PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 744

PRINTER'S NO. 1002

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No.

393

Session of

2019

INTRODUCED BY HARKINS, ROEBUCK, KINSEY, BIZZARRO, READSHAW,

FREEMAN, CALTAGIRONE, SCHLOSSBERG, MURT, T. DAVIS, LONGIETTI,

GROVE, PASHINSKI, McCLINTON, THOMAS, RAPP, BROWN, HILL-EVANS,

act relating to the public school system, including certain

provisions applicable as well to private and parochial

schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the

laws relating thereto," in vocational education, providing

for an PASMART online career resource center.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known

as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a

section to read:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, SHALL ESTABLISH A CENTRAL ONLINE

CLEARINGHOUSE TO BE MADE AVAILABLE ON A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE

INTERNET WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND

INDUSTRY. THE WEBSITE, WHICH SHALL BE AVAILABLE NO LATER THAN

THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR, shall at a

minimum include an online database of the following:

(5) Statewide and regional articulation agreements.

(6) Other relevant career resources.

(b) The online database shall be easily accessible by

students, parents, educators, school officials and the general

public. The Department of Education PARTICIPATING STATE AGENCIES

may utilize existing resources or clearinghouses available from

other agencies to compile the clearinghouse information.

(c) The Department of Education PARTICIPATING STATE AGENCIES

shall explore the possibility of Federal or private funding to

support the clearinghouse.