Committee Members
Republicans
Ryan Aument, Chair
Joe Scarnati, ex-officio
Pat Browne
John DiSanto
Mike Folmer
Tommy Tomlinson
Democrats
Andrew Dinniman, Minority Chair
Jim Brewster
Daylin Leach
Anthony Williams
Committee Schedule, Votes and Bills
Meetings and Hearings
Senate Education Committee | September 25, 2018 | 10:30 a.m. | East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-A | [Read More]
Senate Education Committee | June 12, 2018 | East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-A | [Read More]
Senate Education Committee | May 22, 2018 at 10:30 AM | Room 8E-A, East Wing | [Read More]
Joint Hearing of the Senate and House Education Committees | April 30, 2018 | 11:00 a.m. | Rooms 8E-A and B, East Wing | [Read More]
Senate Education Committee | April 24, 2018 | Off the Floor [Read More]
Senate Education Committee | April 20, 2018 | 1:00 PM | Main Commissioners’ Room, Bedford County Courthouse [Read More]
News
Jun
12
2018
June 12, 2018
The Senate Education Committee, chaired by Senator John H. Eichelberger, Jr. (R-Blair), today passed legislation to create a “one-stop shop” website for parents, students, and taxpayers to simplify access to school and district performance information. [Read More]
May
22
2018
May 22, 2018
The Senate Education Committee, chaired by Senator John H. Eichelberger, Jr., (R-Blair), today passed a monumental bill to save students from the worst schools across Pennsylvania. [Read More]
Apr
30
2018
April 30, 2018
Senator John H. Eichelberger, Jr., (R-Blair) led a joint hearing of the Senate and House Education Committees today to closely examine a troubling new report on the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). [Read More]
Apr
18
2018
April 18, 2018
The Senate Education Committee will meet on Friday, April 20, 2018, at 1:00 PM in the Main Commissioners’ Room at the Bedford County Courthouse in Bedford, PA. [Read More]
Nov
15
2017
November 15, 2017
The Senate and House Education Committees held a joint hearing today focusing on the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Strategic System Review. [Read More]
May
23
2017
May 23, 2017
The Senate Education Committee today unanimously approved three bills, including bipartisan legislation requiring legislative approval of any state plan that the Pennsylvania Department of Education submits pursuant to the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). [Read More]