the report to the General Assembly. The
Joint State Government Commission shall provide notice to
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the Legislative Reference Bureau that the report has been
sent to the General Assembly under this subparagraph.
Amend Bill, page 2, line 18, by striking out "in 60 days" and
inserting
immediately
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