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El Senado aprueba el Plan Hughes de desarrollo de la mano de obra
Harrisburg, 22 de junio 2022 - El Senado aprobó hoy una iniciativa de desarrollo de la fuerza de trabajo escrito por el senador Vincent Hughes que ayudará a los que preparan a los estudiantes para la fuerza de trabajo mejor predecir lo que los empleadores estarán buscando cuando entran en el mercado de trabajo. Hughes'...
Sen. Muth’s Bill to Increase Minimum Pay for PA National Guard Passes Committee
HARRISBURG, June 21, 2022 − The Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee unanimously passed legislation introduced by state Sen. Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks) that would increase the minimum daily pay for state active-duty Pennsylvania...
Senators Collett & Boscola Seek to Streamline and Speed Up Nurse Licensure Exam Process
Harrisburg, Pa. − June 16, 2022 − After hearing countless complaints and concerns from recent nursing school graduates attempting to get licensed in Pennsylvania, Senator Maria Collett, RN (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) and Senator Lisa Boscola (D-18 Lehigh/Northampton)...
Senator Lindsey M. Williams Announces Three Education Bills Aimed at Improving Student Mental Health
(Pittsburgh, Pa.) June 15, 2022 --- Senator Lindsey Williams announced today that she is the prime co-sponsor of three pieces of legislation aimed at improving student mental health. These bills seek to put more school-based mental health care programs and...
Tartaglione’s SB 617 Passes Senate, Heads to House
Harrisburg, PA – June 15, 2022 – Today, Senate Bill 617, legislation sponsored by Senator Christine Tartaglione, which would extend federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) protections to siblings, grandparents, and grandchildren in certain and...
Bill Establishing WIC Advisory Board Passes Pennsylvania Senate
Harrisburg — June 15, 2022 — Today, SB967, which would establish a Women, Infants, and Children advisory board in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, passed the senate by a vote of 49-1. The Pennsylvania Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC has...
