PRINTER'S NO. 1669
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1378
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY ROEBUCK, McCLINTON, LONGIETTI, HILL-EVANS, KIM,
MADDEN, ULLMAN, MERSKI, HARKINS, SCHLOSSBERG, JOHNSON-
HARRELL, MARKOSEK, SCHWEYER, READSHAW AND FREEMAN,
MAY 1, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MAY 1, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
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 the State Board of Education,
further providing for powers and duties of the board.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2603-B(h) of the act of March 10, 1949
(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is
amended to read:
Section 2603-B. Powers and Duties of the Board.--* * *
(h) Every ten (10) years, the board shall adopt a master
plan for higher education which shall be for the guidance of the
Governor, the General Assembly, and all institutions of higher
education financed wholly or in part from State appropriations.
The master plan shall:
[(1) define the role of each type of institution (State-
owned universities, State-related universities, community
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colleges, private colleges and universities and off-campus
centers of any of these and other institutions authorized to
grant degrees) in this Commonwealth;
(2) recommend enrollment levels for each such institution;
(3) recommend methods for governance;
(4) recommend methods for the distribution of State funds
among the institutions;
(5) evaluate the status of physical plants and technical
equipment and project needs;
(6) evaluate the status of and projection of manpower needs;
(7) evaluate enrollment accessibility to institutions of
higher learning by the public; and
(8) otherwise provide for an orderly development of
institutions of higher education in this Commonwealth.]
(1) describe the current higher education landscape in this
Commonwealth;
(2) identify unmet needs and gaps with regard to career
fields, geographic and financial access;
(3) identify emerging higher education issues and recommend
strategies and options designed to address the issues;
(4) identify gaps and opportunities for collaboration with
basic education, work force development programs, economic
development and other related systems; and
(5) outline a plan for action by the board to revise or
update its higher education regulations.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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