[Home and School] FW: Parent Involvement Bill Sent to Appropriations Committee

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Good afternoon.  Please see below and act as you deem appropriate.
Thanks!

Quibila A. Divine
Office of Family Engagement and Language Equity Services
The School District of Philadelphia
440 North Broad Street, Room 102
Philadelphia, PA 19130
215-400-6443
215-400-4041 (fax)
 <mailto:qadivine@phila.k12.pa.us> qadivine@phila.k12.pa.us

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From: Linda [mailto:lburns@ptd.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 2:13 PM
To: Wally Choplock; suerice308@hotmail.com; Renee Palakovic;
qadivine@phila.k12.pa.us; Pat Detterbeck; Joan Esgro; Janice R. Joyce;
Felicia Harris; Divine, Quibila; DEB CARR; Cindy Rhoads;
Chele962@aol.com; Bonita Allen
Subject: Fw: Parent Involvement Bill Sent to Appropriations Committee

I everyone. This is extremely important. We have worked to get a parent
involvement bill passed in this commonwealth since 1996. Please pass
this on to others in your organization and make a phone calll if you
can. thanks. Linda
----- Original Message ----- 

In a turn of events, SB 143, Printer's No. 1688  requiring school
districts to build capacity to involve parents, a.k.a. the "parent
involvement bill," was given a second consideration in the House
yesterday and then referred to the House Appropriations Committee.  Our
next step is  to contact members of the House Appropriations Committee
and get it on the agenda for consideration and reported out of
committee.  After that, it can then be given a final consideration for
adoption by the House.  (View the history of the bill immediately
below.)  It has progressed a long way this session--let's not let it die
now.  We're almost there!   With some coaxing and persuasive
conversations, we can move this bill to adoption.    

                                              Bill History 

SB 143 By Senators RHOADES, GREENLEAF, LAVALLE, KASUNIC, C. WILLIAMS,
    WOZNIAK, STOUT, KITCHEN, ERICKSON, REGOLA, BOSCOLA, STACK and COSTA.

Printer's No.
<http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/BT/2005/0/SB0143P1688.HTM>
1688. (Click on to read the entire bill)

    An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as
the
Public School Code of 1949, establishing parent involvement programs and
policies in school districts.

    Referred to EDUCATION, Feb. 1, 2005
    Reported as committed, Feb. 8, 2005
    First consideration, Feb. 8, 2005
    Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Feb. 14, 2005
    Re-reported as committed, April 4, 2005
    Second consideration, April 11, 2005
    Third consideration and final passage, May 2, 2005 (40-7)
                              In the House
    Referred to EDUCATION, May 3, 2005
    Reported as amended, April 5, 2006
    First consideration, April 5, 2006
    Laid on the table, April 5, 2006
    Removed from table, May 2, 2006
    Second consideration, May 2, 2006
    Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, May 2, 2006 

Is there someone listed below on the House Appropriations Committee that
you can contact?  The Appropriations Committee will analyze the "costs"
involved with the proposed legislation.  You may want to remind
committee members that parent involvement is a research-based practice
that leads to student achievement and school improvement and is central
to requirements under No Child Left Behind.  Under NCLB, each state is
also required to serve as a clearinghouse for best parental involvement
practices, for which this bill provides.   Please remind them it is long
overdue.  Thanks in advance for your action in moving this forward.

C copy  this link below and you can obtain additional information,
including emails and phone numbers, for Representatives on the
Appropriations Committee.  

<http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/repre
sentatives_sc.cfm#app>
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/repres
entatives_sc.cfm#app 

Appropriations

(Top of Document)

Majority (Room 245 MC) 
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=84> Feese, Brett , Chairman
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=90> Fleagle, Patrick Elvin, Vice
Chairman
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=134> Reichley, Douglas G.,
Secretary
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=68> Baker, Matthew E.,
Subcommittee Chairman on Health and Human Services
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=193> Nickol, Steven R.,
Subcommittee Chairman on Fiscal Policy
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=155> Schroder, Curt , Subcommittee
Chairman on Economic Impact and Infrastructure
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=102> Zug, Peter J., Subcommittee
Chairman on Education 
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=100> Armstrong, Gibson C.
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=160> Barrar, Stephen E.
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=83> Cappelli, Steven W.
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=138> Dally, Craig A.
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=18> DiGirolamo, Gene
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=6> Forcier, Teresa
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=40> Maher, John A.
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=151> McGill, Eugene F.
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=63> McIlhattan, Fred
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=178> Petri, Scott A.
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=128> Rohrer, Samuel E.
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=94> Saylor, Stanley E.
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=80> Stern, Jerry A.
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=41> True, Katie
                Minority (Room 512 MC) 
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=203> Evans, Dwight , Chairman
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=57> Tangretti, Thomas A.,
Secretary
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=186> James, Harold , Subcommittee
Chairman on Fiscal Policy
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=120> Mundy, Phyllis , Subcommittee
Chairman on Education
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=96> Sturla, P. Michael,
Subcommittee Chairman on Health and Human Services
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=20> Walko, Don , Subcommittee
Chairman on Appropriations 
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=23> Frankel, Dan B.
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=194> Manderino, Kathy M.
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=141> Melio, Anthony J.
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=201> Myers, John
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=153> Shapiro, Josh
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=166> Vitali, Greg S.
 <file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=19> Wheatley, Jr., Jake

Sandy Zelno 
Education Law Center-PA 
429 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1901 
Pittsburgh, PA  15219 
Phone:  (412) 255-6414 
Fax:      (412) 391-4496 

Have you viewed our web site at <file://www.elc-pa.org> www.elc-pa.org?

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From: Linda [mailto:lburns@ptd.net]=20
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<DIV>I everyone. This is extremely =
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Please pass this on to others in your organization and make a phone =
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In a turn of events, SB 143, Printer's No. =
1688&nbsp;=20
requiring school districts to build capacity to involve parents, a.k.a. =
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"parent involvement bill," was given a second consideration in the House =

yesterday and then referred to the House Appropriations Committee.&nbsp; =
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next step is&nbsp; to contact members of the House Appropriations =
Committee and=20
get it on the agenda for consideration and reported out of =
committee.&nbsp;=20
After that, it can then be given a final consideration for adoption by =
the=20
House.&nbsp; (View the history of the bill immediately below.)&nbsp; It =
has=20
progressed a long way this session--let's not let it die now.&nbsp; =
We're almost=20
there!&nbsp;&nbsp; With some coaxing and persuasive conversations, we =
can move=20
this bill to adoption.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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ERICKSON, REGOLA, BOSCOLA, STACK and COSTA. Printer's No. =
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No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, establishing parent=20
involvement programs and policies in school=20
districts. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Referred to EDUCATION, Feb. 1,=20
2005 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Reported as committed, Feb. 8,=20
2005 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; First consideration, Feb. 8,=20
2005 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Feb. 14,=20
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2005 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Second consideration, April 11,=20
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APPROPRIATIONS, May 2, 2006 
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House Appropriations Committee that you can contact?&nbsp; =
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involved with=20
the proposed legislation.&nbsp; You may want to remind committee members =
that=20
parent involvement is a research-based practice that leads to student=20
achievement and school improvement and is central to requirements under =
No Child=20
Left Behind.&nbsp; Under NCLB, each state is also required to serve as a =

clearinghouse for best parental involvement practices, for which this =
bill=20
provides.&nbsp;&nbsp; Please remind them it is long overdue.&nbsp; =
Thanks in=20
advance for your action in moving this forward.</FONT></P>
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link below=20
and you can obtain additional information, including emails and phone =
numbers,=20
for Representatives on the Appropriations=20
Committee.&nbsp;</STRONG></FONT><STRONG> </STRONG></P>
<P><A=20
href=3D"http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information=
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face=3D"Courier New" color=3D#0000ff=20
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Appropriations
(<A =
href=3D""><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#0000ff>Top of =
Document</A><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">)
Majority<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"> (Room 245 MC) <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D84"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#0000ff>Feese, Brett</A> =
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">, Chairman <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D90"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#0000ff>Fleagle, Patrick=20
Elvin</A>, Vice=20
Chairman <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D134"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#0000ff>Reichley, Douglas=20
G.</A>, =
Secretary <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D68"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#0000ff>Baker, Matthew =
E.</A><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">, Subcommittee Chairman on Health and Human=20
Services <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D193"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#0000ff>Nickol, Steven =
R.</A><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">, Subcommittee Chairman on Fiscal =
Policy <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D155"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#0000ff>Schroder, =
Curt</A> <FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">, Subcommittee Chairman on Economic Impact and=20
Infrastructure <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D102"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#0000ff>Zug, Peter =
J.</A><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">, Subcommittee Chairman on Education =
 <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D100">Armstrong, Gibson C.</A> <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D160">Barrar, Stephen E.</A> <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D83">Cappelli, Steven W.</A> <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D138">Dally, Craig A.</A> <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D18">DiGirolamo, Gene</A> <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D6">Forcier, Teresa</A> <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D40">Maher, John A.</A> <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D151">McGill, Eugene F.</A> <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D63">McIlhattan, Fred</A> <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D178">Petri, Scott A.</A> <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D128">Rohrer, Samuel E.</A> <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D94">Saylor, Stanley E.</A> <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D80">Stern, Jerry A.</A> <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D41">True,=20
Katie</A> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Minority<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"> (Room 512 MC) <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D203"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#0000ff>Evans, =
Dwight</A> <FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">, Chairman <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D57"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#0000ff>Tangretti, Thomas=20
A.</A>, =
Secretary <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D186"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#0000ff>James, =
Harold</A> <FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">, Subcommittee Chairman on Fiscal =
Policy <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D120"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#0000ff>Mundy, =
Phyllis</A> <FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">, Subcommittee Chairman on =
Education <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D96"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#0000ff>Sturla, P. =
Michael</A><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">, Subcommittee Chairman on Health and Human=20
Services <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D20"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#0000ff>Walko, Don</A> =
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">, Subcommittee Chairman on =
Appropriations <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D23">Frankel, Dan B.</A> <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D194">Manderino, Kathy M.</A> <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D141">Melio, Anthony J.</A> <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D201">Myers, John</A> <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D153">Shapiro, Josh</A> <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D166">Vitali, Greg S.</A> <A=20
href=3D"file://house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=3D19">Wheatley, Jr.,=20
Jake</A> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
 
Sandy Zelno=20
 Education Law=20
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Fourth Avenue, Suite 1901 Pittsburgh, PA&nbsp; 15219 =
 <FONT=20
face=3DArial color=3D#800000 size=3D2>Phone:&nbsp; (412) =
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