The House Professional Licensure Committee held a public hearing on HB 1886. The contentious hearing featured representatives of the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist field, anesthesiologists, and medical profession advocates. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story.
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Posted by Jason Gottesman | Tags: certified registered nurse anesthetists | Category: House Professional Licensure, Public/Informational Committee Hearing | Leave a comment | Share:
The House Professional Licensure Committee met to consider one bill and four regulations. HB 1250 was unanimously reported as amended. No formal action was taken on Regs. 16A-4410, 16A-5136, and 16A-5615. Regulation 16A-5322 was unanimously approved. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story. Posted by Jason Gottesman | Tags: professional licensure, regulations | Category: Committee Voting Meeting, House Professional Licensure | Leave a comment | Share:
The committees held a joint public hearing on the 2010 Census. Philip Lutz, Assistant Regional Census Manager and Ben Ramos, Partnership Coordinator gave an overview of the census operation and discussed the challenges that they face including overcoming language barriers. Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, Rep. Stan Saylor (R-York) said the census is a “critical issue” because Pennsylvania may lose additional congressional seats which would impact the amount of funding the state will receive in the future. Chairman of the State Government Committee, Rep. Babette Josephs (D-Philadelphia) agreed and encouraged House members to join the Complete Count Caucus to ensure that Pennsylvania gets an accurate count. Check the PLS Capitol Toolbox later today for the full story. Posted by Matt Hess | Category: House Consumer Affairs, House Democratic Policy, House Professional Licensure, House Republican Policy, House Select, House State Government | Leave a comment | Share:
The committee conducted a public hearing on Public-Private Partnerships (3Ps) as a method to modernize and expand Pennsylvania’s transportation infrastructure. Testifiers all warned that current transportation funding mechanisms cannot meet the needs of the Commonwealth’s transportation system and urged adding 3Ps to Pennsylvania’s “toolbox”. Check the Capitol Toolbox later today for the complete story. Posted by Jeff Cox | Tags: public-private partnerships, SEIU, Sen. Specter, transportation funding, transportation infrastructure, Waiting List | Category: House Professional Licensure, House Republican Policy, Public/Informational Committee Hearing | Leave a comment | Share:
The House Republican Policy Committee held a public hearing this morning at H.B. McClure in Harrisburg to discuss House Bill 2010, the open contracting bill. Representative John Bear (R-Lancaster), the prime sponsor of HB 2010 said that his bill would eliminate the use of project labor agreements (PLAs) for publicly funded construction projects. Committee Chairman Stan Saylor (R-York) a co-sponsor of HB 2010, along with non-union contractors and construction association representatives argued that PLAs are discriminatory towards non-union workers and also drive up construction costs by reducing competition in the bidding process. Union representatives also testified to the committee and explained that PLAs protect local workers, ensure quality craftsmanship, and are not at all discriminatory. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story. Posted by PLS Intern | Tags: open-shop contractors, Project Labor Agreements, Tax-exempt Property, taxes, unions, Votings Standard Development Board | Category: House Professional Licensure, House Republican Policy, Public/Informational Committee Hearing | Leave a comment | Share:
The committee conducted a hearing on the resubmission of the Turnpike Commission’s application to the Federal Highway Administration to impose tolls on I-80. Members concentrated on the impact of tolling and the Commission’s hiring of a firm with no experience on transportation issues to assist with the application. Testimony was presented by Brian Chase, an independent consultant on public-private partnerships. Check the Capitol Toolbox later today for the full story. Posted by Jeff Cox | Tags: public/private partnerships, Tolling I-80, United Judicial System, universal healthcare | Category: House Professional Licensure, House Republican Policy, Public/Informational Committee Hearing | Leave a comment | Share:
The House Professional Licensure Committee met today to consider two bills and three final form regulations. HB 125 and HB 127 were both reported unanimously as amended. The three final form regulations were unanimously approved. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the story. Posted by PLS Intern | Category: House Local Government, House Professional Licensure | Leave a comment | Share:
The committee held a public hearing on municipal pensions and a municipal pension recovery program proposed by the Public Employees Retirement Commission and the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System. Committee members heard from wide ranging panel of testifiers that included the Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association, the Pennsylvania Economy League, and the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania. Posted by Matt Hess | Category: House Professional Licensure, House Republican Policy | Comments are closed | Share:
The committee voted unanimously to report as committed SB 925 amending the Massage Therapy Law to correct the type of colleges and universities that may provide acceptable training. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story. Posted by Jeff Cox | Tags: Iran, Massage Therapy Law | Category: Committee Voting Meeting, House Local Government, House Professional Licensure | Comments are closed | Share:
The committee held a public hearing on “HB 1416: Elimination of Higher Education Funding.” Chairman Stan Saylor (R-York) called the legislation “smoke and mirrors” that would “leave higher education unfunded” in order for House leadership and the Governor to pass “a major increase in the PIT.” He called out “Blue Dog Democrats” saying that if they vote for HB 1416 they would be “voting for a tax increase.” Rep. Scott Boyd (R-Lancaster) said the legislation is an attempt by the Administration and others to “dismantle the State System of Higher Education.” Check the PLS Capitol Toolbox later today to read the full story. Posted by Matt Hess | Category: House Professional Licensure, House Republican Policy | Comments are closed | Share:
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