Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee
Monday, February 7, 2022 | 12:00 p.m.
East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-B
Agenda
Meeting to consider SB 1016, SB 1027, SB 1028 and SB 1047
Senator Pat Stefano
Pennsylvania's 32nd District
Serving Fayette, Somerset and Westmoreland Counties
Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee
Monday, February 7, 2022 | 12:00 p.m.
East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-B
Meeting to consider SB 1016, SB 1027, SB 1028 and SB 1047
Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 | 11:00 a.m.
East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-A
Meeting to consider SB 861, SB 927, HB 491, HB 995, and HB 1421
Call to Order
Consideration of Legislation
SB 861 (Stefano) (Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact)
SB 927 (Hutchinson) (Title 51/Military Affairs: Medical Officer or Health Officer Incentive Program Enhancements)
Amendment 02902 (Stefano) Adds an additional eligibility requirement
HB 491 (Boback) (Title 51/Military Affairs: Excludes Veterans compensation benefits from income calculations for applying for Commonwealth programs)
HB 995 (Kaufer) (Title 51/Military Affairs: Expands Veterans Outreach)
Amendment 02856 (Brooks) would codify DMVA’s “Vet Connect” program into law
HB 1421 (Thomas) (Title 51/Military Affairs: Increases the amounts for Veterans Burial Details)
Adjournment
Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee
Monday, November 1, 2021 | 1:00 p.m.
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Annville, Lebanon County
Roundtable discussion with female veterans
Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee
Monday, October 25, 2021 | 10:30 a.m.
North Office Building, Hearing Room #1
Public hearing on services to Pennsylvania veterans
Call to Order
Opening Statements
Testimony
10:30 a.m. Joint State Government Commission
11:00 a.m. Department of Military & Veterans Affairs
12:00 p.m. State Veterans Commission
Closing Statements
Adjournment
Written Testimony
Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 | 1:00 p.m.
Connellsville Township Volunteer Fire Department | Fayette County
905 Fireman St, Connellsville, PA 15425
Public hearing to consider SB 698, Countywide Public Safety Authorities
Call to Order
Opening Statements
Testimony
1:00 p.m. Intro Panel
1:35 p.m. Local Government Panel
2:10 p.m. Fire Panel
2:45 p.m. EMS Panel
Statements for the Record
Closing Statements
Adjournment
Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 | Off the floor
Senate Chamber
Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 | 11:30 a.m.
East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-A
Meeting to consider SB 849, SR 164, HB 941, and HB 1598
Call to Order
Consideration of Legislation
*SB 849 (Stefano) (Title 51/ Military Affairs: Veterans’ Preference Clarification)
*SR 164 (Robinson) (Concurrent Resolution: Urges the U.S. Navy to designate Philadelphia as the site of the U.S. Navy’s 250th Birthday Celebration)
*HB 941 (Burns) (Military Personnel – Residency Status for Students: Ensures In-State Tuition for Deployed Military Families)
*HB 1598 (Boback) (Flood Plain Management Act: Places Administration under PEMA)
Amendment #02261 (Stefano) (Deletes duplicative language in the Administrative Code)
III. Adjournment
Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee
Monday, September 13, 2021 | 10:30 a.m.
Somerset Volunteer Fire Department, Somerset County
340 W Union St, Somerset, PA 15501
Public hearing on the “Next Generation of Firefighters”
AGENDA
Call to Order
Opening Statements
Senator Pat Stefano, Chairman
Senator Katie Muth, Democrat Chair
Testimony
10:30 a.m. Tom Cook, State Fire Academy Administrator
Office of the State Fire Commissioner
11:00 a.m. PA Fire & Emergency Services Institute
Jared Renshaw, Chief of Western Berks (Berks County) – Testimony
Nick Sohyda, Chief of Mt. Lebanon (Allegheny)
Ellen Yarborough, Deputy Chief, South Media Fire Co. 1 (Delaware) – Testimony
11:30 p.m. Community College Association of Pennsylvania – Testimony
Dr. Tuesday Stanley, President
Westmoreland County Community College
Lisa Campbell, Dean of Workforce Development
Butler County Community College
Rick Hilinski, Assistant Director, Public Safety Institute
Community College of Allegheny County
12:00 p.m. Career Fire
Tim Hileman, Secretary – Testimony
PA Career Fire Chiefs Association
JT Pennington, President
PA Professional Fire Fighters Association
Ralph Sicuro, President – Testimony
Pittsburgh Fire Fighters, IAFF Local No. 1
12:30 p.m. Fire Chiefs Panel
Steve Goho, Deputy Chief – Testimony
Hampden Township Volunteer Fire Company (Cumberland)
Greg Porter, Chief
Etna Volunteer Fire Department (Allegheny)
Adjournment
Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee
Monday, June 21, 2021 | 12:00 noon
North Office Building, Hearing Room #1 and Virtual Participation
To consider nominations of Major General Mark Schindler for Adjutant General and the promotion of Brigadier General Ben Cason (PA National Guard) to Major General.
Agenda
Call to Order
Confirmation Hearing
Major General Mark Schindler (Dept of Military & Veterans Affairs) – Biography – nominated for Adjutant General
Introduced by Senator Chris Gebhard
General Officer Promotion
Brigadier General Benjamin Cason (PA Air National Guard) – Biography – nominated for Major General
Introduced by Senator Pat Stefano
Consideration of Legislation
HB 196 (Day) (Title 51/Military Affairs: Employment Protection for PA Residents serving in an Out-of-State National Guard)
Adjournment
JOINT HEARING
Senate AND House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committees
Thursday, June 17, 2021
9:30 a.m. in the Irvis Building, Room 515
Public hearing on Pennsylvania’s veterans home care and COVID-19 mitigation protocols
Call to Order
Opening Statements
Representative Karen Boback, House Chair
Senator Pat Stefano, Senate Chairman
Senator Katie Muth, Senate Democrat Chair
Representative Chris Sainato, House Democrat Chair
Testimony
9:30 a.m. – PA Department of Military and Veterans Affairs – Testimony – Addendum
10:00 a.m. – PA Department of Health – Testimony
10:30 a.m.
10:50 a.m. – PA Auditor General’s Office – Testimony – Addendum
Adjournment