Education Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Education Committee is a standing committee of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Per the General Operating Rules of the House, memberships of the Pennsylvania House committees are recommended to the Speaker of the House by the House Committee on Committees. The Committee on Committees is made up of the Speaker and 15 members of the House, ten majority party members and five minority party members.
The Speaker appoints a chair, vice-chair, and secretary. The Minority Leader appoints a minority chair, vice-chair, and secretary. Only representatives with the most seniority in their respective caucuses may serve as chair or minority chair of a committee. Members of House majority and minority leadership may not serve as a chair or minority chair of any standing committee and no representative may serve as the chair or minority chair of more than one standing committee.[1]
The Speaker, Majority Floor Leader, and Minority Floor Leader are ex officio members of all standing committees, but have no voting rights and are not counted for the purpose of determining a quorum. At least fifty percent of the committee members must be present to establish a quorum.[1]
See rules: General Operating Rules of the House
Function
The General Operating Rules of the House describes the function of standing committees as follows:
“ | To assist the House in appraising the administration of the laws and in developing such amendments or related legislation as it may deem necessary, each standing committee or subcommittee of the House shall exercise continuous watchfulness of the execution by the administrative agencies concerned of any laws, the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of such committee or subcommittee; and, for that purpose, shall study all pertinent reports and data submitted to the House by the agencies in the executive branch of the Government.[2][3] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
House Education Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
House Education Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (15) | Third-party members(0) |
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Summer Lee (D) left this committee on December 07, 2022. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
House Education Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (15) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Education Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (16) | |||
• James Roebuck, Jr., Minority chair | • David Hickernell, Chair | |||
• Edward Gainey | • Rosemary Brown | |||
• Carol Hill-Evans | • Hal English | |||
• Patty Kim | • Mindy Fee | |||
• Mark Longietti | • Mark Gillen | |||
• Maureen Madden | • Seth Grove | |||
• Steve McCarter | • Kristin Phillips-Hill | |||
• Dan Miller | • Harry Lewis, Jr. | |||
• Gerald Mullery | • John McGinnis | |||
• Michael Schlossberg | • Bernard O'Neill | |||
• Jared Solomon | • Thomas Quigley | |||
• Kathy Rapp | ||||
• Mike Reese | ||||
• Craig Staats | ||||
• Will Tallman | ||||
• Mike Tobash |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Education Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (16) | |||
• James Roebuck, Democratic Chair | • Stanley Saylor, Chair | |||
• Mike Carroll | • Rosemary Brown | |||
• Scott Conklin | • Jim Christiana | |||
• Patrick Harkins | • Harold English | |||
• Patty Kim | • Mark Gillen | |||
• Mark Longietti | • Seth Grove | |||
• Dan Miller (Pennsylvania) | • Kristin Phillips-Hill | |||
• Gerald Mullery | • Harry Lewis, Jr. | |||
• Michael O'Brien, Pennsylvania Representative | • Bernie O'Neill | |||
• Steve Santarsiero | • Thomas Quigley | |||
• Kevin Schreiber | • Kathy Rapp | |||
• Mike Reese | ||||
• Craig Staats | ||||
• Will Tallman | ||||
• Mike Tobash | ||||
• Dan Truitt |
2013-2014
Education Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (15) | |||
• James Roebuck, Democratic Chair | • Paul Clymer, Chair | |||
• Steven Santarsiero, Democratic Secretary | • Will Tallman, Secretary | |||
• Mike Carroll | • Ryan Aument | |||
• James Clay | • Jim Christiana | |||
• Scott Conklin | • Joe Emrick | |||
• Patrick Harkins | • Harold English | |||
• Mark Longietti | • Mike Fleck | |||
• Erin Molchany | • Mark Gillen | |||
• Michael O'Brien | • Seth Grove | |||
• Jake Wheatley | • Bernie O'Neill | |||
• Kathy Rapp | ||||
• Mike Reese | ||||
• Todd Rock | ||||
• Justin Simmons | ||||
• Dan Truitt |
2011-2012
Education Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (15) | |||
• James Roebuck, Jr., Democratic Chair | • Paul Clymer, Chair | |||
• Patrick Harkins, Democratic Secretary | • Will Tallman, Secretary | |||
• Mike Carroll | • Jim Cox | |||
• H. Scott Conklin | • Joe Emrick | |||
• John Galloway | • Michael Fleck | |||
• Mark Longietti | • Mark Gillen | |||
• Michael O'Brien | • Duane Milne | |||
• Ken Smith | • Bernard O'Neill | |||
• Chelsa Wagner | • Kathy Rapp | |||
• Jake Wheatley, Jr. | • Mike Reese | |||
• Bradley Roae | ||||
• Todd Rock | ||||
• Justin Simmons | ||||
• Dan Truitt | ||||
• Thomas Quigley |
2009-2010
Education Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (13) | Republican members (12) | |||
• James Roebuck, Chair | • Paul Clymer, Republican Chair | |||
• Ken Smith, Secretary | • Michael Fleck | |||
• Mike Carroll | • Daryl Metcalfe | |||
• H. Scott Conklin | • Duane Milne | |||
• Lawrence Curry | • Thomas Murt | |||
• Richard Grucela | • Dennis O'Brien | |||
• Patrick Harkins | • Bernard O'Neill | |||
• Mark Longietti | • Thomas Quigley | |||
• Barbara McIlvaine Smith | • Kathy Rapp | |||
• Chelsa Wagner | • Mike Reese | |||
• Jake Wheatley, Jr. | • Todd Rock | |||
• Rosita Youngblood | • Will Tallman | |||
• John Yudichak |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pennsylvania House of Representatives, "General Operating Rules of the House of Representatives," accessed Feb. 21, 2021
- ↑ Pennsylvania House of Representatives, "General Operating Rules of the House of Representatives," accessed Feb. 21, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.