PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 323
PRINTER'S NO. 455
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
34
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY DINNIMAN, AUMENT, BROWNE, MUTH, GORDNER, FOLMER,
SCHWANK, HAYWOOD AND YUDICHAK, FEBRUARY 26, 2019
SENATOR AUMENT, EDUCATION, AS AMENDED, MARCH 19, 2019
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Establishing a Global Education Task Force.
WHEREAS, It is in the power of the General Assembly granted
by the Constitution of Pennsylvania to direct education policy
for the system of public education to serve the needs of this
Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Education in Pennsylvania and throughout the United
States, particularly in grades K-12, has long been driven by
standardized testing that favors some portions of the curriculum
and ignores others completely; and
WHEREAS, Evidence shows that standardized testing currently
driving education in the United States does not measure whether
a student is ready to compete in the global marketplace; and
WHEREAS, The term "global competence" has been defined as:
(1) the acquisition of in-depth knowledge and
understanding of international issues;
(2) an appreciation of and ability to learn and work
with people from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds;
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and
(3) skills to function productively in an interdependent
world economy;
and
WHEREAS, Global competence of students in this Commonwealth
can have a direct impact on Pennsylvania's economy and benefit
the residents of this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, The General Assembly desires to encourage the
expansion and growth of global competence in this Commonwealth;
therefore be it
RESOLVED (the House of Representatives concurring), That a
Global Education Task Force be established consisting of the
following members:
(1) the Secretary of Community and Economic Development
or a designee;
(2) the Secretary of Education or a designee;
(3) the Secretary of Labor and Industry or a designee;
(4) the chairperson and minority chairperson of the
Education Committee of the Senate or their designees;
(5) the chairperson and minority chairperson of the
Education Committee of the House of Representatives or their
designees;
(6) the chairperson of the State Board of Education or a
designee;
(7) the Chancellor of the State System of Higher
Education or a designee;
(8) sixteen individuals appointed, four each, by the
President pro tempore of the Senate, the Minority Leader of
the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and
the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;
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and be it further
RESOLVED, That the following organizations recommend
individuals for appointment to the task force by the President
pro tempore of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate,
the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Minority
Leader of the House of Representatives:
(1) The Pennsylvania Council for International
Education.
(2) The Pennsylvania School Boards Association.
(3) The Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher
Educators.
(4) The Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter
Schools.
(5) The Pennsylvania Association of Career and Technical
Administrators.
(6) The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and
the Bureau of Postsecondary and Adult Education in the
Pennsylvania Department of Education.
(7) The Secretary of Agriculture;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the individuals recommended for appointment to
the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Minority Leader of
the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives be actively
involved in global education and represent one or more of the
following interests:
(1) International businesses headquartered in this
Commonwealth.
(2) The agricultural industries of this Commonwealth.
(3) Public schools, including cyber charter schools.
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(4) Teachers and administrators in K-12 education.
(5) Educators and administrators in postsecondary and
higher education.
(6) International education organizations with knowledge
of the educational delivery mechanisms available.
(7) Pennsylvania school boards.
(8) Career and technical education entities.
(9) Students;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the task force review and make any
recommendations regarding the following:
(1) the definition of the term "global competence" to
assure that the definition:
(i) is standardized throughout this Commonwealth for
global education and global competence relating to
education in this Commonwealth; and
(ii) aligns with the goals of the Commonwealth,
including the role of global competence in the classroom
and school curriculum and the requirements for students
to succeed and thrive in an internationally competitive
workforce;
(2) the recommended use of different methods of
assessment of global competence aligned to the currently
available standards in this Commonwealth;
(3) tools aligned to and embedded in current academic
standards in this Commonwealth that are available to measure
global competence skills with career oriented results and an
engaged citizenry;
(4) a delivery mechanism that encompasses learning
opportunities that meet global competence goals and utilizes
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best practices for Pennsylvania students to become
economically competitive global-ready graduates;
(5) the appropriate conduit for the delivery mechanism;
(6) barriers to providing an education for Pennsylvania
students to succeed in an increasingly complex global
economy;
(7) workforce development best practices to ensure
economically competitive global-ready graduates;
(8) the customization, addition or expansion of
Commonwealth global education programs aligned to and
embedded in State academic standards, after identifying the
best practices already occurring in schools;
(9) the adoption of models for school entities and
institutions of higher education which incorporate best
practices to be used as guidelines and implemented, aligned
to and embedded in academic standards of this Commonwealth as
they relate to local global education goals, programs and
initiatives within schools;
(10) the development of a collaborative plan to close
the global education gap and ensure that students are global-
ready graduates, including recommendations on the assessment
tools aligned to and embedded in academic standards of this
Commonwealth, the delivery mechanism and the conduit best
suited for the delivery mechanism ensuring global competency;
(11) workforce development practices to ensure that
Pennsylvania students in grades K-12 become economically
competitive, global-ready graduates;
(12) the availability of courses and cooperative efforts
already in existence that could qualify as global education
competency indicators, including, but not limited to:
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(i) advanced placement opportunities;
(ii) international baccalaureate programs and global
education programs and initiatives;
(iii) career and certification courses taught in
high schools that could qualify as global education
programs or competency indicators; and
(iv) hybrid learning opportunities listed in which
students can earn global education high school or college
credit in a combination of classroom activity, online
learning, college campus coursework and workplace
experiences that could qualify as global education
programs or higher education programs or coursework to
satisfy the requirements for a certificate or degree
involving global education;
(13) courses to be offered when customizing, adding or
expanding options already in place for global competence
education, including how courses will be selected, delivered
and assessed in a global competence initiative;
(14) factors and policies for awarding college credit
for secondary global education coursework and programs
developing global competence;
(15) examples of best practices for individually defined
K-12 and postsecondary global education programs, including a
cost projection to sustain or replicate the best practices;
(16) methods for funding model global education programs
in this Commonwealth and for the promotion and expansion of
global education;
(17) the advantages and disadvantages of regionalizing
global education initiatives;
(18) the advantages and disadvantages that a customized
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global education program would have for school entities,
including barriers which students could encounter;
(19) issues that might arise for postsecondary education
institutions and faculty members regarding the customization,
addition or expansion of global education;
(20) practices to maximize accessibility to expanded
global education;
(21) the development of a proposed plan incorporating
the essential factors for delivering, customizing, assessing
and measuring global proficiency; and
(22) any necessary changes to State statutes in light of
the findings or recommendations of the task force;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the task force may hold public hearings in
different regions of this Commonwealth; and be it further
RESOLVED, That all meetings and public hearings of the task
force shall be deemed public meetings for the purpose of 65
Pa.C.S. Ch. 7; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the members of the task force and designated
experts utilized may not receive compensation for their services
but shall be reimbursed for all necessary travel and other
reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the performance
of their duties as members of the task force or designated
experts; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the General Assembly provide administrative
support, meeting space, TRAVEL AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT,
ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH and other assistance required by the task
force to carry out the duties under this resolution; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That the Department of Education shall provide the
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task force with data, research and other information ALREADY
COLLECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT upon request by the task force; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That not later than 18 months after the adoption of
this resolution the task force issue a report of its findings
and recommendations to:
(1) the Governor;
(2) the Secretary of Education;
(3) the State Board of Education;
(4) the President pro tempore of the Senate;
(5) the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the
Senate;
(6) the Education Committee of the Senate;
(7) the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(8) the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the
House of Representatives; and
(9) the Education Committee of the House of
Representatives.
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