(4) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
(5) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the House
of Representatives.
(6) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the
Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and
minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the
House of Representatives.
(7) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the
Education Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and
minority chairperson of the Education Committee of the House of
Representatives.
(8) One member jointly appointed by the President pro
tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
(d) The commission shall hold its organizational meeting not
later than sixty (60) days following the effective date of this
section. All members shall be appointed within thirty (30) days
of the effective date of this section. Any vacancy on the
commission shall be filled by the original appointing authority.
(e) The commission shall elect two commission chairpersons,
one from the Senate and one from the House of Representatives.
(f) The commission shall hold meetings at the call of the
chairpersons. The commission shall hold six (6) or more public
hearings on the matters to be considered by the commission. All
meetings and public hearings of the commission shall be deemed
public meetings for the purpose of 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 (relating to
open meetings). Seven (7) members of the commission shall
constitute a quorum at any meeting.
(g) The commission members shall receive no compensation for
their services but shall be reimbursed for all necessary travel
and other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the
performance of their duties as members.
(h) The commission shall have the following powers and
duties:
(1) To meet with current charter school entity operators and
personnel, school district personnel and other representatives
of public education.
(2) To review charter school entity financing laws in
operation throughout the United States.
(3) To assess the actual cost of educating a child in a
charter school, a regional charter school, a cyber charter
school and a school district or intermediate unit utilizing
cyber classes.
(4) To evaluate and make recommendations on the following:
(i) The process by which charter schools, regional charter
schools and cyber charter schools are funded.
(ii) Appropriate funding for charter school, regional
charter school and cyber charter school operations.
(iii) Appropriate funding for charter school, regional
charter school and cyber charter school facilities and
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