Committee Members
Republicans
Wayne Langerholc, Chair
John DiSanto, Vice-Chair
Joe Scarnati, ex-officio
Dave Arnold
Ryan Aument
Pat Browne
Tommy Tomlinson
Democrats
Andrew Dinniman, Minority Chair
Jim Brewster
Daylin Leach
Lindsey Williams
Committee Schedule, Votes and Bills
Meetings and Hearings
Senate Education Committee | June 22, 2020 (approx. 1:30 p.m.) | Off the Floor (Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation) | [Read More]
Senate Education Committee | June 9, 2020 | 10:00 am to 12:45 pm | Off the Floor (Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation) | [Read More]
Senate Education Committee | June 8, 2020 | Approx 2:15 p.m. | Off the Floor (Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation) [Read More]
Senate Education Committee | May 11, 2020 | Off the Floor (Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation) [Read More]
Senate Education Committee | November 19, 2019 | 12:15 p.m. | Off the Floor [Read More]
Senate Education Committee | October 29, 2019 | 10:30 a.m. | East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-A | [Read More]
News
May
11
2020
May 11, 2020
Senate Education Committee Chairman Senator Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) hosted a hearing today to discuss the ongoing and future efforts to maintain continuity of education for students during the COVID-19 closure. [Read More]
May
08
2020
May 08, 2020
The Senate Education Committee, chaired by Senator Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) will hold a remote public hearing at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 11, in Harrisburg to discuss ways to ensure continuity of education for students in K-12 during the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read More]
Oct
29
2019
October 29, 2019
The Senate Education Committee today approved legislation sponsored by Senator Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) that would establish a pilot program to implement community-based services into Pennsylvania schools. [Read More]
Oct
22
2019
October 22, 2019
The Senate Education Committee, chaired by Senator Wayne Langerholc (R-35), held a public hearing today in Harrisburg to continue gathering information on charter and cyber schools and the role they play in public education in Pennsylvania. [Read More]
Oct
18
2019
October 18, 2019
The Senate Education Committee, chaired by Senator Wayne Langerholc (R-35), will hold a public hearing to continue gathering information on charter and cyber schools at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, October 22, in Hearing Room 1 of the North Office Building in Harrisburg. [Read More]
Aug
14
2019
August 14, 2019
At a public hearing today in Everett, the Senate Education Committee, chaired by Senator Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35), heard testimony from area educators, statewide officials and charter school representatives on how to establish a fairer approach to funding charter schools. [Read More]