Government Relations Weekly Email

June 25, 2018 - Governor Wolf Signs State Budget and School Code Bills

June 18, 2018 - Student Loan Counseling

June 11, 2018 - PA Lawmakers Introduce Free College Bill

June 4, 2018 - Anti-hazing Bill Moves in Legislature

May 29, 2018 - PHEAA Grant Funding for 2018-19

May 21, 2018 - House Passes Workforce/Technical Education Bills

April 30, 2018 - Legislature Does Independent Study on PASSHE System

April 23, 2018 - AICUP's Student Aid Advocacy Day Affects PHEAA Board Decision

April 16, 2018 - House Bill Passes Requiring More College Reporting of Student Debt

April 9, 2018 - Thomas P. Foley, J.D., President of Mount Aloysius College, was named President of AICUP

March 12, 2018 - Governor Pushes PASmart.

February 12, 2018 - Governor's Budget Proposal for 2018-19

February 5, 2018 - General Assembly Passes Bill Providing PHEAA Grant Eligibility to Distance Education Students

January 29, 2018 - Proposal for Free College Tuition Presented in State Capitol

January 22, 2018 - Governor Proposes Increase in Overtime Pay

December 11, 2017 - Teacher Certification Legislation

December 4, 2017 - Tax Reform Is Moving Through Congress

October 30, 2017 - Legislature Completes 2017-18 Budget

October 23, 2017 - Budget Stalemate Continues With Possible End in Sight

October 16, 2017 - Governor Takes Action to Balance the State Budget

October 2, 2017 - Treasurer Torsella's Talk Focuses on Higher Education

September 25, 2017 - PHEAA Board Reviews Budget Request for 2018-19

September 18, 2017 - Senate Receives "Taxpayer Caucus" Revenue Bill

September 11, 2017 - Federal and State Updates: DACA and "It's on Us"

July 10, 2017 - Governor Rejects General Assembly Revenue Options

July 3, 2017 - Institutional Assistance Grants Restored in Final Budget

June 26, 2017 - PHEAA Board Estimates State Grant

June 19, 2017 - Press Conference Stresses Need for Tuition Fairness for Immigrant Students

June 12, 2017 - State Legislature Passes Pension Reform, Works on Gambling Bill

June 5, 2017 - General Assembly Back with RACP and Distance Education Moving Forward

May 22, 2017 - Senate and House Consider Sanctuary Campus Bills

May 8, 2017 - Pennsylvania Tax Revenues Down

May 1, 2017 - Standardization and Awarding of Credit for Prior Learning

April 24, 2017 - Governor Announces "It's on Us" Bills

April 10, 2017 - House Passes State Budget Bill

March 20, 2017 - President Trump's Budget Proposes Higher Education Cuts

March 13, 2017 - Budget Hearings with Secretary of Education & Budget Secretary

March 6, 2017 - Budget Hearings on PHEAA and State-Related Universities

February 27, 2017 - Budget Hearings Review the Status of the State System of Higher Education

February 13, 2017 - Governor Wolf's 2017-18 Budget Proposal

February 6, 2017 - AICUP Members Participate in Senate Meetings at NAICU

January 30, 2017 - State System to Conduct Strategic Review, Restructuring

January 23, 2017 - 2017 State Legislative Session Begins Today

November 14, 2016 - Pennsylvania Statewide Election Highlights

October 31, 2016 - Legislature Leaves for Election Break

October 24, 2016 - Senate Hearing on Student Debt and Financial Literacy

October 17, 2016 - Six Session Days Remain to Wrap Up Legislative Work

September 26, 2016 - PHEAA Board Recommends a Significant Budget Increase for 2017-18

September 19, 2016 - State Legislature End of Session Update

July 13, 2016 - Finally, It's Done

July 5, 2016 - No Budget Without the Revenue Bill

June 27, 2016 - Senate Labor & Appropriations Committees Hold Hearing on Federal Overtime Rule Expansion

June 20, 2016 - Senate Hearing on Statute of Limitations Expansion

June 13, 2016 - Amendment Removes Faculty Exemption for Background Checks If Senate Agrees

June 6, 2016 - Governor Signs State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) Bill

May 23, 2016 - Senate Passes SARA Bill With Amendment

May 9, 2016 - House Starts 2016-17 Budget Process and the IFO Issues Its Revenue Projections

April 25, 2016 - PHEAA Board Approves State Grant Request for 2016-17

April 18, 2016 - More Than 300 Students Visit Legislators on Student Aid Advocacy Day

March 21, 2016 - The New Budget and PHEAA Funding

March 14, 2016 - State Holds Higher Education Budget Hearings

February 15, 2016 - Governor Tom Wolf's 2016-17 Budget Proposal

February 8, 2016 - AICUP Presidents Advocate in Washington

January 25, 2016 - PHEAA Board Action

January 19, 2016 - State-Related Universities Appropriations Bills Fail to Pass

January 11, 2016 - NASPA Report on Campus Sexual Violence

January 4, 2016 - Governor Uses Line-Item Veto: PA Starts New Year With Partial Budget

December 21, 2015 - Further Disappointment Over State Budget

December 8, 2015 - House and Senate Pass Differing Budget Bills

November 23, 2015 - Framework on Budget Deal Breaking Down

November 16, 2015 - Where Is the Budget?

November 2, 2015 - Pennsylvania Budget Impasse Update

October 12, 2015 - State Authorization Bill Passes the House Again

October 5, 2015 - House Scheduled to Vote on Governor's Revenue Plan

September 28, 2015 - Momentum Gathering for Last-Minute Attempt to Save the Perkins Loan Program With Senator Casey Taking a Leadership Role

September 21, 2015 - Stop Gap Budget Passes Senate and Governor Vows to Veto

July 20, 2015 - No Progress Reported on State Budget

June 29, 2015 - State Legislative Update After Busy Weekend

June 22, 2015 - Pennsylvania House Passes Child Clearance Changes

June 16, 2015 - Action on AICUP Policy Issues in State Senate and House

June 8, 2015 - Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Ready to Succeed Scholarship Program

May 11, 2015 - Pension & Tax Reform Dominate State Agenda

May 4, 2015 - Federal Budget Resolution Cuts Student Aid

April 22, 2015 - AICUP’s 2015 Student Lobby Day at the Capitol a Success

April 13, 2015 - Auditor General DePasquale Completes Hearings on SB 4 (the Constitutional Amendment on Tax-Exemption)

April 6, 2015 - House Education Committee Passes State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) Bill 

March 2, 2015 - Wolf to Unveil Budget Proposal Tomorrow

February 17, 2015 - House Children and Youth Committee Holds Hearing on Child Abuse Bills

January 26, 2015 - Senate Committee Approves Purely Public Charity Bill