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House Education Committee advances multiple education bills, including seizure training, special-ed funding and CTE curriculum grants
Summary
The committee passed a package of bills covering a state seal of biliteracy, school medication policies, expanded special-education contingency funding, CTE curriculum grants, teacher recruitment funding and required seizure‑response training for school personnel.
The House Education Committee on Monday advanced a slate of education bills addressing student health, curriculum modernization and special-education funding.
Major actions
- House Bill 18 77 (seal of biliteracy): Adopted an amendment requiring the Pennsylvania Department of Education to establish criteria and a toolkit for awarding a state seal of biliteracy and to report annually starting Oct. 31, 2027. Sponsor Representative D'Orsay said only about 550 students have the seal statewide despite roughly 160,000 high‑school seniors, and argued the credential supports workforce retention. The amendment and bill passed (ayes 26, nays 0).
- House Bill 21 17 (school medication and epinephrine delivery systems): The bill would allow school entities and nonpublic schools to store short‑acting asthma medications and permit trained employees to administer prescribed inhalers; licensed…
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