Senate Education Committee
Senator Jeffrey E. Piccola
Chairman

Room 173 Capitol Building, Senate Box 203015, Harrisburg, PA  17120-3015
717-787-6801, 717-783-3722

Meeting to Consider Nominees to Charter School Appeals Board and to Consider Bills

June 14, 2011
12 PM
Room 8EA-EW

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The Senate Education Committee to consider the following nominees to the State Charter School Appeals Board:

• Kenneth Lawrence Jr.
• Angela Marks
• Lee Ann Munger
• Mitchell J. Yanyanin

• Senate Bill 172, Printer's Number 458 | Summary (Washington) – Establishes and creates the Pennsylvania MESA Initiative.
   
  • A02818 – Senator Dinniman will offer an amendment on behalf of the prime sponsor.
     
• Senate Bill 391, Printer's Number 393 |  Summary (Orie) –Provides for training of school employees in diabetes care and management and for possession and use of diabetes medication and monitoring equipment.
   
• Senate Bill 1087, Printers Number 1267 | Summary (Piccola/Dinniman) –Requires that the professional employee rating system include student performance as a factor to be considered in determining teacher performance.
   
• Senate Bill 1127, Printer's Number 1317 | Summary (Don White) – States that no school board may vote or take other official action, other than votes or actions of a ministerial or emergency nature in a lame duck year.  It also provides for penalties if a violation of this provision occurs.
   
• Senate Bill 1129, Printer's Number 1319 | Summary (Dinniman) – Clarifies that where a host district contracts with a third party for the provision of educational services, the third party may seek payment directly from the district of residence.