House. Education Committee
Dates
- Existence: 1802 - 1812
- Existence: 1819 - Present
biographical statement
The House Education Committee's existence is long standing and has evolved with the changing needs of the Commonwealth's education programs. As far back as records show, the Education Committee was in existance in 1802 - 1812. There was a hiatius from 1813-1818. It resumed meeting in 1819 and has continued until the present.
A wide variety of topics are typically covered: problems in the public and private schools, higher education, basic education, early education, urban education, and special education. Over the years, special emphasis has been placed on school violence, shortages of principals, fulltime classroom teachers and substitute teachers, changes to teacher certification law, current use of the PA system of School Assessments (PSSA), increasing costs of higher education, and student loan forgiveness. More recently, increasing numbers of students with Autism, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have required work for implementing care of these special needs in the classroom.
Generally, the Education Committee divides into three Subcommittees: the Subcommittee on Higher Education; the Subcommittee on Basic Education; and the Subcommittee on Special Education.
Citation:
Author: HJMAbstract:
Education Committee Records; Pennsylvania Manual
Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:
Education Committee (Minority Records), 2001-2002
The records of the Democratic minority Education Committee from the 2001-2002 session. The Chairs were Jess Stairs (Majority) and Nicholas A. Colafella (Minority). The Chairs of the Subcommittee on Basic Education were Jerry L. Nailor (Majority) and James R. Roebuck, Jr. (Minority). The Chairs of the Subcommittee on Higher Education were Edward H. Krebs (Majority) and William Russell Robinson (Minority). The Secretaries were Fred McIlhattan (Majority) and Thaddeus Kirkland (Minority).
Republican Education Committee Collection,1993-2003
This collection consists of the working files the Republican Education Committee staff utilized while working on the legislation before the committee.