[8] In addition to his leadership roles in the legislature, Rep. Adolph has also served as chairman of the board of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA).
During Rep. Adolph's tenure as chairman, PHEAA has distributed approximately $4.8 billion in state grants for higher education to over 2 million Pennsylvania students.
[8] His legislative agenda focused on the environment, education, economic development and job creation issues.
He has played a key role in improving the state's business climate by cutting taxes and increasing competitiveness through regulatory reforms, such as revisions to the workers' compensation law.
In 1998, he was the prime sponsor of a law eliminating the personal income tax on the profit from the sale of a home.
Adolph was the prime sponsor of a law, which expanded the property tax/rent rebate program to include more senior citizens and permanently disabled persons by exempting half of all Social Security and railroad pension income from the definition of income.
In recognition of his efforts to preserve crucial funding for the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund in 2012, Rep. Adolph was presented with the 2012 Conservation Leadership Award from the Pennsylvania Lands Trust Association, the 2012 Pennsylvania Recreation, and Parks Society Governmental Award.
In 2012 the association awarded Representative Adolph the Benjamin Franklin Medal for Distinguished Achievement on behalf of Higher Education.