Piccola, Chair
Folmer, Vice-Chair
Scarnati, ex-officio |
Republicans:
Browne
Corman Smucker Tomlinson |
Democrats:
Dinniman, Minority Chair Ferlo
Leach Williams |
Public Hearings | Meetings |
Regulations |
Proposed Budget |
Recent News |
Useful Links
Senate Education Committee Update - Fall 2011
Piccola/Williams Amendment to SB 1
Senate Education Committee Update - Summer 2011
Omnibus School Code Amendment to HB 1352
Mandate Relief -
Summary of Bills
Statements in support of mandate relief
Accomplishments & Activity of the Senate Education Committee
2008-09 and 2009-10 Legislative Session (PDF)
Public Hearings |
Archive
February 8, 2012 -
Public Hearing on Senate Bill 1381 - "Passing the Trash" Legislation
January 24, 2012 -
Senate Education Committee Public Hearing: Fiscally Distressed School Districts
November 16, 2011 - Senate Education Committee Public Hearing:
Implementation and compliance with criminal history provisions in Act 24 of 2011
November 1, 2011 -
Senate Education Committee Holds Hearing on Special Education Funding &
Accountability
October 13, 2011 -
Public Hearing on Legislation Affecting the Pennsylvania State System of Higher
Education
September 21, 2011
- Public Hearing on Senate Bill 1225/Library Code Reform Legislation
August 25, 2011 -
Public Hearing on Senate Bill 904 -
Charter School Reform Bill
June 8, 2011 -
Public Hearing on Teacher Evaluation/Effectiveness
March 22, 2011 -
Public Hearing on Keystone Exam Briefing/PVAAS
March 7, 2011 - Senate Education Committee hearing to consider the nomination of
Ronald Tomalis for Pennsylvania Secretary of Education.

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February 16,
2011 - Senate Bill 1
Meetings |
Archive
December 6, 2011 -
Senate Education Meeting to Consider SRC Nominee, Receive Update on Teacher
Evaluation Proposal & Briefing by Philadelphia Mayor
November 15, 2011
- Senate Education Meeting to Vote on Pennsylvania State System of Higher
Education Mandate Relief Bills
October 25, 2011 - Meeting To Consider Senate Bill 1

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June 14, 2011 -
Meeting to Consider Nominees to Charter School Appeals Board and to Consider
Bills
April 5, 2011 -
Meeting to Vote on Mandate Relief Bills
March 1, 2011 -
SB 1, the Opportunity Scholarships and Educational Improvement Tax Credit Act
February 8, 2011 - To Consider Bills
Regulations |
Archive
Proposed Budget |
Archive
Recent News |
Archive
February 1, 2011 - WITF Smart Talk Radio Program: School
Vouchers

January 31, 2011 - PCN Call-In Program: Education Issues & School Choice
- Part 1
- Part 2
January 25, 2011 - Senator Piccola and Senator Williams Discuss
School Choice at a Legislative Briefing

January 25, 2011 - School Choice Rally: Piccola joined several hundred students
and parents from around the state in partnership with Students First and several
other key organizations for a rally in the Capitol Rotunda to support school
choice and Senate Bill 1, legislation providing opportunity scholarships for
students attending low performing schools.


January 23, 2011 - CBS/WHP Channel 21: Sen. Piccola Interview on
Education & School Choice

January 21, 2011 - Piccola Challenges School Boards' Choice Stance
January 21, 2011 - WITF's Smart Talk Program Featuring School
Choice

January 11, 2011 - Williams and Piccola Unveil School Choice Plan
Useful Links