PRINTER'S NO. 1683

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

1252

Session of

2022

INTRODUCED BY AUMENT, HUGHES, COMITTA, BREWSTER, SCHWANK, COSTA,

YUDICHAK, J. WARD, STEFANO, KANE AND BARTOLOTTA, MAY 24, 2022

REFERRED TO EDUCATION, MAY 24, 2022

establishing the Commission on Education and Economic

Competitiveness.

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:

Section 123.1. Commission on Education and Economic

Competitiveness.--(a) The Commission on Education and Economic

Competitiveness is established.

Education Committee of the House of Representatives.

(iv) The chair and minority chair of the Labor and Industry

Committee of the Senate and the chair and minority chair of the

Labor and Industry Committee of the House of Representatives.

(v) Two (2) legislators from each of the four (4) caucuses

to be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate and

the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in consultation

with the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the Senate

and the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the House of

Representatives.

(2) The commission shall appoint a member to serve as chair

subcommittee shall consist of the following members:

(1) The Secretary of Community and Economic Development or a

designee.

(2) The Deputy Secretary of the Office of Child Development

and Early Learning.

(3) The Deputy Secretary of the Office of Elementary and

Secondary Education.

(4) The Deputy Secretary of the Office of Postsecondary and

Higher Education.

(5) The Deputy Secretary for Workforce Development.

(i) The Pennsylvania School Boards Association.

(ii) The Pennsylvania State Education Association.

(iii) The Pennsylvania chapter of the American Federation of

Teachers.

(iv) The Pennsylvania Association of School Business

Officials.

(v) The Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators.

(vi) The Pennsylvania Principals Association.

(vii) The Pennsylvania Association of Intermediate Units.

(viii) The Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher

Educators.

Administrators.

(xiv) The Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools.

(xv) The State System of Higher Education.

(xvi) The Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges.

(xvii) The Association of Independent Colleges and

Universities of Pennsylvania.

(xviii) The Pennsylvania State University.

(xix) The University of Pittsburgh.

(xx) Temple University.

(xxi) Lincoln University.

(xxv) The Pennsylvania American Federation of Labor and

Congress of Industrial Organizations.

(xxvi) The Manufacturers' Association.

(xxvii) The National Federation of Independent Business

Pennsylvania.

(xxviii) The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau.

(xxix) The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of

Pennsylvania.

(xxx) The Service Employees International Union Pennsylvania

State Council.

(xxxi) The Arc of Pennsylvania.

subcommittee and create subgroups within the subcommittee.

(e) Members may not receive compensation for their services

but shall be reimbursed for necessary travel and other

reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the performance

of their duties as members of the commission.

(f) The following shall apply to meetings:

(1) The commission shall hold its first meeting by February

17, 2023, and shall meet no less than quarterly.

(2) The subcommittee shall hold its first meeting by March

6, 2023, and shall hold monthly meetings.

Assembly shall appropriate sufficient funding to carry out the

provisions of this section.

(h) The following shall apply to d uties:

(1) The subcommittee shall hold monthly meetings to make

recommendations regarding long-term educational goals for the

following:

(i) Early childhood education and necessary supports.

(ii) An aligned instructional system with special attention

to curriculum, assessment, pedagogical approach and standards

that span early childhood education through career and technical

education and higher education.

based competencies and dispositions associated with

postsecondary education, career and life-readiness.

(vi) Professional work environments for educators, support

staff and school employees in kindergarten through grade twelve

schools.

(vii) Creation of a leadership development system for

kindergarten through grade twelve schools.

(viii) Recruitment and attainment of high-performing

educators.

(ix) Community partnerships in the education system.

(xii) Addressing the impact of this Commonwealth's changing

demographics.

(xiii) Effective governance and accountability.

(2) The subcommittee shall hold a series of hearings

throughout this Commonwealth to gather feedback on stated topics

from representatives of this Commonwealth's major industries,

including agriculture, health care, banking, steel, industrial

machinery and publishing.

(3) The subcommittee shall make regular reports to the

commission and issue a final report with legislative

recommendations within twelve (12) months of the subcommittee's

(5) Upon receipt of the report from the subcommittee, the

commission shall seek public comment on the proposed long-term

vision for a period that is no less than three (3) months and

issue a final report with legislative recommendations to the

General Assembly within eighteen (18) months of the commission's

creation.

(6) Upon the issuance of the final report under paragraph

(5), the commission and the subcommittee shall terminate and the

utilization of the expertise of a nonprofit entity under

subsection (g) shall terminate.

requirements of this section.

(i) As used in this section, the following words and phrases

shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless

the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Commission." The Commission on Education and Economic

Competitiveness.

"Subcommittee." The Subcommittee on Education Planning.