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PRINTER'S NO. 255
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
208
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS-HILL, BAKER, DOWLING, DUSH, GABLER,
GILLEN, GROVE, JAMES, KAUFFMAN, LAWRENCE, MARSICO, MENTZER,
B. MILLER, ORTITAY, PEIFER, REESE, SACCONE, TALLMAN, WARD AND
ZIMMERMAN, FEBRUARY 1, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 1, 2017
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, in procedure relating to legislation,
prohibiting the passage of unfunded directives from the
General Assembly concerning education passed through
legislation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby resolves as follows:
Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
That Article III be amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 10.1. Unfunded education mandates.
(a) To provide an efficient system of education, any mandate
enacted by statute, regulation or executive order establishing a
new education program shall provide the necessary funding for
the implementation of the program.
(b) Any statute, regulation or executive order establishing
a new education program or reauthorizing an existing education
program which is not wholly funded by the Commonwealth shall not
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be implemented until the funds necessary for full implementation
have been appropriated.
Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
(b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
primary, general or municipal election which meets the
requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article
XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least
three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is
passed by the General Assembly.
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