Another busy session week has come to an end, and the
legislature won't reconvene for voting session until Monday,
November 18.
This week started out with a few public hearings held on
Monday:
- The House Education Committee held a public hearing on S.B.
751 (Aument, R-Lancaster) and H.B.
1607 (Topper, R-Bedford), which would reform the teacher
evaluation system;
- The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee held a
public hearing on carbon dioxide and the climate; and
- The House Transportation Committee held a public hearing on the
Medical Assistance Transportation Program (MATP).
In the Senate, the Senate Appropriations Committee reported two
bills to the full floor for consideration: S.B.
67 (Ward, R-Blair), which would allow for tele-psychological
practice across state lines and temporary in-person services; and
H.B.
305 (Snyder, D-Greene), which would direct the Department of
General Services to take an inventory of state-owned assets
