Pennsylvania Senate Bill 700
Session 2023-2024
An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in preliminary provisions, providing for advertising and sponsorships; in intermediate units, further providing for school safety and security enhancements; in professional employees, further providing for qualifications; in certification of teachers, further providing for State certificates, for career and technical instruction and for baccalaureate certification basic skills assessment; in Educator Pipeline Support Grant Program, further providing for definitions, for program establishment and duties of agency, for eligibility and for report; in school safety and security, further providing for School Safety and Security Grant Program, for school safety and security coordinator, for Targeted School Safety Grants for Nonpublic Schools and School Entities Program and for school safety and security training and providing for school safety and mental health grants for 2024-2025 school year; in school security, further providing for duties of commission, providing for school security personnel and establishing School Security Personnel Fund; in school security, further providing for duties of commission and providing for school security personnel and for School Security Personnel Fund; in school health services, further providing for vision screening and examinations; in Drug and Alcohol Recovery High School Program, further providing for establishment and payment of tuition; in administrative partnerships between school entities, further providing for legislative intent and for definitions, providing for instructional programming partnerships authorized, for school district feasibility study and for construction and further providing for establishment, for application, for grant awards, for technical assistance, for reports by school entities and for reports by department; in talent recruitment, further providing for Talent Recruitment Account; in charter schools, further providing for definitions, for charter school requirements, for powers of board of trustees, for facilities and for funding for charter schools, providing for funding for cyber charter schools, further providing for enrollment and notification and providing for enrollee wellness checks and for applicability of other provisions of this act and of other acts and regulations; in disability inclusive curriculum, further providing for department responsibilities; in Schools-to-Work-Program, repealing provisions relating to expiration; in community colleges, further providing for financial program and reimbursement of payments; in educational tax credits, further providing for definitions, for qualification and application by organizations, for tax credits and for limitations, repealing provisions relating to opportunity scholarships and providing for economically disadvantaged school scholarships; in course materials at institutions of higher education, repealing provisions relating to College Textbook Policies Advisory Committee; in sexual violence, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking education, prevention and response at institutions of higher education and private licensed schools, further providing for memorandum of understanding; in miscellaneous provisions relating to institutions of higher education, repealing provisions relating to Public Higher Education Funding Commission; in funding for public libraries, providing for State aid for fiscal year 2024-2025; in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for payments on account of pupils enrolled in career and technical curriculums and for student-weighted basic education funding, providing for student-weighted basic education funding beginning with 2023-2024 school year, further providing for State reimbursement for health services, for payments to intermediate units, for assistance to school districts declared to be in financial recovery status or identified for financial watch status and for Commonwealth reimbursements for charter schools and cyber charter schools, repealing provisions relating to administrative and instructional consolidation incentives and further providing for Ready-to-Learn Block Grant; in State Board of Education, further providing for powers and duties of the board; in construction and renovation of buildings by school entities, further providing for applicability; in School Environmental Repairs Program, further providing for School Environmental Repairs Program Restricted Account and for School Environmental Repairs Program; and making editorial changes.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Jul 11, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
700
State
Pennsylvania
Session
2023-2024
Michele Brooks
grade
Primary
Cosponsor
Cosponsor
Cosponsor
Cosponsor
Judith Schwank
Cosponsor
Cosponsor
Cosponsor
Cosponsor
Cosponsor
Cosponsor
Motion Text
CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS
Senate Roll Call Votes
Anthony Williams
Yes
Yes
Christine Tartaglione
Yes
Yes
David Argall
Yes
Yes
Yes
James Brewster
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Judith Schwank
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Patrick Stefano
Yes
Yes
Steven Santarsiero
Yes
Timothy Kearney
No
Other
Summary
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07/11/2024
Senate
Act No. 55 of 2024
07/11/2024
Senate
Approved by the Governor
07/11/2024
Senate
Presented to the Governor
07/11/2024
Senate
Signed in House
07/11/2024
Senate
Signed in Senate
07/11/2024
Senate
Senate concurred in House amendments
07/11/2024
Senate
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
07/11/2024
Senate
Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations
07/11/2024
House
Third consideration and final passage
07/11/2024
House
Re-reported as amended
07/11/2024
House
Amended in House Committee on Appropriations
07/02/2024
House
Re-referred to Appropriations
07/02/2024
House
Second consideration
07/01/2024
House
Removed from table
07/01/2024
House
Laid on the table
07/01/2024
House
First consideration
07/01/2024
House
Reported as committed
11/15/2023
House
Referred to Education
11/14/2023
Senate
Third consideration and final passage
11/13/2023
Senate
Re-reported as committed
10/25/2023
Senate
Re-referred to Appropriations
10/25/2023
Senate
Second consideration
10/24/2023
Senate
First consideration
10/24/2023
Senate
Reported as amended
06/14/2023
Senate
Referred to Education
Sources
PA Legislature
Record Created
Jun 15, 2023 5:43:42 AM
Record Updated
Dec 3, 2024 5:03:56 AM