Partial State Budget Done a Month Early, HB 2101 Moved to Final Vote in House
Facing unpredictable revenues due to the down economy and delaying the due date for state income tax bills to July 15, the Governor and House and Senate leaders cobbled together a 5 month budget agreement this month, putting aside for a few days the ongoing battle over how and when to reopen the Commonwealth. Whereas in normal times legislators would just be beginning to get serious about the budget, these are clearly not normal times. The primary election was pushed back to June 2, and most House and Senate members have been voting remotely for the first time in history, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so the regular timetable, and indeed the entire process, was changed. Even as the Governor gave evolving updates to the pandemic response, and counties moved from Red to Yellow, and soon to Green in some regions, House Republicans pushed a bevy of bills granting waivers for various professions, businesses and occupations, many of which the Governor rebuffed with his veto pen. As you are aware, the engineering profession avoided this feud, through PSPE’s successfully petitioning the Governor’s office to be allowed to return to work. Hair stylists, dog groomers, massage therapists and others have not fared as well.
Nonetheless, legislators were able to focus late in May to get a budget agreement done, leaving the door finally open to get other legislation moving again. One of bills that regained momentum before the House recessed for the primary is HB 2101, which updates the Engineer, Land Surveyor and Geologist Registration Law, defining the scopes of practice for professional engineers and professional land surveyors. The bill received its second reading on the House floor on May 28, and awaits a final vote in June. Members should continue to contact their House members in support of the legislation. There is still time to get the bill through the Senate and to the Governor before the end of the session.
One surprising issue that did get consideration during the past two months was the movement of a bill that makes changes to the way the PA State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) selects its design professionals. The current law requires a qualifications based selection (QBS) process. House Bill 2172 removes that requirement for the 14 state universities, instead leaving it to the PASSHE governing body to use whatever process they saw fit including bidding. The bill also removed many other procurement rules that typically apply to public works projects. House Bill 2172 passed through the House Education committee and was then drastically amended on the House floor. While the amendments appear to have restored the QBS requirements, the bill has stalled and faces an uncertain future.
SB 790 amends the Oil & Gas Act and separates regulation of conventional oil drilling from the shale gas drilling law. Somewhere along the way, a provision was added removing a requirement that plats be approved by a qualified engineer or surveyor. An amendment to restore that requirement was offered by Rep. Valerie Gaydos, but was not included in the bill. The Wolf Administration has expressed its opposition to the legislation for numerous environmental grounds. Between that position and strong grassroots work by PSPE members, the bill was stalled for months, but finally was brought up and passed by the House on May 27, by a narrow vote of 109-93. The bill awaits Senate concurrence, and still faces a likely veto by the Governor.
State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists May 13 Meeting Notes
The State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists met on May 13 online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following are the highlights.
- Board President Francis Stanton, PE, welcomed the members and acknowledged the guests. John Fuhrer asked, on behalf of PSLS, when the exams would be resumed. Board member Mike Brinkash, PLS, reported on his meeting with Pearson. Although the testing sites are down, applications are still being reviewed.
- Board Prosecutors Glenn Masser, Esq. and Caroline Bailey, Esq. presented several cases for the Board’s consideration in executive session, and noted the Board did not have a hearing scheduled later in the meeting.
- Acting BPOA Commissioner Kalonji Johnson did not participate.
- Board Administrator Jeannie Bronshtein noted that the new Pearson testing agency sites are closed in PA, but candidates may find an alternate site in another state.
- Board Counsel Bill Fritz reported on the Act 41 regulation, noting the “exposure draft” had been sent to interested parties, and those comments will be discussed at the next meeting. Board member Ted Tesler asked about the status of the “substantially equivalent” states list. Fritz noted there is not a list, per se, but it will be on the applicant to demonstrate equivalence.
Next meeting is July 8. Remaining 2020 Board meeting dates: September 16, November 12.
Legislative Activity
The following bills and co-sponsorship memos for bills to be introduced of interest to PSPE were acted on by the General Assembly this past month.
Bidding / Contracting
HB 99 RE: Pennsylvania Permit Tracking and Notification Law (by Rep. Dave Zimmerman, et al)
Imposes a duty on the Department of Environmental Protection to maintain a system for applicants to track the status of certain permit applications; and provides for permit notifications.
Reported as committed from House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, read first time, and laid on the table, 5/5/2020
Budget Related Bills
HB 1083 RE: Fiscal Code Amendments (by Rep. Tommy Sankey, et al)
(PN 3865) Amends the Fiscal Code, in bonus and tax reports and returns and reports and records relating to tax collections, repealing provisions relating to capital stock and franchise tax reports and payment of tax; in financially distressed municipalities, providing for emergency plan extension; in oil and gas wells, further providing for Oil and Gas Lease Fund; in transportation network companies, motor carrier companies and parking authority of a city of the first class, further providing for transportation network company extension; providing for assessments; in additional special funds and restricted accounts, further providing for establishment of special fund and account, for use of fund and for distributions from Pennsylvania Race Horse Development Fund; in general budget implementation, further providing for reports to General Assembly, for Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, for Department of Health, for State Employees’ Retirement System, for surcharges, for Multimodal Transportation Fund and for Liquor Code term; providing for 2020-2021 budget implementation and for 2020-2021 restrictions on appropriations for funds and accounts; and making related repeals. Provides a timeline for repeals. Effective July1, 2020, or immediately, whichever is later. The bill outlines how various funds will be used to implement the “partial” budget passed in HB 2387. A description of the bill can be found here: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/FN/2019/0/HB1083P3865.pdf
Reported as amended from Senate Appropriations Committee, read third time, and passed Senate, 5/28/2020 (37-13)
Received as amended in House and rereferred House Rules, re-reported on concurrence as committed from House Rules Committee, and House concurred in Senate amendments, 5/28/2020 (196-6)
Signed in the House and in the Senate, 5/28/2020
Approved by the Governor, 5/29/2020 (Act No. 23 of 2020)
HB 2387 RE: General Appropriation Act of 2020 (by Rep. Stan Saylor, et al)
provides from the General Fund for the expenses of the Executive, Legislative And Judicial departments of the commonwealth, the public debt and the public schools for the fiscal year July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020; provides appropriations from special funds and accounts to the Executive and Judicial Departments for the fiscal year July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, and for the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020; and provides for the appropriation of federal funds to the Executive and Judicial Departments for the fiscal year July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, and for the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020. Effective July 1, 2020, or immediately, whichever is later.
Reported as amended from House Appropriations Committee, read third time, and passed House, 5/26/2020 (103-99)
Received in the Senate and referred to Senate Appropriations Committee, re-reported as committed from Senate Appropriations Committee, and read first time, 5/26/2020
Read second time, 5/27/2020
Read third time, and passed Senate, 5/28/2020 (44-6)
Signed in the Senate and in the House, 5/28/2020
Approved by the Governor, 5/29/2020 (Act No. 1A of 2020)
HB 2452 RE: Small Business Grant Program (by Rep. Joe Ciresi, et al)
Amends the Fiscal Code providing for small business grant program. Provides for the Department of Community and Economic Development to develop the grant application form, implement public notice, award grants, and publish reports of grant recipients; and makes an appropriation of $50,000,000.
Reported as amended from House Commerce Committee, read first time, and laid on the table, 5/19/2020
Removed from the table, 5/20/2020
SB 166 RE: Capital Budget Act of 2019-2020 (by Sen. Vincent Hughes, et al)
Provides for the capital budget for the fiscal year 2019-2020 and for limitation on redevelopment assistance capital projects; and making a related repeal. Appropriates the following amounts: building and structures ($555,000,000); furniture and equipment ($10,000,000); transportation assistance projects ($175,000,000); redevelopment assistance projects ($275,000,000); flood control projects ($0). Provides limitations on redevelopment assistance capital projects for the 2019-2020 fiscal year and beyond. Repeals inconsistent provisions found in the Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act and this legislation. Effective July 1, 2019, or immediately, whichever is later.
Re-reported on concurrence as amended from Senate Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, and Senate concurred in House amendments as amended, 5/28/2020
Received as amended in House and rereferred House Rules Committee, re-reported on concurrence as committed from House Rules Committee, and House concurred in Senate amendments to House amendments, 5/28/2020
Signed in the House and in the Senate, 5/28/2020
Approved by the Governor, 5/29/2020 (Act No. 25 of 2020)
SB 960 RE: Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) Limits (by Sen. Vincent Hughes, et al)
Amends the Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act, in capital facilities, removing the limit on the amount of money from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) to fund certain housing projects. Provides a minimum of 10 percent must be awarded for housing projects and a minimum of 10 percent of funds in each round of awards must be awarded to housing projects. Defines “housing” to include rental housing and “housing project” to be a construction improvement or renovation project of affordable housing, veterans housing, domestic violence housing and accessible housing.
Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Appropriations Committee, 5/11/2020
SB 1108 RE: COVID-19 Emergency Supplement to the General Appropriations Act of 2019 (by Sen. Pat Browne, et al)
Provides federal appropriations to the Executive Department for the fiscal year July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020. Provides from the General Fund federal appropriations related to COVID-19 to the Department of Aging and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Effective immediately. Look for this bill to be expanded as it moves through the process, to serve as a supplemental or “stopgap” budget bill.
Reported as amended from House Appropriations Committee, read third time, and passed House, 5/28/2020 (202-0)
Received as amended in Senate and rereferred to Senate Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, re-reported on concurrence as committed from Senate Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, and passed Senate, 5/28/2020 (50-0)
SB 1148 RE: COVID-19 Emergency Supplement to the General Appropriations Act of 2019 (by Sen. Pat Browne, et al) Adds federal appropriations to the following commonwealth departments and agencies for the fiscal year July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020: Aging, Agriculture, Community and Economic Development, Education, Health, Human Resources, Labor and Industry, Military and Veterans Affairs, State, Transportation, and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
Introduced and referred to Senate Appropriations Committee, 5/8/2020
Reported as committed from Senate Appropriations Committee, read first time, 5/11/2020
Read second time, and rereferred to Senate Appropriations Committee, 5/12/2020
COVID-19 Related Legislation
HB 2369 RE: Rapid Relief Loans (by Rep. Valerie Gaydos, et al)
Amends the Job Enhancement Act, in the Community Development Bank Grant and Loan program, providing for rapid relief loans not to exceed $75,000 and resilient recovery loans not to exceed $250,000 and establishes criteria for receiving loans. This legislation also establishes appropriations for loan amounts of $7.5 million for rapid relief loans and $2.5 million for resilient recovery loans. Effective immediately.
Reported as amended from House Finance Committee, 5/27/2020
HB 2386 RE: COVID-19 Disaster Emergency Business Interruption Grant Act (by Rep. Tom Mehaffie, et al)
Provides for COVID-19 disaster emergency business interruption grants. This legislation provides grant eligibility requirements, grant amounts, application procedures, conditions, and for rules and regulations to be established by the Department of Community and Economic Development. Effective immediately.
Reported as amended from House Finance Committee, 5/27/2020
HB 2388 RE: COVID-19 Waivers (by Rep. Natalie Mihalek, et al)
Amends the Administrative Code providing the secretary of community and economic development shall issue waivers for operating during the governor’s business closure order for vehicle dealers, lawn and garden centers, cosmetology salon and barber shops, messenger service and agency service activities and animal grooming services if the business is in compliance with social distancing practices and other mitigation efforts defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A waiver granted under this article shall remain valid during the disaster emergency order issued by the governor and any renewal unless the order removes any restrictions or otherwise grants greater permissions for operations.
Received in the Senate and referred to Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee, 5/6/2020
Reported as amended from Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee, 5/11/2020
Read second time, and rereferred to Senate Appropriations Committee, 5/12/2020
Reported as committed from Senate Appropriations Committee, read third time, and passed Senate, 5/13/2020 (31-17)
Received as amended in House and rereferred to House Rules Committee, re-reported on concurrence as committed from House Rules Committee, and House concurred in Senate amendments, 5/14/2020 (123-79)
Signed in the House, 5/14/2020
Signed in the Senate, 5/18/2020
Vetoed by the Governor, 5/19/2020
Bill, together with Governor’s veto message, laid on the table in House, 5/20/2020
House failed to override Governor’s veto 5/20/2020 (115-87)
HB 2400 RE: Allowing Construction Activities to Continue (by Rep. Mike Turzai, et al)
Amends the Administrative Code adding a new article requiring the secretary of community and economic development to issue a waiver to the governor’s COVID-19 business closure order to all public and private construction activities that can adhere to the social distancing practices and other mitigating measures defined by the Centers for Disease Control to protect workers and to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Effective immediately.
Received in the Senate and referred to Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee, 5/6/2020
HB 2408 RE: CARES Act Tax Exemption (by Rep. Brandon Markosek, et al)
Amends the Fiscal Code, in emergency finance and tax provisions, providing payment received from the United States under section 2201 through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act shall not be included in income, earned income or taxable income of the individual for the 2020 tax year for the purposes of the Local Tax Enabling Act, the Tax Reform Code and the Taxpayer Relief Act. Effective immediately.
Reported as committed from House Appropriations Committee, read third time, and passed House, 5/4/2020 (202-0)
Received in the Senate and referred to Senate Finance Committee, 5/7/2020
Reported as committed from Senate Finance Committee, and read first time, 5/11/2020
Read second time, and rereferred to Senate Appropriations Committee, 5/12/2020
HB 2412 RE: Allowing Real Estate Services to Continue (by Rep. Todd Polinchock, et al)
Amends the Administrative Code adding a new article requiring the secretary of community and economic development to immediately issue a waiver to the governor’s 20200319 TWW COVID-19 Business Closure Order for all real estate-related activities that can adhere to social distancing practices and other mitigation measures defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to protect workers and mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Provides provisions for legal services to be conducted in a manner consistent with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s social distancing guidelines. Provides for mitigation measures for business activities. Effective immediately.
Received in the Senate and referred to Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee, 5/6/2020
Reported as amended from Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee, and read first time, 5/11/2020
Read second time, and rereferred to Senate Appropriations Committee, 5/12/2020
Reported as committed from Senate Appropriations Committee, read third time, and passed Senate, 5/13/2020 (33-15)
Received as amended in House and rereferred to House Rules Committee, re-reported on concurrence as committed from House Rules Committee, and House concurred in Senate amendments, 5/14/2020 (134-68)
Signed in the House, 5/14/2020
Signed in the Senate, 5/18/2020
Vetoed by the Governor, 5/19/2020
Bill, together with Governor’s veto message, laid on the table in House, 5/20/2020
HB 2419 RE: COVID-19 Cost and Recovery Task Force (by Rep. Seth Grove, et al)
Amends the Administrative Code providing for COVID-19 Cost and Recovery Task Force; and making an appropriation. Provides for the composition of the task force, including executive advisors and advisory committees and for the procedures of the task force. Provides for the task force’s powers and duties as it relates to the COVID-19 public health emergency. The legislation expires six months after the disaster proclamation.
Received in the Senate and referred to Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee, 5/25/2020
HB 2537 RE: Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Emergency Response Fund (by Rep. Seth Grove, et al)
Amends the Fiscal Code providing for coronavirus aid, relief and emergency response; and establishing the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Emergency Response Fund. Establishes the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Emergency Response Fund as a restricted account in the State Treasury. Further provides for the department to establish a transparency portal on the department’s publicly accessible Internet website and for the department to enter a memorandum of understanding with the United States Department of the Treasury to establish the Do-Not-Pay Pilot Program.
Introduced and referred to House Finance Committee, 5/21/2020
SB 327 RE: COVID-19 Cost and Recovery Task Force (by Sen. David Argall, et al)
Amends the Administrative Code adding new articles providing for COVID-19 emergency statutory and regulatory suspensions and waivers reporting requirements; for COVID-19 debt cost reduction review; and the establishment of the COVID-19 Cost and Recovery Task Force. Requires the Office of the Governor to notify in writing by electronic means the Senate President Pro Tempore, the Senate majority and minority leaders, and the House majority and minority leaders no later than as provided in the legislation when a specific statute or regulation is first treated as being suspended, modified or waived under a blanket suspension, modification or waiver under the order. Provides for the content of the notification. Requires the Treasury Department, in conjunction with the secretary of the budget, the auditor general, and any chairperson of an authority, commission, agency, board or other state-authorized entity that has the power to issue debt, to identify and review all outstanding debt obligations of the commonwealth and its authorities, commissions, agencies, boards or other state-authorized entities and submit a report of the findings to the General Assembly no later than June 30, 2020. Also requires the report to identify options for the refinancing of the outstanding debt obligations to reduce the costs to the commonwealth and its authorities. Establishes the COVID-19 Cost and Recovery Task Force consisting of the governor or a designee, the Senate President Pro Tempore or a designee, the Senate majority leader or a designee, the Senate minority leader or a designee, the House Speaker or a designee, the House majority leader or a designee, the House minority leader or a designee, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or a designee, and a judge of the Superior or Commonwealth Court or a judge of a court of common pleas appointed by the chief justice. Also provides for executive advisors. The governor or the designee shall serve as the chairperson of the task force. Provides for participation, quorum and voting, meetings, and expenses. Requires the Office of the Governor, the Senate, the House and the Administrative Offices of the Pennsylvania Courts to provide administrative services to the task force. Further provides for the functions of the task force. The article establishing the task force shall expire six months after the disaster emergency order is terminated by executive order, proclamation or operation of law. Also adds a new section requiring the Department of General Services to conduct an annual survey of state facility usage and compile and report the survey information to the chairmen of the House and Senate State Government Committees. Adds an article providing for emergency regulatory tolling. The new section shall take effect in 180 days and the new articles shall take effect immediately.
Re-reported on concurrence as amended from Senate Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, and Senate concurred in House Amendments to Senate Amendments, as amended, 5/13/2020
Received as amended in House and rereferred to House Rules Committee, re-reported on concurrence as committed from House Rules Committee, and House concurred in Senate amendments, 5/14/2020 (134-68)
Signed in the House, 5/14/2020
Signed in the Senate, 5/18/2020
Vetoed by the Governor, 5/19/2020
Bill, together with Governor’s veto message, laid on the table in House, 5/26/2020
Environmental Building Standards
SB 1030 RE: Change to Act 537 (PA Sewage Facilities Act) (by Sen. Gene Yaw, et al)
Amends the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act providing that when proposing a new land development, the applicant must submit and the department shall accept any conventional sewage system or alternate sewage system that meets site conditions present at the proposed new land development. Repeals provisions regarding review of sewage systems.
Reported as committed from House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, read first time, and Laid on the table, 5/5/2020
Removed from the table, 5/19/2020
Read second time, and rereferred to House Appropriations Committee, and 5/20/2020
Reported as committed from House Appropriations Committee, 5/28/2020
Passed House, 5/28/2020 (136-66)
Signed in the Senate and in the House, 5/28/2020
Local/State Government/Regulations
HB 1292 RE: Updating The Validation of Recorded Documents (by Rep. Carl Metzgar, et al)
Amends an act entitled “An act to validate conveyances & other instruments which have been defectively acknowledged,” validating acknowledgements for deeds and mortgages which are dated after 2013 and prior to 2018.
Reported as amended from House Judiciary Committee, read first time, and laid on the table, 5/4/2020
SB 790 RE: Oil & Gas Act (by Sen. Joe Scarnati, et al)
Conventional Oil and Gas Wells Act provides for separate regulations for family-owned conventional oil and gas operators. The legislation includes general requirements, including well permit, objections, adoption, identification, inactive status, location restrictions, restorations, reporting, safety, and protection requirements; and provisions regarding enforcement and remedy, penalties, civil penalties, third party liability, unlawful conduct, inspection reports and the Relations to the Coal and Gas Resource Collection Act. NOTE: Wolf Administration opposes this bill.
Read third time, and passed House, 5/27/2020 (109-93)
Received as amended in Senate and rereferred Senate Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, 5/28/2020
SB 1027 RE: Geospatial Coordinating Board Sunset Extension/Composition (by Sen. John Gordner, et al)
Amends the Administrative Code adding language extending the sunset date for the State Geospatial Coordinating Board from June 30, 2020, to June 30, 2024. Changes the membership of the board from elected local government officials to local government officials or employees. Adds the secretary of agriculture or a designee to the board. Also provides for the appointment of an executive director, with the approval of the governor, who shall serve at the pleasure of the board. NOTE: Wolf Administration opposes this bill.
Reported as amended from House Appropriations Committee, 5/28/2020
Passed House, 5/28/2020 (109-93)
Received as amended in Senate and rereferred Senate Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, re-reported on concurrence as committed from Senate Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, and passed Senate, 5/28/2020 (29-21)
Signed in the Senate and in the House, 5/28/2020
Vetoed by the Governor, May 29, 2020. Veto No. 8
HB 1106 RE: Timeframe for Permit Approval (by Rep. Michael Puskaric, et al)
Amends the Administrative Code providing for environmental permits and plan approvals; making related repeals; and abrogating regulations. The bill adds an article providing for environmental permits and plan approval, which applies to general permits, general plan approvals and individual permits.
Laid on the table, and removed from the table, 5/13/2020
HB 2101 RE: Registration Board Updates (by Rep. Joe Emrick, et al)
Amends the Engineer, Land Surveyor and Geologist Registration Law further providing for definitions, for continuing professional competency requirements and for exemption from licensure and registration. The bill establishes a competency requirement for the completion of distance learning courses if the course relates to professional practice, and if it is verifiable and measurable by hours of instruction. Further, the act shall not be construed to require the licensure and registration of the practice of engineering or land surveying by a regular employe or agent of an electric cooperative corporation in connection with the facilities of the electric cooperative, provided that the electric cooperative corporation or agent thereof either shall employ at least one professional engineer or professional land surveyor or belongs to a Pennsylvania electric cooperative association that employs a professional engineer or professional land surveyor. The exemption is removed for the practice of engineering, land surveying or geology by any person or by any employe of any copartnership, association or corporation upon property owned by such person or such copartnership, association or corporation, unless such practice affects the public safety or health or the property of some other person or entity. Provides an exemption for the practice of engineering, land surveying or geology work by the employees, contractors or agents of cable service, VOIP, broadband internet or other service delivered over a cable system, a provider of enhanced telecommunications system, or a provider of telecommunications services if those services are in connection with or incidental to products of, or non-engineering, land surveying or geology services rendered by the company.
Laid on the table, and removed from the table, 5/4/2020
Read second time, and rereferred to House Appropriations Committee, 5/28/2020
School Construction
HB 2172 RE: PASSHE Mandates (by Rep. Jesse Topper, et al)
Amends the Public School Code, in the State System of Higher Education, further providing sovereign immunity status and government instrumentality of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). Provides taxation immunity to any real property owned and titled to the system. Provides that local regulation of real property owned and titled to the system may only occur based upon a specific grant of authority to a local subdivision by the General Assembly. Provides authority to sell, transfer or dispose of real property titled to the system. Provides requirements for state-appropriated and non-state-appropriated funds. Prohibits PASSHE from indemnifying third parties. Provides for campus police to investigate record sharing. Provides that the Separations Act shall not apply to any person, entity, contract or activity provided by this legislation. The bill would allow PASSHE schools to circumvent Separations Act and perhaps Prevailing Wage though accounting gymnastics.
Removed from the table, 5/4/2020
Amended on House floor, read second time, and rereferred to House Appropriations Committee, 5/20/2020 Reported as committed from House Appropriations Committee, 5/27/2020
Workforce Development
HCO3602 (Kail) – Vulnerable Workers Protection Act. Clarifies what constitutes good cause to refuse work or compelling cause to quit work to remain eligible for UC benefits.
Filed, 5/18/2020
Copies of all bills of interest can be accessed via the Internet at: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/session.cfm
Upcoming meetings of Interest
Some House Committee meetings and session can be viewed online at: http://www.pahousegop.com/
Senate Committee meetings and session can be streamed at: http://www.pasenategop.com/
UPDATED 2020 HOUSE SESSION SCHEDULE
June [1, 2, 3 CANCELED], 8, 9, 10, [15, 16, 17 CANCELED], 22, 23, 24, [25, 26, 29, 30 CANCELED]
September 15, 16, 17, 29, 30
October 1, 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 10
UPDATED 2020 SENATE SESSION SCHEDULE
June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
The Fall Senate Schedule has not been announced
State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists Meeting Schedule
PUBLIC WELCOME
All Board meetings are held at Penn Center, 2601 N. 3rd Street, Harrisburg, PA, at 9:30 a.m.
Remaining 2020 Meeting Dates (Subject to change): July 8, September 16, November 12
State Geospatial Coordinating Board
NEW Location: 1 Technology Park, Commonwealth Technology Center (CTC), Harrisburg, PA 17110 • 2020
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Remaining 2020 Board Meetings: June 15
