PRINTER'S NO. 3722
No. 2583 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY COLAFELLA, DeWEESE, THOMAS, CURRY, GRUCELA, MUNDY,
ROEBUCK, SCHULER, STEELMAN, BEBKO-JONES, BUNT, DALEY, DeLUCA,
DIVEN, GEORGE, HARHART, HORSEY, JAMES, JOSEPHS, LAUGHLIN,
LESCOVITZ, MICOZZIE, R. MILLER, NICKOL, SAINATO, SATHER,
SHANER, SURRA, TIGUE, TRELLO, WANSACZ, J. WILLIAMS AND
YOUNGBLOOD, APRIL 17, 2002
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, APRIL 17, 2002
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
2 act relating to the public school system, including certain
3 provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
4 schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
5 laws relating thereto," further providing for the tax credit
6 scholarship program.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 2003-B(c) of the act of March 10, 1949
10 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,
11 amended May 17, 2001 (P.L.4, No.4), is amended to read:
12 Section 2003-B. Qualification and application.
13 * * *
14 (c) Scholarship program.--A scholarship organization must
15 certify to the department that the organization is eligible to
16 participate in the program established under this article. In
17 order to be eligible to participate in the program established
18 under this article, a scholarship organization shall agree to
1 annually report to the department by December 31 of each year:
2 (1) The number of scholarships awarded to eligible students.
3 (2) The names of schools eligible students with scholarships
4 attended.
5 (3) The number of eligible students awarded scholarships
6 attending each school.
7 (4) The number of eligible students awarded scholarships who
8 attended a public school in the previous school year.
9 (5) The number of eligible students awarded scholarships who
10 attended a nonpublic school or were home-schooled in the
11 previous school year.
12 * * *
13 Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
14 Section 2009-B. Reporting requirement.
15 The department in consultation with the Department of
16 Education shall report to the General Assembly by March 30 of
17 each year:
18 (1) The number and names of scholarship organizations
19 awarding scholarships.
20 (2) The total number of scholarships awarded to eligible
21 students.
22 (3) The number of scholarships awarded by each scholarship
23 organization.
24 (4) The number and names of schools eligible students with
25 scholarships attended.
26 (5) The number of eligible students awarded scholarships who
27 attended a public school in the previous school year.
28 (6) The number of eligible students awarded scholarships who
29 attended a nonpublic school or were home-schooled in the
30 previous school year.
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1 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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