House Education Committee reported out HB 1163 as amended by a margin of 14-12. The bill requires all school districts to provide comprehensive sex education to students. Rep. Chelsa Wagner, prime sponsor of the legislation, stated that the bill is necessary to curb teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Check the PLS Capitol Toolbox later today to read the full story.
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The House Education Committee held a public hearing on HB 1803. The legislation would provide and expand CPR and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training and equipment in schools and create a Cardiovascular Screening Pilot Program. John Siptroth (D-Monroe), prime sponsor of the legislation, said 50,000 lives could be saved every year in the United States if defibrillators were properly utilized and stressed that many Pennsylvania school children can be saved if the legislation becomes law. The committee heard from a number of parents whose children died suddenly from heart ailments, coaches, doctors, and the Pennsylvania School Boards Association on the legislation. Check the PLS Capitol Toolbox later today for the full story. Posted by Matt | Category: House Education | Comments are closed | Share:
The House Education Committee reported out four bills and one resolution this morning. Three of bills would affect cyber charter schools: HB 483 as amended, HB 2320 as amended, and HB 2328. The committee also reported HB 467 as amended; the legislation would create a statewide academic scholarship program. Check the PLS Capitol Toolbox later today for the fulls story. Posted by Matt | Category: House Education | Comments are closed | Share:
The House Education Committee held a public hearing on five bills that would reform charter schools: HB 483, HB 1362, HB 2036, HB 2320 and HB 2328. The Pennsylvania School Board Association spoke in favor of all pieces of legislation; representatives from cyber schools raised concern about the bills, emphasizing that it would limit student and parent educational choices. Check the PLS Capitol Toolbox later today to read the full story. Posted by Matt | Category: House Education | Comments are closed | Share:
This morning the House Education Committee voted out two bills, one that would establish a residency certificate program to help fill specific shortage areas of instruction in public schools, and another that would allow for the certification of school social workers. Currently there is no certification available for a school social worker in Pennsylvania, though a number of colleges and universities offer certification training. Prime sponsor Lawrence Curry (D-Montgomery) said the bill would offer a sense of security for school districts looking to hire its own social worker. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story. Posted by Mike | Tags: social workers, teaching | Category: Committee Voting Meeting, House Education | Comments are closed | Share:
The House Education Committee met and reported out HR 592. This resolution calls for the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to study the costs associated with the establishment of a Virtual Learning Program. The Committee also decided that it would hear a presentation from the PA Virtual High School Study Commission at a later time. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story. Posted by Eric | Category: House Education | Comments are closed | Share:
The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee held a public hearing this morning to listen to alternative uses for biosolids other than the land application of sewage sludge. Testifying against the use of sewage sludge for land application was a Georgia farmer whose land was destroyed, and Dr. Murray McBride from Cornell University who has spent his career investigating and researching the uses and dangers of sewage sludge and other biosolids for land application. Water treatment facility owners and operators argued in support of turning sewage sludge into biosolids as a clean and cost effective fuel and energy source. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story. Posted by intern | Tags: biosolids, sewage sludge, Wine, wireless | Category: House Education, House Env. Resources and Energy, Public/Informational Committee Hearing | Comments are closed | Share:
The committee met to consider three bills and one resolution. SB 441, HB 1944, and HR 565 were unanimously reported as committed. HB 2026 was reported as committed with Minority Chairman Paul Clymer (R-Bucks), Rep. Mike Fleck (R-Huntingdon), Rep. Thomas Quigley (R-Montgomery), Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren), Rep. Mike Reese (R-Westmoreland), and Rep. Todd Rock (R-Franklin) voting in the negative. Check the PLS Capitol Toolbox later today to read the full story. The committee held a public hearing on HB 1162 and HB 1163. Rep. Chelsa Wagner (D-Allegheny), prime sponsor of HB 1163, said her legislation would require all school districts to provide comprehensive sex education.  Rep. Wagner stated  ”abstinence only education has not been effective” and affirmed that it is the responsibility of the school to provide students with “accurate, science-based information.” Rep. Eddie Pashinksi, prime sponsor of HB 1162, said the bill would require public schools to notify parents that the school is teaching an abstinence only program and provide families an “op-out form.” Several organizations and teachers provided testimony on the topic. Randall Wenger, Chief Counsel for the Pennsylvania Family Institute, said the organization is opposed to both bills and stated “HB 1163 would be harmful and counterproductive to teen physical and emotional health and to preventing teenage pregnancy.” Dr. Rollyn Ornstein, Pediatrician and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Penn State College of Medicine, spoke if favor of the bills and stated “abstinence -only programs are not only ineffective but may cause harm by providing inadequate and inaccurate information.” Check the PLS Capitol Toolbox later today for the full story.
House Education Committee The committee held a public hearing on closing the adequacy gap. Members in attendance included Chairman James Roebuck (D-Philadelphia), Minority Chairman Paul Clymer (R-Bucks), Rep. Scott Conklin (D-Centre), Rep. Lawrence Curry (D-Montgomery), Rep. Richard Grucela (D-Northampton), Rep. Mark Longietti (D-Mercer), Rep. Ken Smith (D-Lackawanna), Rep. Barbara McIlvaine Smith (D-Chester), Rep. Chelsa Wagner (D-Allegheny), Rep. Jake Wheatley (D-Allegheny), Rep. Bernie O’Neill (R-Bucks), Rep. Mike Fleck (R-Huntington), Rep. Duane Milne (R-Chester), Rep. Thomas Murt (R-Montgomery), and Rep. Todd Rock (R-Franklin).
Continue reading Freemium Content — House Education Hearing on Adequacy Gap Posted by Mike | Tags: transparency, underage drinking | Category: Freemium Content, House Democratic Policy, House Education, Public/Informational Committee Hearing | Comments are closed | Share:
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