Pennsylvania 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 8 D · 4 R cosponsors

HB 396 — An Act amending the act of December 18, 2001 (P.L.949, No.114), known as the Workforce Development Act, in local workforce investment areas and boards, further providing for membership.

Last action — Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY

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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

12 added · 15 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendments to Bill HB 396 introduced a change in terminology by removing "DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION-APPROVED career and technical center PROGRAM" and simply referring to it as a "career and technical center." It also removed a phrase about restructuring administrative functions. These changes emphasize the focus on local involvement and flexibility in the administration of career and technical centers, which could lead to more tailored education programs that better meet community needs.

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747 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
860 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
DAVIS, NEILSON, CIRESI, THOMAS, RAPP, BROWN AND STRUZZI, MARCH 6, 2019 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 11, 2019 AN ACT Amending the act of December 18, 2001 (P.L.949, No.114), system;
DAVIS, NEILSON, CIRESI, THOMAS, RAPP AND BROWN, MARCH 6, 2019 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MARCH 6, 2019 AN ACT Amending the act of December 18, 2001 (P.L.949, No.114), entitled "An act establishing a unified workforce investment procedures and entities;
restructuring certain administrative functions,tment procedures and entities;
* * * (ii) Representatives of local educational entities, including representatives of local educational agencies, local school boards, entities providing adult education and literacy activities, postsecondary educational institutions, community colleges and technical colleges and at least one local administrator of a DEPARTMENT OF <-- EDUCATION-APPROVED career and technical center EDUCATION <-- PROGRAM, selected from among individuals nominated by regional or local educational agencies, institutions or organizations representing such local educational entities.
* * * (ii) Representatives of local educational entities, including representatives of local educational agencies, local school boards, entities providing adult education and literacy activities, postsecondary educational institutions, community colleges and technical colleges and at least one local administrator of a career and technical center, selected from among individuals nominated by regional or local educational agencies, institutions or organizations representing such local educational entities.
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How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends the Workforce Development Act to update the membership requirements of local workforce investment boards.

  • Section 502(a)(1)(ii)

    at least one local administrator of a DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION-APPROVED career and technical center PROGRAM, selected from among individuals nominated by regional or local educational agencies, institutions or organizations representing such local educational entities. → at least one local administrator of a DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION-APPROVED career and technical center EDUCATION PROGRAM, selected from among individuals nominated by regional or local educational agencies, institutions or organizations representing such local educational entities.

    This change clarifies that the local administrator must be from a career and technical center education program.

Amendments

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Action History

  1. Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY

  2. Third consideration and final passage

  3. Re-reported as committed

  4. Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS

  5. Second consideration

  6. Removed from table

  7. Laid on the table

  8. First consideration

  9. PN 0860 Reported as amended

  10. PN 0747 Referred to EDUCATION

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 22 co-sponsors · 230 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Roebuck

Co-sponsors (22)

Not signed on (230)

230 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 194 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 88005
Republican 53001
Democratic 53000
Total 194006
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (200)
Member Party Vote
KELLER, F. — Not Voting
KELLER, M.K. — Yea
KNOWLES — Yea
LEWIS — Yea
MARSHALL — Yea
MASSER — Not Voting
METCALFE — Yea
MILLARD — Yea
MIZGORSKI — Yea
MURT — Yea
NELSON — Yea
NESBIT — Yea
OBERLANDER — Yea
PEIFER — Yea
POLINCHOCK — Yea
PUSKARIC — Yea
PYLE — Yea
QUINN — Yea
REESE — Yea
RYAN — Yea
SANKEY — Yea
SAYLOR — Yea
SCHEMEL — Yea
SCHROEDER — Yea
SIMMONS — Yea
SONNEY — Yea
STEPHENS — Yea
THOMAS — Yea
TOBASH — Yea
TOEPEL — Yea
TOOHIL — Yea
WHEELAND — Yea
BOYLE — Yea
BULLOCK — Yea
CALTAGIRONE — Yea
CRUZ — Yea
ZABEL — Yea
TURZAI — Yea
BARRAR — Yea
BOBACK — Yea
BROWN — Yea
COX — Yea
DIGIROLAMO — Yea
DOWLING — Yea
DUNBAR — Yea
EVERETT — Yea
GABLER — Not Voting
GILLESPIE — Yea
GREGORY — Yea
HAHN — Yea
HELM — Yea
HENNESSEY — Yea
HERSHEY — Yea
HICKERNELL — Yea
JONES — Yea
JOZWIAK — Yea
KAUFER — Yea
DELISSIO — Yea
DELUCA — Yea
DERMODY — Yea
DONATUCCI — Yea
DRISCOLL — Not Voting
EVANS — Yea
FITZGERALD — Yea
GAINEY — Yea
GALLOWAY — Yea
GOODMAN — Yea
HARRIS — Yea
INNAMORATO — Yea
KINSEY — Yea
KIRKLAND — Yea
KORTZ — Yea
LEE — Yea
LONGIETTI — Yea
MCCARTER — Yea
MULLERY — Yea
PETRARCA — Yea
RAVENSTAHL — Yea
READSHAW — Yea
ROEBUCK — Yea
ROZZI — Yea
SAINATO — Yea
SIMS — Yea
SNYDER — Yea
STURLA — Yea
ULLMAN — Yea
WHEATLEY — Yea
WILLIAMS — Yea
YOUNGBLOOD — Not Voting
Dan Miller — Yea
Louis Schmitt — Yea
Seth Grove — Yea
Torren Ecker — Yea
Andre D. Carroll Democratic Yea
Anita Astorino Kulik Democratic Yea
Benjamin V. Sanchez Democratic Yea
Brandon J. Markosek Democratic Yea
Carolyn T. Comitta Democratic Yea
Christina D. Sappey Democratic Yea
Christopher M. Rabb Democratic Yea
Dan Frankel Democratic Yea
Daniel J. Deasy Democratic Yea
Danielle Friel Otten Democratic Yea
Danilo Burgos Democratic Yea
David M. Delloso Democratic Yea
Ed Neilson Democratic Yea
Eddie Day Pashinski Democratic Yea
Elizabeth Fiedler Democratic Yea
Frank Burns Democratic Yea
Greg Vitali Democratic Yea
Jared G. Solomon Democratic Yea
Jason Dawkins Democratic Yea
Jeanne McNeill Democratic Yea
Jennifer O'Mara Democratic Yea
Joanna E. McClinton Democratic Yea
Joe Ciresi Democratic Yea
Joe Webster Democratic Yea
Joseph C. Hohenstein Democratic Yea
Kristine C. Howard Democratic Yea
Kyle J. Mullins Democratic Yea
Leanne Krueger Democratic Yea
Liz Hanbidge Democratic Yea
Malcolm Kenyatta Democratic Yea
Marty Flynn Democratic Yea
Mary Jo Daley Democratic Yea
MaryLouise Isaacson Democratic Yea
Matthew D. Bradford Democratic Yea
Maureen E. Madden Democratic Yea
Melissa L. Shusterman Democratic Yea
Michael H. Schlossberg Democratic Yea
Morgan Cephas Democratic Yea
Nathan Davidson Democratic Yea
Patrick J. Harkins Democratic Yea
Patty Kim Democratic Yea
Perry S. Warren Democratic Yea
Peter Schweyer Democratic Yea
Robert E. Merski Democratic Yea
Robert F. Matzie Democratic Yea
Robert Freeman Democratic Yea
Ryan A. Bizzarro Democratic Yea
Scott Conklin Democratic Yea
Steve Samuelson Democratic Yea
Steven R. Malagari Democratic Yea
Tim Briggs Democratic Yea
Tina M. Davis Democratic Yea
Tina M. Davis Democratic Yea
Aaron Bernstine Republican Yea
Barbara Gleim Republican Yea
Brad Roae Republican Yea
Brett R. Miller Republican Yea
Bryan Cutler Republican Yea
Bud Cook Republican Yea
Carl Walker Metzgar Republican Yea
Clint Owlett Republican Yea
Craig T. Staats Republican Yea
Cris Dush Republican Yea
Dan Moul Republican Yea
David H. Zimmerman Republican Yea
David M. Maloney Republican Yea
Dawn W. Keefer Republican Yea
Doyle Heffley Republican Yea
Frank A. Farry Republican Yea
Gary W. Day Republican Yea
Greg Rothman Republican Yea
Jack Rader Republican Yea
James B. Struzzi Republican Yea
Jamie Walsh Republican Yea
Jason Ortitay Republican Yea
Jesse Topper Republican Yea
Jim Rigby Republican Yea
Joe Emrick Republican Yea
John A. Lawrence Republican Yea
Jonathan Fritz Republican Yea
Joshua D. Kail Republican Yea
Kate A. Klunk Republican Yea
Kathy L. Rapp Republican Yea
Keith J. Greiner Republican Yea
Kerry A. Benninghoff Republican Yea
Lynda Schlegel Culver Republican Yea
Mark M. Gillen Republican Yea
Martin T. Causer Republican Yea
Martina A. White Republican Yea
Michele Brooks Republican Not Voting
Milou Mackenzie Republican Yea
Mindy Fee Republican Yea
Natalie Mihalek Republican Yea
Parke Wentling Republican Yea
R. Lee James Republican Yea
Rich Irvin Republican Yea
Rob W. Kauffman Republican Yea
Russ Diamond Republican Yea
Ryan Warner Republican Yea
Sheryl M. Delozier Republican Yea
Stephanie Borowicz Republican Yea
Steven C. Mentzer Republican Yea
Thomas L. Mehaffie Republican Yea
Timothy J. O'Neal Republican Yea
Tina Pickett Republican Yea
Valerie S. Gaydos Republican Yea
Zachary Mako Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 396?
HB 396 is sponsored by Tina M. Davis (Democratic), Nathan Davidson (Democratic), Roebuck, Millard, Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), Murt, Longietti, Patrick J. Harkins (Democratic), Louis Schmitt, Hickernell, Robert Freeman (Democratic), Ed Neilson (Democratic), Joe Ciresi (Democratic), Thomas, Kathy L. Rapp (Republican), Brown, James B. Struzzi (Republican), Frank A. Farry (Republican), Kortz, Mizgorski, Mark M. Gillen (Republican), and Stephen Kinsey.
What is the current status of HB 396?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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