Comprehensive memos to elected leaders outlining the PFT’s support or opposition to proposed legislation
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- *NEW* Read PFT President Jerry Jordan’s memo to the PA General Assembly and Governor Wolf summarizing PFT’s 2019 budget priorities
- Read a supplemental memo from PFT President Jerry Jordan to the PA General Assembly in opposition to HB751 (teacher evaluation)
- Read a Supplemental memo from PFT President Jerry Jordan in opposition to HB356 & HB357 (charter school expansion)
- Read PFT President Jerry Jordan’s memo to the PA General Assembly about union concerns with legislation to reform teacher evaluations in PA
- Read PFT President Jerry Jordan’s memo to the PA Senate in support of SB 555, SB 556, SB 700 (school repair and PLANCON funding); and SB 200 (Trauma-informed education)
- Read PFT President Jerry Jordan’s memo to the PA House in opposition to HB 356 & HB 357 (charter school expansion)
- Read PFT President Jerry Jordan’s memo to the PA House in opposition to HB 800 (voucher bill)
- Read PFT President Jerry Jordan’s memo to the PA General Assembly in opposition to HB 2571 and other anti-union legislation
- Read PFT President Jerry Jordan’s memo to the PA General Assembly in opposition to SB 2, Education Savings Accounts (vouchers).
Legislative Memo Archive
2017
- Click here to read Jerry Jordan’s memo to the PA General Assembly in favor of HB 1401 and in opposition to SB 166 (paycheck deception) and HB 1386 (teacher cerfication changes)
- Click here to read Jerry Jordan’s memo to the PA House in opposition to School Code Legislation (HB 178); Charter School Legislation (HB 97); and in favor of a Marcellus Shale Tax (HB1401)
- Click here to read Jerry Jordan’s memo to the PA House in opposition to HB 178
- Click here to read Jerry Jordan’s memo to the General Assembly in opposition to HB 178 (school code) and in support of a Marcellus Shale tax
- Click here to read Jerry Jordan’s memo to the PA Senate in opposition to HB 453 (House spending plan)
- Click here to read Jerry Jordan’s memo to the General Assembly in opposition to proposed “Education Savings Account” legislation
- Click here to read Jerry Jordan’s memo to the PA Senate in favor of a Marcellus Shale tax and in opposition to the latest iteration of the school code bill, SB 178
- Click here to read Jerry Jordan’s memo to the PA General Assembly in favor of legislation to place an extraction tax on Marcellus Shale drilling.
- Click here to read Jerry Jordan’s memo to the PA General Assembly in opposition to SB 227
- Click here to read Jerry Jordan’s memo to the PA House in opposition to HB 97 (as passed by the PA Senate)
- Click here to read Jerry Jordan’s memo to the PA Senate in opposition to HB 97 (charter school “reform”)
- Click here to read Jerry Jordan’s memo in opposition to SB 383 (guns in schools)
- Click here to read Jerry Jordan’s memo to the PA General Assembly on PFT’s opposition to SB 756
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Click here to read the latest memo from Jerry Jordan to the PA General Assembly outlining the PFT’s opposition to, or support of the following legislation:
- Governor’s $100M increase in basic education funding: SUPPORT
- Governor’s $100M increase in special education funding: SUPPORT
- SB 76 [Elimination of property taxes]: OPPOSED
- SB 166 [Paycheck deception]: OPPOSED
- SB 167 [Paycheck deception]: OPPOSED
- SB 168 [Open bargaining]: OPPOSED
- SB 228 [Economic furlough]: OPPOSED
- SB 229 [Elimination of guaranteed sick leave for educators]: OPPOSED
- SB 383 [Guns in schools]: OPPOSED
- SB 555 [Fair share tax plan]: SUPPORT
- SB 756 [Evaluation changes]: OPPOSED
- SB 777 [Shale tax; pending introduction]: SUPPORT
- HB 97 [Charter ‘reform’]: OPPOSED
- HB 164 [Prohibition of union leave]: OPPOSED
- HB 250 [EITC expansion]: OPPOSED
- HB 438 [Liquor privatization]: OPPOSED
- HB 857 [Amends private academic schools out]: OPPOSED
- HB 991 [Liquor privatization]: OPPOSED
- HB 975 [Liquor privatization]: OPPOSED
- HB 1075 [Liquor privatization]: OPPOSED
- HB 1495 [Layoffs]: OPPOSED