DAVID E. HESS
On April 20, the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee approved legislation by party-line vote– Republicans supporting– to allow the General Assembly to kill final regulations by doing nothing, provide a shield to law violators and mandating private review of DEP permit applications.
The bills include: Killing Regulations By Doing Nothing: House Bill 72 (Keefer-R-York) would require legislative approval of any economically significant final regulation or final-omitted regulation that has an impact of $1 million or more on a regulated community. In order for a final regulation approved by the Independent Regulatory Review Commission to go into effect, the Senate and House would have to adopt a concurrent resolution approving the regulation. If one or both of the chambers failed to act, the final regulation would be deemed NOT approved and would be prohibited from taking effect.
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School districts put to the test with statewide exams. But, could students soon catch a break?
The annual statewide exams that are normally given in person are posing a big challenge to school districts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Author: Jamie Bittner (FOX43) Updated: 7:58 PM EST February 26, 2021
PENNSYLVANIA, USA Statewide tests like the Keystone exam and the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment are normally given in person before the end of every school year. But during a pandemic that poses a real problem to school districts especially as many of them remain virtual or functioning under a hybrid model. Right now the district has 2800 students who are virtual. So, trying to get those students tested, trying to bring them in, because right now we have to test everyone face-to-face would be a real challenge for us, said Cumberland Valley School District superintendent Dr. David Christopher who also noted the pandemic poses a proble