. Pennsylvania home education committee approved bilateral legislation, which allows intermediate entities to have land and buildings for instructional apply.
They are there 29 intermediate units In Pennsylvania, which are regional agencies of educational services created by the General Assembly, which offer special education, working strength development, online learning, development of the curriculum IA The scope of other services. Units may be the property of office space and storage facilities, but the instructional space must be rented. This restriction does not exist for career and technical schools or charter, legislative schools The note says.
Turning on the area “ius with rental costs, which sometimes exceed significantly, which would cost and the purchase and possession of the object itself,” according to the note, and also preventing “ius providing amenities that are adapted to the needs of the students to give students.”
House Bill 201Sponsored by state representatives Joe Ciresi (D-Montgomery) and Kristin Marcell (R-Bucks), allow IUS to buy and possess land and buildings for instructional apply.
Ciresi, who served in the IU in Montgomery, when he was a member of the school board, argued that the regulations are “definitely saving costs” during the voting meeting on Monday.
Marcell, who was a member of the school board in Bucks, noticed that a few IU in suburban unit north of Philadelphia was restricted to renting several facilities, including those that support early childhood programs.
“Leasing restrictions prevent you from acting as efficiently as possible and full adaptation of these spaces to meet the unique needs of students,” said Marcell.
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. The legislation was approved by 20-6 votesWith each democrat voting to support the regulations, while the Republicans were divided 6-6.
The Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) state representative, chairman of the House education committee, supported the rules because he believes that it is essential that local control is also associated with local financial liability.
“These are people who are closest to the community, ‘said Cutler. “They understand their needs, understand the financial impact, and ultimately I trust them that they will make the best decision.”
The state representative Milou Mackenzie (R-Lehigh) was one of the six Republicans who voted against the act.
“I think that now is not time to go and allow you to buy more real estate, which will ultimately be responsible for paying and maintaining and maintaining,” said Mackenzie. “It’s like in your own life, if you can’t afford to maintain your main place of residence, you should not go out and buy additional real estate.”
The committee was also promoted House Bill 190 By a representative of the state of Jason OrtITay (R-Allegheny), who would add a up-to-date section to the school code to require education and health departments to develop educational information and issue recommendations regarding the awareness of eating disorders. The amendment to the act proposed by a representative of the state of Gina Curry (D-Delaware) lists the Health Department as the main agency than the Department of Education. Voting was 18-8 votes.
In April 2023, provisions on the awareness of eating disorders in schools he was approved by 158-43 Voting. It was the last referred to the Senate Educational Commission in the previous sessionBut he did not receive a voice.
