News Releases

Sen. Scott Martin (R-13) released the following statement after a Commonwealth Court ruling set a Dec. 4 deadline to end the statewide school mask mandate:   [Read More]

After the Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam’s school masking order was declared void by the court, Sen. Scott Martin (R-13) released the following statement:   [Read More]

Sen. Ryan Aument (R-36) and Sen. Scott Martin (R-13) will be joining representatives from Bethany Christian Services and Little Springs Farm to break ground on an indoor equine therapy facility on Friday, Nov. 12, at 2 p.m. at Little Springs Farm, 1690 Reading Road, Mohnton.   [Read More]

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Sen. Scott Martin (R-13), the chair of the Senate Education Committee, and other members of the committee voted to advance a legislative package that would prioritize the role of parents and guardians in the educational process and give them greater control as they advocate for their children.   [Read More]

Senator Scott Martin (R-13), the chair of the Senate Education Committee, and other members of the committee will consider bills that would give more educational control to students’ greatest advocates: their parents.   [Read More]

To protect and improve educational access for lower income students, Sen. Scott Martin (R-13) introduced two pieces of legislation that would make changes to the Commonwealth’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) programs.   [Read More]

The redesign of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) is advancing as integration of six of its universities moves forward, according to state Sen. Scott Martin (R-Lancaster).    [Read More]

The state Senate Education Committee today scrutinized the Charter School Regulations proposed by the Wolf Administration, according to Senator Scott Martin (R-13) who chairs the committee.    [Read More]

The state Senate Education Committee will examine the proposed regulations by the Wolf Administration for charter schools and cyber charter schools during a hearing at 10 a.m. Wednesday, according to Senator Scott Martin (R-13) who chairs the committee.   [Read More]

State Senator Scott Martin (R-13) called on the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) to stop sending letters to children that threaten to remove them from their homes after being exposed to COVID-19.    [Read More]

Recently, the Pennsylvania Senate celebrated “Safe2Say Something Week” by introducing a resolution which commemorates the program that is considered a national model to protect students, teachers, school employees and the community.    [Read More]