Letter to House Education Committee — HB 178, regarding annual fire drills; and HB 202, which would provide students of vocational education programs with flexibility in fulfilling graduation requirements (Feb. 2, 2017)
Certification, Teacher
Letter: HB 1386, teacher certification – urging support of amendment that permits consolidating special education certifications, allowing school districts the flexibility to be more efficient in deploying special educators in schools (Sept. 24, 2018)
Letter to the Senate Education Committee – SB 93 permits students who are home-schooled to access additional programs, such as vocational or technical education programs, established by a school district. SB 383 permits school board to adopt policies allowing school personnel to have access to firearms on school grounds. (April 14, 2017)
A Closer Look: PA Supreme Court Addresses Main Concern of HB 1213(January 2018) — Last summer, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a very important decision related to school district initiated property assessment appeals, commonly referred to assessment appeals.
amendment would enable future tax reform legislation
A Closer Look: Property tax elimination plan doesn’t work for taxpayers or schools(January 2017) — The truth is that it is not a panacea for taxpayers or school districts. Instead, the elimination of the property tax merely serves to create additional, higher tax burdens for other taxpayers and destabilize funding for public education.
Senate Bill 406, P.N. 403: A letter to the Senate Education Committee — Legislation to require that millage tax increases be approved by a two-thirds majority vote of the members elected to the board of school directors (March 28, 2017)
School Boards
Letter: House Bill 638 and House Bill 1531 — House Bill 638 would prohibit cross-filing of school board candidates. House Bill 1531 would mandate school boards to post a public meeting agenda no later than 24 hours prior to a meeting and prohibits boards from taking official action on a matter that is not included on the agenda. (March 13, 2018)
Letter to the Senate Education Committee – SB 93 permits students who are home-schooled to access additional programs, such as vocational or technical education programs, established by a school district. SB 383 permits school board to adopt policies allowing school personnel to have access to firearms on school grounds. (April 14, 2017)
Letter to House Education Committee — HB 178, regarding annual fire drills; and HB 202, which would provide students of vocational education programs with flexibility in fulfilling graduation requirements (Feb. 2, 2017)
