2025-2026 Regular Session • Pennsylvania Legislature
SB59: In community colleges, further providing for definitions, for powers and duties of State Board of Education and for degrees.
Legislative Summary
An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in community colleges, further providing for definitions, for powers and duties of State Board of Education and for degrees.
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Bill History
1/22/2025
Referred to EDUCATION
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/22/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 9
Democrat: 6
Primary Sponsor

Frank Farry
Republican
Co-Sponsors (14)
Tracy Pennycuick
Republican
Greg Rothman
Republican
Rosemary Brown
Republican
Doug Mastriano
Republican
Wayne Fontana
Democrat
Wayne Langerholc
Republican
Jay Costa
Democrat
Arthur Haywood
Democrat
Lisa Baker
Republican
Judith Ward
Republican
Steven Santarsiero
Democrat
Cris Dush
Republican
Maria Collett
Democrat
Martin Flynn
Democrat