Legislative Update

  • PA House Approves $27.3 Billion Budget
     *UPDATE* - The Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted 109-92 Tuesday, May 24 to approve a state budget that sets spending at $27.3 billion for the 2011-12 fiscal year — the same amount proposed in Governor Tom Corbett's March budget plan. ...
  • PA Legislative Black Caucus Decries Assault on Education
    May 18, 2011 – State Rep. Ronald G. Waters, D-Phila./Delaware, chairman of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus; Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown, PLBC vice chairwoman; state Sen. Shirley Kitchen, D-Phila., Democratic Public Health and Welfare Committ...
  • Governor Signs 2010-2011 State Budget
    Governor Rendell signed into law the state budget (House Bill 2279) on July 6, 2010 at Elmwood Elementary School in Mechanicsburg, PA.  The $28.04 billion budget represents a .7% increase in spending from 2009-2010 after accounting for the use o...
  • PASFC Testimony: House Education Committee - May 26, 2009
    Topic: Basic Education Funding (House Bill 1493) Read the Campaign's testimony. (PDF)
  • PASFC Testimony: House Appropriations Committee - May 21-22, 2009
    Topic: Senate Budget Proposal (Senate Bill 850) Testimony provided by PSEA, PASBO, and PSBA. (PDF) Testimony presented by representatives of rural schools and urban schools. (PDF)

Comments are closed.