Kevin Sprong (left), from the Crawford County Career and Technical Center, and Tony Miller, administrator director of the Mercer County Career Center, met with Rep. Tedd Nesbit during legislative session in June. During their Capitol meeting, they discussed the critical importance of career and education for our current and future students. The industry demand for jobs in the skilled trades is growing rapidly, and it is vital to have a workforce prepared to fill these in-demand jobs, which pay well, too. This session, the House has passed a series of bills designed to enhance career and technical education.

Reps. Tedd Nesbit and Kate Klunk (R-York) worked with members of the Pennsylvania Bar Association to advance two important legal reforms this spring. They include updates to the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act (RUAA), which strengthens and updates arbitration law, and the Pennsylvania Collaborative Law Act, which establishes the practice of collaborative law by statute. These two concepts were merged into one measure, House Bill 1644, which has been signed into law as Act 55 of 2018. Pictured are Ashley Murphy, PBA legislative counsel; Rep. Nesbit; Rep. Klunk; and Fredrick Cabell, PBA director of legislative affairs.