Pennsylvania 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 9 R · 4 D cosponsors

HB 2052 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in professional employees, providing for military parent student support.

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    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2018. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 37 sponsors

    1 primary, 36 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (9 R · 4 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

22 added · 59 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendments made to HB 2052 clarify that school districts must take specific actions to support students whose parents or guardians are called to active military duty. They will now provide information and access to school guidance counselors, as well as military support services, ensuring that these families receive the necessary assistance. This change matters because it helps address the unique challenges faced by students from military families, thereby facilitating their educational experience during stressful times.

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2978 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
3593 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
HARRIS, PHILLIPS-HILL, HILL- EVANS, JAMES, JOZWIAK, KINSEY, MURT, O'NEILL, ORTITAY, PASHINSKI, RAPP, READSHAW, ROTHMAN, ROZZI, RYAN, SACCONE, WARD, WARNER, WATSON, ZIMMERMAN AND BRADFORD, FEBRUARY 2, 2018 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 4, 2018 AN ACT Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applicable as well to private and parochial schools;
HARRIS, PHILLIPS-HILL, HILL- EVANS, JAMES, JOZWIAK, KINSEY, MURT, O'NEILL, ORTITAY, PASHINSKI, RAPP, READSHAW, ROTHMAN, ROZZI, RYAN, SACCONE, WARD, WARNER, WATSON AND ZIMMERMAN, FEBRUARY 2, 2018 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 2, 2018 AN ACT Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An provisions applicable as well to private and parochialrtain schools;
Military Parent Student Support.--(a) Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year and each school year thereafter, each school district shall, at the beginning of the <-- school year, distribute to students and parents or guardians a form to be filled out by the parent or guardian identifying the parent's or guardian's service branch and status.
Military Parent Student Support.--(a) Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year and each school year thereafter, each school district shall, at the beginning of the school year, distribute to students and parents or guardians a form to be filled out by the parent or guardian identifying the parent's or guardian's service branch and status.
PUBLIC SCHOOL ENTITY SHALL PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SUPPORT <-- SERVICES, AS SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (B), TO STUDENTS WHOSE PARENT OR GUARDIAN IS A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES BEING CALLED TO AND WHILE SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY.
(c) The Department of Education shall coordinate with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to carry out this section.
(B) IF A PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A STUDENT IS CALLED OR ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 10 U.S.C.
(RELATING TO ARMED FORCES) OR 32 U.S.C.
(RELATING TO NATIONAL GUARD), THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN MAY NOTIFY THE PUBLIC SCHOOL ENTITY OF THE ACTIVATION TO ACTIVE DUTY AND REQUEST ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS FOR THE STUDENT UNDER THIS SECTION.
UPON RECEIVING NOTIFICATION FROM THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF ACTIVATION, THE PUBLIC SCHOOL ENTITY SHALL PROVIDE THE STUDENT AND PARENT OR GUARDIAN WITH THE FOLLOWING:
(1) ACCESS TO THE FOLLOWING:
(I) A CERTIFIED SCHOOL COUNSELOR;
(II) A CERTIFIED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST;
(III) SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS;
OR (IV) CERTIFIED HOME AND SCHOOL VISITORS.
(2) INFORMATION REGARDING THE FOLLOWING:
20180HB2052PN3593 - 2 - (I) EXISTING FEDERAL AND STATE MILITARY SUPPORT SERVICES.
(II) ANY OTHER SERVICE, AGENCY OR RESOURCE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT OR PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE STUDENT, PARENT OR GUARDIAN.
(c) The Department of Education shall coordinate with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to carry out this section., INCLUDING POSTING INFORMATION ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS <-- OF THIS SECTION TO THEIR PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE INTERNET WEBSITES AND PROVIDING INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS FOR USE BY PUBLIC SCHOOL ENTITIES TO INFORM PARENTS AND GUARDIANS OF THE SUPPORTS AVAILABLE UNDER SUBSECTION (B)(2).
(D) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN THIS SUBSECTION UNLESS THE CONTEXT CLEARLY INDICATES OTHERWISE:
"PUBLIC SCHOOL ENTITY." ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL, INCLUDING A SCHOOL DISTRICT, CHARTER SCHOOL, REGIONAL CHARTER SCHOOL, CYBER CHARTER SCHOOL, INTERMEDIATE UNIT OR AREA VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOL OPERATING WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH.
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Action History

  1. Approved by the Governor

  2. Presented to the Governor

  3. Signed in Senate

  4. Signed in House

  5. Third consideration and final passage

  6. Re-reported as committed

  7. Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS

  8. Second consideration

  9. First consideration

  10. Reported as committed

  11. Referred to EDUCATION

  12. Third consideration and final passage

  13. Re-reported as committed

  14. Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS

  15. Second consideration

  16. Removed from table

  17. Laid on the table

  18. First consideration

  19. PN 3593 Reported as amended

  20. PN 2978 Referred to EDUCATION

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 36 co-sponsors · 216 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Reese

Co-sponsors (36)

Not signed on (216)

216 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 49 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 28000
Republican 13000
Democratic 8000
Total 49000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
ALLOWAY — Yea
AUMENT — Yea
BLAKE — Yea
BREWSTER — Yea
BROWNE — Yea
CORMAN — Yea
DINNIMAN — Yea
DISANTO — Yea
EICHELBERGER — Yea
FARNESE — Yea
FOLMER — Yea
GORDNER — Yea
GREENLEAF — Yea
KILLION — Yea
LEACH — Yea
MCGARRIGLE — Yea
MCILHINNEY — Yea
MENSCH — Yea
RAFFERTY — Yea
REGAN — Yea
RESCHENTHALER — Yea
SABATINA — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
SCAVELLO — Yea
VULAKOVICH — Yea
WARD — Yea
WILLIAMS — Yea
YUDICHAK — Yea
Art Haywood Democratic Yea
Christine M. Tartaglione Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Judith L. Schwank Democratic Yea
Lisa M. Boscola Democratic Yea
Sharif Street Democratic Yea
Vincent J. Hughes Democratic Yea
Wayne D. Fontana Democratic Yea
Camera Bartolotta Republican Yea
Daniel Laughlin Republican Yea
David G. Argall Republican Yea
Elder A. Vogel Republican Yea
Gene Yaw Republican Yea
Kathleen C. Tomlinson Republican Yea
Lisa Baker Republican Yea
Martina A. White Republican Yea
Michele Brooks Republican Yea
Patrick J. Stefano Republican Yea
Scott E. Hutchinson Republican Yea
Scott Martin Republican Yea
Wayne Langerholc Republican Yea

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Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed

Passed 26 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 6000
Unaffiliated 14000
Democratic 6000
Total 26000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
BLAKE — Yea
BREWSTER — Yea
EICHELBERGER — Yea
GORDNER — Yea
GREENLEAF — Yea
KILLION — Yea
LEACH — Yea
MENSCH — Yea
SCAVELLO — Yea
VULAKOVICH — Yea
WARD — Yea
BROWNE — Yea
CORMAN — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
Art Haywood Democratic Yea
Christine M. Tartaglione Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Judith L. Schwank Democratic Yea
Sharif Street Democratic Yea
Vincent J. Hughes Democratic Yea
David G. Argall Republican Yea
Elder A. Vogel Republican Yea
Gene Yaw Republican Yea
Lisa Baker Republican Yea
Scott Martin Republican Yea
Wayne Langerholc Republican Yea

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Committee vote (EDUCATION): Reported as Committed

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Republican 1000
Total 12000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
ALLOWAY — Yea
AUMENT — Yea
BREWSTER — Yea
BROWNE — Yea
DISANTO — Yea
DINNIMAN — Yea
FOLMER — Yea
LEACH — Yea
WILLIAMS — Yea
EICHELBERGER — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
Kathleen C. Tomlinson Republican Yea

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FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 193 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 45001
Unaffiliated 112008
Democratic 36001
Total 1930010
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (203)
Member Party Vote
BARRAR — Yea
BLOOM — Yea
BOBACK — Yea
CHARLTON — Yea
CHRISTIANA — Yea
CORBIN — Yea
CORR — Yea
COX — Yea
DIGIROLAMO — Yea
DOWLING — Yea
ELLIS — Yea
ENGLISH — Yea
EVANKOVICH — Yea
EVERETT — Yea
E GABLER — Not Voting
GILLESPIE — Yea
GODSHALL — Yea
HAHN — Yea
HARPER — Yea
HARRIS, A. — Yea
HELM — Yea
HENNESSEY — Yea
HICKERNELL — Yea
HILL — Yea
KAMPF — Yea
KELLER, F. — Yea
KELLER, M.K. — Yea
KNOWLES — Yea
LEWIS — Yea
MACKENZIE — Yea
MAHER — Yea
MARSICO — Yea
MASSER — Yea
MCGINNIS — Yea
METCALFE — Yea
MICCARELLI — Yea
MILLARD — Yea
E MILNE — Not Voting
MURT — Yea
E MUSTIO — Not Voting
NELSON — Yea
NESBIT — Yea
O'NEILL — Yea
PEIFER — Yea
PYLE — Yea
QUIGLEY — Yea
QUINN, C. — Yea
QUINN, M. — Yea
REED — Yea
REESE — Yea
ROE — Yea
RYAN — Yea
SACCONE — Yea
SANKEY — Yea
SANTORA — Yea
SAYLOR — Yea
SIMMONS — Yea
SONNEY — Yea
STEPHENS — Yea
TALLMAN — Yea
TAYLOR — Yea
TOBASH — Yea
TOEPEL — Yea
TOOHIL — Yea
WARD — Yea
WATSON — Yea
WHEELAND — Yea
BARBIN — Yea
BROWN, V. — Yea
CALTAGIRONE — Yea
E CRUZ — Not Voting
DEAN — Yea
DELISSIO — Yea
DELUCA — Yea
DERMODY — Yea
DONATUCCI — Yea
DRISCOLL — Yea
EVANS — Yea
E FABRIZIO — Not Voting
FITZGERALD — Yea
GAINEY — Yea
GALLOWAY — Yea
GOODMAN — Yea
HAGGERTY — Yea
HANNA — Yea
KAVULICH — Yea
KELLER, W. — Yea
KIRKLAND — Yea
KORTZ — Yea
LONGIETTI — Yea
MCCARTER — Yea
MULLERY — Yea
E O'BRIEN — Not Voting
PETRARCA — Yea
RAVENSTAHL — Yea
READSHAW — Yea
ROEBUCK — Yea
SAINATO — Yea
SIMS — Yea
SNYDER — Yea
STURLA — Yea
TAI — Yea
E THOMAS — Not Voting
VAZQUEZ — Yea
WHEATLEY — Yea
YOUNGBLOOD — Yea
TURZAI — Yea
Aaron Kaufer — Yea
Barry Jozwiak — Yea
DAVIS, A — Yea
Dan Miller — Yea
Donna Bullock — Not Voting
Donna Oberlander — Yea
George Dunbar — Yea
Jim Marshall — Yea
Kevin Boyle — Yea
Mark Rozzi — Yea
Paul Schemel — Yea
Seth Grove — Yea
Stephen Kinsey — Yea
Andre D. Carroll Democratic Yea
Anita Astorino Kulik Democratic Yea
Brandon J. Markosek Democratic Yea
Carolyn T. Comitta Democratic Yea
Christopher M. Rabb Democratic Yea
Dan Frankel Democratic Yea
Daniel J. Deasy Democratic Yea
Ed Neilson Democratic Yea
Eddie Day Pashinski Democratic Yea
Frank Burns Democratic Yea
Greg Vitali Democratic Yea
Jared G. Solomon Democratic Yea
Jason Dawkins Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Jeanne McNeill Democratic Yea
Joanna E. McClinton Democratic Yea
Jordan A. Harris Democratic Yea
Leanne Krueger Democratic Yea
Marty Flynn Democratic Yea
Mary Jo Daley Democratic Yea
Matthew D. Bradford Democratic Yea
Maureen E. Madden Democratic Not Voting
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 F. Matzie Democratic Yea
Robert Freeman Democratic Yea
Ryan A. Bizzarro Democratic Yea
Scott Conklin Democratic Yea
Steve Samuelson Democratic Yea
Tim Briggs Democratic Yea
Tina M. Davis Democratic Yea
Aaron Bernstine 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
Jamie Walsh Republican Yea
Jason Ortitay Republican Yea
Jesse Topper Republican Yea
Joe Emrick Republican Yea
John A. Lawrence Republican Yea
Jonathan Fritz 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
Mindy Fee Republican Yea
Parke Wentling Republican Yea
R. Lee James Republican Yea
Rich Irvin Republican Yea
Rob W. Kauffman Republican Yea
Rosemary M. Brown Republican Yea
Russ Diamond Republican Yea
Ryan Warner Republican Yea
Sheryl M. Delozier Republican Yea
Steven C. Mentzer Republican Yea
Thomas L. Mehaffie Republican Yea
Timothy J. O'Neal Republican Yea
Tina Pickett Republican Yea
Zachary Mako Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2052?
HB 2052 is sponsored by Seth Grove, Barbin, Aaron Bernstine (Republican), Driscoll, Mark M. Gillen (Republican), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Miccarelli, Readshaw, Ryan, Ryan Warner (Republican), Watson, V. Brown, D. Costa, A. Harris, Barrar, Caltagirone, Charlton, Daniel J. Deasy (Democratic), Dowling, Godshall, Kristin Phillips-Hill (Republican), Reese, B. O'Neill, Ward, Matthew D. Bradford (Democratic), Dush, Murt, Jason Ortitay (Republican), Eddie Day Pashinski (Democratic), Kathy L. Rapp (Republican), Greg Rothman (Republican), Saccone, David H. Zimmerman (Republican), R. Lee James (Republican), Stephen Kinsey, Barry Jozwiak, and Mark Rozzi.
What is the current status of HB 2052?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2018. Enacted.
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