Dear Neighbors,

I’m proud to share with you that on Monday, the House passed HB 1405, my legislation that makes it easier for veterans to complete CTE instructional 1 certification! People with this certification can teach in career and technical education programs in Pennsylvania’s public schools. If this bill becomes law, four full-time years of military service in a given occupational skill area will count toward the certification.

Creating new opportunities for veterans is important to me. The skills gained while in military service can be unique but are also transferrable. It benefits everyone to allow service members the opportunity to take these skills to the classroom. And at a time when we’re seeing significant shortages in education it’s more important than ever to broaden how we certify people to teach the kids in our community.

It was a busy week in Harrisburg! Here are other great bills that passed the House. These, and HB 1405, all head to the state Senate for consideration:

• Consumer protection: HB 967 prohibits ticket sellers from charging fees of more than 5% of a ticket price for sporting, musical, theater and other entertainment events.
• Teacher shortages: In addition to my HB 1405, another bill, HB 1402, addresses the PA teacher shortage by ensuring teacher certification fees won’t exceed $50.
• Health and safety: HB 191 requires AEDs at school athletic events.
• Maternal health: HB1088 requires insurance plans to cover home-use blood pressure monitors.
• Outdoor recreation: HB 1431 removes the ban on Sunday hunting.
• Justice: HB 462 and HB 464 provide a two-year window for survivors of childhood sexual abuse to seek justice and file previously time-barred claims.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns about state government, feel free to reply to this email or call my office at (215) 323-6997. My team and I are here to help.

In Service,

Brian

On Tuesday I welcomed William Tennent High School’s robotics team to the House chamber as special guests. The team recently competed in the FIRST Robotics Mid-Atlantic District Championship at Lehigh University. While in the state Capitol, they demonstrated the robot they designed and built for legislators, staff, and visitors. It’s exciting to see this program in action!

Lions Pride Park’s “Kid Mountain” in Warrington was recently one of 19 projects honored by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection with a Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence. The park features an ecological restoration project that took a pond full of impounded sediment and invasive species and turned it into a native freshwater shrub wetland accessible to the community.

Kid Mountain has an accessible play space for kids of all ages and abilities and includes a path that guides visitors through new wetland areas and rainwater basins. Award applications were evaluated for their degree of environmental protection, innovation, partnership, economic impact, consideration of climate change, sustainability, and environmental justice. Congratulations to Warrington Township, the Warrington Lions’ Club, and the surrounding community!

I recently had the honor of presenting a $90,000 ceremonial check to American Legion Post 798 for renovations and repairs to their legion building. As a veteran, I have a deep gratitude for the amazing service members at Post 798 and had the privilege of joining the organization myself after the check presentation.

On June 1, I attended the BAPS Charities annual Spirit of Service: Walk-Run to support Warrington’s emergency services. The event brought in over 150 participants and donated a total of $1,500 to Warrington EMS.

Last Saturday, my staff and I participated in the annual Bucks Arts and Barks Pet and Family Fest in Warminster, a festival of adoptable pets, pet vendors, crafters, artisans, live music, and more. Despite the rain, we had a great time meeting constituents, event volunteers, and all the pets that attended. I’m already looking forward to next year!

My district office will be closed on Thursday, June 19 in honor of the Juneteenth holiday. We will reopen Friday, June 20.

Saturday, June 21

District Office Open House

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Rep. Munroe’s Office, 1410 W. Street Road, Warminster

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Remote Office Hours

To make my office’s constituent services as widely available as possible, I've established remote office hours at local township buildings around our legislative district.

We are at the following locations from 10 a.m. – noon on the days indicated:

• Warrington Township Building: Third Tuesday every month; next is June 17.
• Warminster Library: Third Wednesday every month; next is June 18.
• Warminster Township Building: First Tuesday every month; next is July 1.
• Warminster Heights: First Friday of the month; next is July 2 due to the Independence Day holiday.
• Ivyland Borough: Second Tuesday every month; next is July 8.
• New Britain Township Building: Second Wednesday of each month; next is July 9.

Specialty office hours

To help focus on specific needs, my staff and I have established specialty hours where outside experts come in to help guide our residents. An appointment is needed for these hours. Please call (215) 323-6997 to schedule.

• Human Services (with the Bucks County Hub), Final Tuesday every month; next is June 24.
• Advance Care Planning, First Wednesday every month; next is July 2.
• Veterans Services (9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.)  Second Monday every month; next is July 14.

I hope you found this edition of my e-newsletter useful. I’d love your feedback on what parts you find valuable and how we could improve – please email your thoughts to me at RepMunroe@pahouse.net.

Pennsylvania State Capitol

104-B East Wing

Harrisburg, PA 17120

(717) 772-1983

District Office

1410A West Street Rd.
Warminster, PA 18974

(215) 323-6997