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For Immediate Release
October 2, 2007
Contact: Joe Sterns
717-787-5708
(Cell) 717-497-0806
Back Senate
Approves Senator Folmer's Bill Bringing More
Accountability to Department of Education
HARRISBURG – The State Senate today unanimously approved
legislation sponsored by Sen. Mike "Citizen Mike" Folmer (R-Lebanon) that would
increase accountability in the Department of Education.
Specifically, Senate Bill 805 requires the Department to
annually submit a report on the operation of the education assistance program
to: the majority and minority chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations
and Education committees. The legislation further requires the report to be
posted on the Department's web site.
Folmer's legislation requires the report to include:
- A listing of approved education assistance providers
<>A listing of each eligible school that has entered into a
contract with the provider
- The number of students for whom tutoring services were
provided, by grade level
- The assessment of academic progress conducted by the
Department
"I believe that in order for our children to receive the best
education possible, and to make sure taxpayers are getting the best possible
return on their investment into our children's future, we have to have as much
accountability as we can in the Department of Education," Folmer said.
Senate Bill 805 will now go to the House for consideration.
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