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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 1098

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 932 Session of 2007


        INTRODUCED BY R. TAYLOR, BIANCUCCI, BLACKWELL, CALTAGIRONE,
           CONKLIN, CURRY, EACHUS, GRUCELA, JOSEPHS, KORTZ, KULA, LEACH,
           MANDERINO, MANN, McCALL, MYERS, SCAVELLO, McILVAINE SMITH,
           SOLOBAY, STURLA, WANSACZ, YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK, THOMAS AND
           ROEBUCK, MARCH 29, 2007

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MARCH 29, 2007

                                     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
     6     responsibilities of department and State Board of Education.

     7     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     8  hereby enacts as follows:
     9     Section 1.  Section 1603-B of the act of March 10, 1949
    10  (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,
    11  amended July 11, 2006 (P.L.1092, No.114), is amended to read:
    12  Section 1603-B.  Responsibilities of department and State Board
    13                     of Education.
    14     (a)  Rules and regulations.--The State Board of Education
    15  shall promulgate any regulations necessary to carry out the
    16  provisions of this article pursuant to the act of June 25, 1982
    17  (P.L.633, No.181), known as the Regulatory Review Act.
    18     (b)  Promotional materials.--The department shall publish


     1  promotional materials on its publicly accessible website that
     2  may be used by school entities to inform parents and students
     3  about the requirements, features and opportunities of concurrent
     4  enrollment programs established under this article. To the
     5  extent that the department provides school entities with printed
     6  promotional materials for dissemination, the department shall
     7  make such materials available, upon request, to any charter
     8  school, nonpublic school, private school or home education
     9  program.
    10     (c)  Grants.--
    11         (1)  The department shall provide a grant to any school
    12     entity that has applied for grant funds under section 1611-
    13     B(c) and has approved a concurrent enrollment program as set
    14     forth in this article. The grant amount to each school entity
    15     shall be calculated for each concurrent course as follows:
    16             (i)  Determine the total approved cost for all
    17         concurrent students who are residents of the school
    18         district or enrolled in the area vocational-technical
    19         school.
    20             (ii)  Multiply the amount from subparagraph (i) by
    21         the sum of 0.425 and the market value/income aid ratio of
    22         the school entity, provided that where a concurrent
    23         student is enrolled in an area vocational-technical
    24         school, the market value/income aid ratio shall be the
    25         average of the market value/income aid ratios of the
    26         concurrent students' school districts of residence.
    27         (2)  (i)  The total amount of grant funds available for
    28         concurrent courses classified as early college high
    29         school, middle college high school or gateway to college
    30         programs shall equal 6% of the total amount of funds
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     1         appropriated for concurrent enrollment programs under
     2         this article.
     3             (ii)  Where the total amount of grants provided for
     4         concurrent courses classified as early college high
     5         school, middle college high school or gateway to college
     6         programs is less than the total amount of grant funds
     7         available under this paragraph, any unexpended grant
     8         funds shall be made available for other concurrent
     9         students.
    10         (3)  (i)  The total amount of grant funds available for
    11         concurrent students who are enrolled in charter schools,
    12         nonpublic schools, private schools or home education
    13         programs shall equal [6%] 4.8% of the total amount of
    14         funds appropriated for concurrent enrollment programs
    15         under this article.
    16             (ii)  Where the total amount of grants provided on
    17         behalf of concurrent students who are enrolled in charter
    18         schools, nonpublic schools, private schools or home
    19         education programs is less than the total amount of grant
    20         funds available under this paragraph, any unexpended
    21         grant funds shall be made available for other concurrent
    22         students.
    23         (4)  The grant amount shall not exceed 100% of the total
    24     approved cost of a concurrent course. Where funds
    25     appropriated for this program are insufficient to fund the
    26     full amount of all grants calculated under this subsection,
    27     each grant amount shall be reduced on a pro rata basis.
    28     (d)  Supplemental grants.--
    29         (1)  The department shall provide a supplemental grant
    30     amount to any school entity that has applied for grant funds
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     1     under section 1611-B(c) and has at least one low-income
     2     concurrent student enrolled in a concurrent course. The
     3     supplemental grant amount shall equal the cost of tuition,
     4     books and fees for which a low-income concurrent student is
     5     responsible in order to enroll in a concurrent course.
     6         (2)  (i)  The total amount of grant funds available under
     7         this subsection shall equal [15%] 30% of the total amount
     8         of funds appropriated for concurrent enrollment programs
     9         under this article. Where funds available for
    10         supplemental grants are insufficient to fund the full
    11         amount of all supplemental grants under this subsection,
    12         supplemental grant amounts shall be reduced on a pro rata
    13         basis.
    14             (ii)  Where the total amount of supplemental grants
    15         provided on behalf of low-income concurrent students is
    16         less than the total amount of grant funds available under
    17         this paragraph, any unexpended grant funds shall be made
    18         available for other concurrent students.
    19     (e)  Technical assistance.--Upon request of a board of school
    20  directors of a school entity, the department shall provide
    21  technical assistance in the development of concurrent enrollment
    22  agreements and concurrent enrollment programs.
    23     (f)  Annual report.--The department shall produce an annual
    24  report on concurrent enrollment programs using the reporting
    25  information submitted by school entities under section 1611-
    26  B(b). The annual report shall be provided to the chairman and
    27  minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate,
    28  the chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations
    29  Committee of the House of Representatives, the chairman and
    30  minority chairman of the Education Committee of the Senate and
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     1  the chairman and minority chairman of the Education Committee of
     2  the House of Representatives no later than February 1, 2007, and
     3  February 1 of each year thereafter. The report shall be
     4  published on the department's publicly accessible website.
     5     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007, or
     6  immediately, whichever is later.
















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