Committee to Consider Three Education Bills
WHAT: The House Education Committee, chaired by Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie), will hold a voting meeting to consider three proposals on a variety of education topics. They include measures that would instruct the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the current shortage of school bus drivers and provide recommendations to address it (
House Resolution 15); create the Select Committee on the Jobs of the Future to investigate, review and make findings and recommendations regarding opportunities for the development of new industries, including advanced manufacturing (
House Resolution 60); and create the Secondary Education Fire Training Pilot Program and establish the Fire Training Fund (
Senate Bill 83).
WHO: Sonney and members of the House Education Committee.
WHEN: Monday, June 7, 10 a.m.
WHERE: 523 Irvis Office Building, Capitol Complex, Harrisburg.
LIVE WEBSTREAMING: Will be available, barring technical difficulties, at
pahousegop.com and
RepSonney.com.
Media contact: Tracy Polovick, 717.260.6358, tpolovick@pahousegop.com