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Wolf’s education funding veto kills distance-learning legislation
Listen to this articleSponsored by Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford), the measure would have authorized the Department of Education to enter into an interstate agreement for postsecondary distance education courses and programs. Under the agreement, participating colleges and universities around the U.S. may offer distance education to residents of other states that are party to the agreement without having to complete authorization procedures previously required under federal law.
With 7 million students using online technology to access postsecondary courses, distance education has become an important channel through which students can obtain a postsecondary credential, Roae said in his co-sponsorship memo.
The legislature gave final approval to H.B. 762 on June 30. Addressing his veto, Wolf said in a news release that, while the bill contained “many laudable items” which he supports, it didn’t restore the “harmful education cuts” imposed on schools over the last four years and didn’t “provide adequate funding to ensure Pennsylvanians have schools that teach our children.”
