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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Nov. 18, 2020 | PA | SB 1216 | Authorizes the Issuance of Temporary Teaching Certificates | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (49 - 0) |
Sept. 9, 2020 | PA | HB 2787 | Authorizes Individual School Districts to Make Decisions Surrounding Activities and COVID-19 | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 11) |
Sept. 2, 2020 | PA | HB 2787 | Authorizes Individual School Districts to Make Decisions Surrounding Activities and COVID-19 | Bill Passed - House (155 - 47) |
Sept. 2, 2020 | PA | HB 2788 | Authorizes Students to Repeat a Grade Level Due to COVID-19 | Bill Passed - House (197 - 5) |
July 15, 2020 | PA | SB 1216 | Authorizes the Issuance of Temporary Teaching Certificates | Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0) |
March 25, 2020 | PA | SB 751 | Authorizes Financial Assistance for Schools Amid COVID-19-Related Shutdown | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (50 - 0) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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11/18 | SB 1216 | Authorizes the Issuance of Temporary Teaching Certificates | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (49 - 0) |
9/09 | HB 2787 | Authorizes Individual School Districts to Make Decisions Surrounding Activities and COVID-19 | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 11) |
9/02 | HB 2787 | Authorizes Individual School Districts to Make Decisions Surrounding Activities and COVID-19 | Bill Passed - House (155 - 47) |
9/02 | HB 2788 | Authorizes Students to Repeat a Grade Level Due to COVID-19 | Bill Passed - House (197 - 5) |
7/15 | SB 1216 | Authorizes the Issuance of Temporary Teaching Certificates | Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0) |
3/25 | SB 751 | Authorizes Financial Assistance for Schools Amid COVID-19-Related Shutdown | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (50 - 0) |