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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2013 - 2014
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | October 16, 2013 09:56 AM |
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| From: | Representative Robert F. Matzie |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Legislator Financial Interest Act |
| In the near future, I plan to introduce legislation that will prohibit members of the General Assembly from having financial interests in charter schools, private schools, and businesses or nonprofit corporations that manage a school that receives an appropriation of funds from the Commonwealth. Under current Pennsylvania law, members of the General Assembly are prohibited from having financial interests in a variety of entities that receive funds from the Commonwealth. These checks were established to ensure the fair and equal representation of all interests brought before the House and Senate. As the debate over school choice continues in both chambers, the funneling of additional tax dollars, in the form of vouchers, to private and charter schools becomes a major issue. As such, I believe that members of the General Assembly should be prohibited from having financial interests in charter schools, private schools, and businesses or nonprofit corporations that manage a school that receives an appropriation of funds from the Commonwealth. It is our duty as legislators to make certain that the interests of all parties are represented impartially and without influence. Please join me in sponsoring this important legislation. |
Introduced as HB1979