May. 17, 2016

Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-25), Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-28), Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-34) and House Majority Leader Dave Reed (R-62) will hold a news conference regarding House Bill 805 – the Protecting Excellent Teachers Act, which ends the practice of using seniority as the determining factor for layoffs in Pennsylvania and instead requires several factors including teacher performance and seniority to guide furlough and reinstatement decisions.

They will be joined by Representative Stephen Bloom (R-199) and Senator Ryan Aument (R-36), the sponsors of the legislation, as well as education advocates including representatives of school boards.

DATE: Tuesday, May 17
TIME: 1 p.m.
LOCATION: East Wing Rotunda, 

The news conference will also be live streamed at www.PAHouseGOP.com.
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