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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in preliminary provisions, further providing for Keystone Exams and graduation requirements, for special provisions applicable to the Keystone Exams, graduation requirements and alternative competency assessment and for Special Education Funding Commission; in certification of teachers, further providing for instructional certificate grade spans and age levels and duties of department and providing for special provisions applicable to 2020-2021 school year; in pupils and attendance, providing for nonpublic school transportation for 2020-2021 school year; in terms and courses of study, further providing for pandemic of 2020; and, in educational tax credits, further providing for limitations."
description: "An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in preliminary provisions, further providing for Keystone Exams and graduation requirements, for special provisions applicable to the Keystone Exams, graduation requirements and alternative competency assessment and for Special Education Funding Commission; in certification of teachers, further providing for instructional certificate grade spans and age levels and duties of department and providing for special provisions applicable to 2020-2021 school year; in pupils and attendance, providing for nonpublic school transportation for 2020-2021 school year; in terms and courses of study, further providing for pandemic of 2020; and, in educational tax credits, further providing for limitations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 1216"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 1216 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Langerholc"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 27
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2020-06-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-11-25T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/798577c5-4844-4ed8-a784-1a573eea5607"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=1216"
source_hash: "59789699fb1ea699c05d32fa58216103ac8aba4ec8c2a093c2d972c9cddadca6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
---
# Pennsylvania SB 1216 (2019-2020) — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in preliminary provisions, further providing for Keystone Exams and graduation requirements, for special provisions applicable to the Keystone Exams, graduation requirements and alternative competency assessment and for Special Education Funding Commission; in certification of teachers, further providing for instructional certificate grade spans and age levels and duties of department and providing for special provisions applicable to 2020-2021 school year; in pupils and attendance, providing for nonpublic school transportation for 2020-2021 school year; in terms and courses of study, further providing for pandemic of 2020; and, in educational tax credits, further providing for limitations.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **House Amendment A06778** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1216&pn=1784&aYear=2019&an=06778)
2. **House Amendment A06869** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1216&pn=1899&aYear=2019&an=06869)
3. **House Amendment A06991** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1216&pn=1899&aYear=2019&an=06991)
4. **House Amendment A07126** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1216&pn=1899&aYear=2019&an=07126)
5. **House Amendment A07235** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1216&pn=1950&aYear=2019&an=07235)
6. **Printer's No. 1784** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1216&pn=1784)
7. **Printer's No. 1899** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1216&pn=1899)
8. **Printer's No. 1950** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1216&pn=1950)
9. **Printer's No. 2038** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1216&pn=2038)
10. **Printer's No. 2126** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1216&pn=2126)
11. **Senate Amendment A06716** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1216&pn=1784&aYear=2019&an=06716)
12. **Senate Amendment A07911** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1216&pn=2038&aYear=2019&an=07911)
## Votes
- SB 1216 PN 2126, CONCUR — **202–0** (pass) · lower
- SB 1216 PN 1899, 2019 A6869, STEPHENS — **201–1** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **202–0** (pass) · lower
- SB 1216 PN 1899, 2019 A7126, LAWRENCE — **199–3** (pass) · lower
- CONCURRENCE IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS AS AMENDED — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Amended — **17–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (EDUCATION): Reported as Committed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 1216 PN 1950, 2019 A7235, LAWRENCE — **202–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 1216 PN 1784, A6716, SCHWANK AMENDMENT NO. A-6716 — **23–27** (fail) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 1216 PN 1899, 2019 A6991, KAUFFMAN — **199–3** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Langerholc — primary (person)
- Aument — cosponsor (person)
- Baker — cosponsor (person)
- Blake — cosponsor (person)
- Boscola — cosponsor (person)
- Brewster — cosponsor (person)
- Browne — cosponsor (person)
- Collett — cosponsor (person)
- Hughes — cosponsor (person)
- Iovino — cosponsor (person)
- J. Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Killion — cosponsor (person)
- Mastriano — cosponsor (person)
- Mensch — cosponsor (person)
- Muth — cosponsor (person)
- Phillips-Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Pittman — cosponsor (person)
- Regan — cosponsor (person)
- Sabatina — cosponsor (person)
- Santarsiero — cosponsor (person)
- Scavello — cosponsor (person)
- Stefano — cosponsor (person)
- Tartaglione — cosponsor (person)
- Vogel — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1784 Referred to EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2020-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2020-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-14T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2020-08-28T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1899 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2020-08-28T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2020-08-28T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2020-08-28T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2020-09-16T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1950 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2020-09-16T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2038 Third consideration, with amendments `reading-3`
- **2020-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Final passage `passage`
- **2020-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** PN 2126 Re-reported on concurrence, as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2020-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments, as amended by the Senate `amendment-passage`
- **2020-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments to House amendments
- **2020-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2020-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2020-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-11-25T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/798577c5-4844-4ed8-a784-1a573eea5607`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).
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