Daily Legislative Update: March 2, 2023
*** KEEP CALLING AND EMAILING TO OPPOSE SB 268, THE PEIA BILL****
-Senate Floor
Second Reading
All three bills advanced to third reading.
Eng. H. B. 2597 - Amending performance evaluations of professional personnel
Eng. H. B. 3547 - Increasing the number of personal leave days that county board of education employees may use
Eng. H. B. 3548 - Relating to teacher duty-free lunch and daily planning periods
-House Floor
First Reading
Com. Sub. for S. B. 51 - Requiring impact statement in certain instances of school closing or consolidation
-Senate Education Committee
H.B. 2346 - Declaring a shortage of qualified bus operators and allowing retired bus operators to accept employment. The bill advanced from the committee and moves to Senate Finance for consideration.
H.B. 2380 - Relating to School Building Authority. The bill advanced from the committee and moves to the Senate floor.
H.B. 2827 - Making public charter schools eligible for Safe Schools Funds. The bill advanced from the committee and moves to the Senate floor.
H.B. 3271 - Relating to increasing monitoring of special education classrooms. The bill advanced from the committee and moves to Senate Finance for consideration
-House Finance Committee
Com. Sub. for S. B. 453, Ensuring retirement contributions and delinquency charges of charter school employees be paid upon school closure or by successor. The bill advanced from the committee and moves to the floor for consideration.
Still being discussed at press time:
S. B. 268- PEIA Bill-
Com. Sub. for S. B. 423, Increasing salary for certain state employees