PRINTER'S NO. 1615
No. 1310 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY CALTAGIRONE, CURRY, DALEY, GODSHALL, HARHART,
REICHLEY, THOMAS AND YOUNGBLOOD, MAY 18, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MAY 18, 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, in community
6 colleges, for tuition and for reimbursement of payments by
7 the Commonwealth.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Section 1908-A(a) of the act of March 10, 1949
11 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, added
12 July 1, 1985 (P.L.103, No.31), is amended to read:
13 Section 1908-A. Tuition.--(a) The normal tuition charged by
14 each community college shall be an amount fixed by the board of
15 trustees of the community college, in accordance with policies,
16 standards, rules and regulations of the State Board of
17 Education, determined by apportioning among the students
18 enrolled in such college [not more than] an amount equal to one-
19 third of its annual operating costs.
20 * * *
1 Section 2. Section 1913-A(b)(1) of the act, amended July 13,
2 2005 (P.L.226, No.46), is amended to read:
3 Section 1913-A. Financial Program; Reimbursement of
4 Payments.--* * *
5 (b) (1) The Commonwealth shall pay to a community college
6 on behalf of the sponsor on account of its operating costs
7 during the fiscal year from funds appropriated for that purpose
8 an amount equal to:
9 (i) for the 1993-1994 fiscal year through the 2000-2001
10 fiscal year, the lesser of such college's variable State share
11 ceiling as determined in clause (1.3) or such college's
12 equivalent full-time student reimbursement as determined in
13 clause (1.4);
14 (ii) for the 2001-2002 fiscal year through the 2004-2005
15 fiscal year, the college's equivalent full-time student
16 reimbursement as determined in clause (1.4);
17 (iii) for the 2005-2006 fiscal year, the college's payment
18 as determined in clause (1.5); [and]
19 (iv) for the 2006-2007 fiscal year [and each fiscal year]
20 thereafter, the college's payment as determined in clause
21 (1.6)[.]; and
22 (v) for the 2007-2008 fiscal year and each fiscal year
23 thereafter, one-third of the community college's annual
24 operating costs.
25 * * *
26 Section 3. The amendment of section 1908-A(a) of the act
27 shall apply to the 2007-2008 fiscal year and each fiscal year
28 thereafter.
29 Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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