House of Representatives
Daily Session Update
Prepared by the Office of the Parliamentarian
May 23, 2016
Communications Received
The Speaker acknowledged receipt of Actuarial Notes for Amendment Number 6907, 7136, and 7138 to House Bill Number 727, Printer’s Number 1555, as amended by A06859.
The Speaker acknowledged receipt of Actuarial Notes for House Bill Number 1499, Printer’s Number 3371; and Amendment Numbers 7425, 7426, 7428, 7429, 7412, 7415, and 7472 to House Bill Number 1499, Printer’s Number 3371.
May 18, 2016
TO THE HONORABLE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
Pursuant to Article IV, Section 15 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, I am returning herewith, without my approval, House Bill 805, Printer’s Number 1843.
For months, the Department of Education and I have sought input on how to improve accountability in education. We have engaged with stakeholders including educators, parents, lawmakers, administrators, higher education faculty, and industry and workforce leaders to determine how best to measure success in the classroom and how to increase accountability. We believe that our common goal should be working together to invest in education, strengthen accountability, and place more educators in overcrowded classrooms to provide our children with the attention they deserve as well as the tools they need.
This bill relies heavily on a single score from the teacher evaluation system, as opposed to using the entire method of evaluation. At a time when there is bipartisan agreement that we need to reduce our reliance on high-stakes testing, we should not use high-stake test scores as the benchmark for teacher quality. The teacher evaluation system was created in 2012 to evaluate teachers on multiple measures of student success. As designed, teachers who did not achieve satisfactory scores across the multiple measures would lose any acquired protection from seniority. This evaluation process was designed to identify a teacher’s weakness and then provide the teacher with the opportunity to improve their teaching through coaching and mentorship. Teachers who do not improve after being given the opportunity and tools to do so are the ones who should no longer be in the classroom. This is the system we should be using to remove ineffective teachers.
I am committed to greater accountability in our schools, but we should be working together to create a wide-ranging system that focuses on real, proven strategies to prepare our students and measure teacher effectiveness. I believe this bill does not address the broader issues at play with our evaluation and testing systems.
For the reasons set forth above, I must withhold my signature from House Bill 805, Printer’s Number 1843.
Sincerely,
TOM WOLF
Governor
Communications Received From the Senate
The Clerk of the Senate being introduced, returned bill from the House of Representatives numbered and entitled as follows, viz:
HB 608
HB 1196
HB 1552
With information that the Senate has passed the same with amendment in which the concurrence of the House of Representatives is requested.
The Clerk of the Senate being introduced, returned bill from the House of Representatives numbered and entitled as follows, viz:
HB 1436
With information that the Senate has passed the same without amendment.
The Clerk of the Senate being introduced, informed that the Senate has concurred in the amendments made by the House of Representatives to Senate Bills numbered and entitled as follows, viz:
SB 290
SB 1108
Voting Schedule
Concurrence in Senate Amendments
Concurrence in Senate Amendments to House Amendments
Bills on Second Consideration
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Bills on Third Consideration
| 195 – 0 Sent to Senate for Concurrence | |
| 195 – 0 Sent to Senate for Concurrence | |
| 195 – 0 Sent to Senate Without Amendment | |
| 175 – 20 Sent to Senate Without Amendment | |
| 195 – 0 Sent to Senate With Amendment |
Bills Signed by the Speaker
HB 1436
SB 290
SB 1108
Bills Referred
HR 877 To Uncontested Calendar Under Rule 35
HR 896 To Calendar Under Rule 35
HR 897 To Uncontested Calendar Under Rule 35
HR 898 To Uncontested Calendar Under Rule 35
HR 899 To Uncontested Calendar Under Rule 35
HR 900 To Uncontested Calendar Under Rule 35
HR 901 To Uncontested Calendar Under Rule 35
HR 902 To Uncontested Calendar Under Rule 35
HR 903 To Uncontested Calendar Under Rule 35
HR 904 To Calendar Under Rule 35
HR 905 To Uncontested Calendar Under Rule 35
HB 923 Agriculture & Rural Affairs
HB 2040 Commerce
HB 2077 Appropriations
HB 2078 Education
HB 2079 Health
HB 2081 Game & Fish
HB 2082 Education
HB 2084 Judiciary
HB 2085 Judiciary
HB 2086 Children & Youth
HB 2087 Education
HB 2088 Health
HB 2089 Environmental Resources & Energy
HB 2090 Judiciary
HB 2091 Judiciary
HB 2092 Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness
HB 2093 Transportation
HB 2094 Judiciary
HB 2095 Judiciary
SB 180 Judiciary
SB 837 Professional Licensure
SB 1038 Local Government
SB 1154 State Government
SB 1194 Education
SB 1216 Transportation
SB 1225 State Government
SB 1232 State Government
Bills Recommitted
HB 1781 To Appropriations
HB 1799 To Appropriations
SB 61 To Appropriations
SB 489 To Appropriations
Bills ReReferred
HB 1930 From Aging & Older Adult Services To Human Services
Bills Reported from Committee
HB 2069 From Aging & Older Adult Services as Committed
HB 1079 From Appropriations Re-Reported as Committed
HB 2025 From Appropriations Re-Reported as Committed
SB 1152 From Appropriations Re-Reported as Committed
SB 1153 From Appropriations Re-Reported as Committed
HB 2078 From Education as Amended
HB 2082 From Education as Committed
HB 1597 From Transportation as Amended
SB 983 From Transportation as Committed
HB 2026 From Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness as Committed
HB 2058 From Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness as Committed
SB 847 From Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness as Committed
Bills and Resolution Removed from the Tabled Calendar and Placed on the Active Calendar
HB 267
HB 727
HB 2003
HB 2014
HR 82
Bills and Resolution Removed from the Active Calendar and Placed on the Tabled Calendar
HB 727
HR 82
House Resolutions Adopted
This is not an official record of the day’s legislative activity.
The House of Representatives adjourned
until Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 11:00 A.M.
unless sooner recalled by the Speaker.