House Committee Meetings

Monthly Business Meeting
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Public hearing on Health Care Issues in Rural Pennsylvania.
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Public hearing on Righting the Wrong: Justice for Exonerees.

Public hearing on Judging Justice: The Mechanics of Criminal Sentencing.

Public hearing on To discuss pension legislation- HB 811, HB 967, HB 1442, HB 1578, HB 1671, HB 1698, HB 2010, HR 59, SB 423 with representatives from SERS and PSERS.

Hearing to review the Independent Fiscal Office's Tax Credits, Department of Labor and Industry, and Historical and Museum Commission Performance-Based Budget reports.

Voting meeting on HB 19, HB 1328, HB 1440, HB 1862.

Public hearing on HB 2213 & HB 2214: Averting an Insurance Crisis in the Children & Youth Service Provider Sector.

Hearing to review the Independent Fiscal Office's Department of Aging and Department of Human Services Performance-Based Budget reports.

Public hearing of the Independent Regulatory Review Commission has been scheduled for January 26, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in the 14th Floor Conference Room, 333 Market Street. The agenda includes the following regulations.

1. No. 3326 Department of Labor and Industry #12-116: Uniform Construction Code (Final-Omit)

2. No. 3281 State Board of Social Workers, Marriage/Family Therapists and Professional Counselors #16A-6919: Child Abuse Reporting Requirements

3. No. 3287 State Board of Medicine #16A-4941: Child Abuse Reporting Requirements

4. No. 3288 State Board of Nursing #16A-5140: Child Abuse Reporting Requirements

5. No. 3293 State Board of Funeral Directors #16A-4824: Child Abuse Reporting Requirements

6. No. 3306 State Board of Barber Examiners #16A-4211: Fees

7. No. 3266 Environmental Quality Board #7-525: Control of VOC Emissions from Gasoline Dispensing Facilities (Stage I and Stage II)

8. No. 3295 Unemployment Compensation Board of Review #12-112: Appeals from Determinations of Department

The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, February 17, 2022.

Hearing to review the Independent Fiscal Office's Department of Education and Department of Agriculture Performance-Based Budget reports.

Voting meeting on HB 1867, HB 1962, HB 2096, HR 129, HR 166, SB 739 and any other business that may come before the committee.

Joint public hearing of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education regarding their report pursuant to Act 50 of 2020.

Public hearing of the Rural Health Redesign Center Authority. This hearing will focus on the work of the Rural Health Redesign Center Authority (RHRCA), which was established in May 2020, to focus on the work RHRCA has done to-date, how it has affected rural hospitals/providers, and what the legislature could do to support or enhance its works in the future.

To register, please click on the Zoom link below: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pjtxDYNUS4C-Lc2kYUpIKg

Any questions, please contact Christine Caldara-Piatos at:
caldarac@rural.pa.gov

Public hearing on an update from the Department of Labor & Industry on unemployment compensation.

Informational meeting on the Department of Labor & Industry's request for legislative changes regarding SWIF's statutory investment authority.

Budget Hearings will be held as follows;

10:00 AM Department of Revenue (including Lottery)
1:00 PM Independent Fiscal Office
3:00 PM Department of Aging

Public hearing on Strategies to Combat the Opioid Addiction and Overdose Crisis in Rural Pennsylvania. This hearing will examine the strategies that have been used to combat the opioid addiction and overdose crisis in rural communities.

To register, please click on the Zoom link below:
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Any questions, please contact Christine Caldara-Piatos at:caldarac@rural.pa.gov

Budget hearings to be held as follows:

10:00 AM Department of Corrections
1:00 PM Department of General Services/Office of Administration

Budget hearing to be held as follows:

10:00 AM Department of Community & Economic Development

Informational meeting on Pennsylvania Game Commission presenting their Annual Report.

Informational meeting on Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission presenting their Annual Report.

Budget hearings to be held as follows:

10:00 AM Department of Environmental Protection
1:00 PM Department of Transportation

Budget hearings to be held as follows:

10:00 AM State Police
1:00 PM Department of State

Budget hearings to be held as follows:

10:00 AM Department of Agriculture
1:00 PM Department of Labor & Industry

Budget hearing to be held as follows:

10:00 AM Department of Health/Department of Drug & Alcohol Programs

Budget hearings to be held as follows:

10:00 AM Department of Education
1:00 PM Department of Education (continued)
3:00 PM Community Colleges

Budget hearings to be held as follows:

10:00 AM State-Related Universities
1:00 PM Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency

Budget hearings to be held as follows:

10:00 AM Department of Human Services
1:00 PM Department of Human Services (continued)

Budget hearing to be held as follows:

10:00 AM Budget Secretary/Governor's Executive Offices

CPC Full Committee Meeting