The Pennsylvania Legislature reconvenes, Monday, Sept. 24, and on the agenda are charter school reform, debt reform and stronger sex abuse laws to protect children, reports State Rep. Jim Cox (R-129).
Cox said that 177 bills have been signed into law so far in the 2011-12 legislative session addressing issues such as issues such as reforming business taxes to provide a level playing field for employers; closing loopholes in the state’s Megan’s Law to protect children; enacting an impact fee on gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale; expanding the Castle Doctrine law; and adopting on-time fiscally responsible budgets.