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Education 2007 - 2008 Session

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Officers

Stairs, Jess M.
Republican Chair

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Legislation Remaining in This Committee

SB1397 ERICKSON
An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, ...
HB2842 REICHLEY
An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, ...
HB2828 BASTIAN
An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, ...
HB2824 WATSON
An Act establishing the Volunteer First Responder Loan Forgiveness Program; and providing for the po...
HB2818 BENNINGHOFF
An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, provid...
HB2261 WOJNAROSKI
An Act amending the act of August 7, 1963 (P.L.549, No.290), referred to as the Pennsylvania Higher ...
HB2809 QUINN
An Act prohibiting limitations on the wearing of official military uniforms on school property; and ...
HB2807 DeLUCA
An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, ...
HB2799 HICKERNELL
An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, ...
HB472 NICKOL
An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, ...

Committee Transcripts and Reports

Hearing
Date
Committees Subcommittee Witnesses/Testifiers Location
11/18/2008 Education Special Education
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Harrisburg
  The committee received testimony on special education funding in Pennsylvania.
  Transcript    
11/13/2008 Education  
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Harrisburg
  The committee received testimony on Chapter 49-2, which represents a significant transformation in the way that Pennsylvania trains its new teachers.
  Transcript    
10/02/2008 Education Special Education
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West Chester
  The committee received testimony on H.B. 2438 (D. O'Brien), which would further provide for exceptional children, education and training and H.B. 2536 (D. O'Brien), which would further provide for dispute resolution for the education of exceptional children.
  Transcript   Handout   HB2438 , HB2536
09/18/2008 Education;
Intergovernmental Affairs;
Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness
 
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Harrisburg
  The committee received testimony on H.B. 2518 (Cohen) and H.B. 2566 (Murt), both of which would provide for the form of the compact; imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the compact commissioner; and establishing the State Council on Interstate Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
  Transcript   Handout   HB2518 , HB2566
06/25/2008 Education  
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Harrisburg
  The committee received testimony on the proposed Chapter 4 Regulations, which would focus on graduate competency assessments.
  Transcript    

Majority

Subcommittee Chair on Basic Education Kirkland, Thaddeus
Subcommittee Chair on Higher Education Curry, Lawrence H.
Subcommittee Chair on Special Education McIlvaine Smith, Barbara

Minority

Republican Secretary
Subcommittee Republican Chair on Basic Education
Subcommittee Republican Chair on Higher Education
Subcommittee Republican Chair on Special Education
Subcommittee Republican Chair on Basic Education Mackereth, Beverly
Subcommittee Republican Chair on Higher Education O'Neill, Bernie
Subcommittee Republican Chair on Special Education Rapp, Kathy L.