THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY EMRICK, REESE, BOYD, R. BROWN, CARROLL, CLYMER, CONKLIN, CUTLER, FABRIZIO, FLECK, GILLEN, GROVE, HAHN, HARHART, HARKINS, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MILLARD, MILNE, MULLERY, MURT, OBERLANDER, O'NEILL, PEIFER, PICKETT, PYLE, QUIGLEY, ROAE, ROCK, ROEBUCK, SCAVELLO, SIMMONS, K. SMITH, TALLMAN AND VULAKOVICH, JUNE 11, 2012

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JUNE 11, 2012  

AN ACT

Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An

act relating to the public school system, including certain

provisions applicable as well to private and parochial

schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the

laws relating thereto," in charter schools, further providing

for funding for charter schools.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 1725-A(a)(2) of the act of March 10, 1949

(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,

amended June 29, 2002 (P.L.524, No.88), is amended to read:

Section 1725-A.  Funding for Charter Schools.--(a)  Funding

for a charter school shall be provided in the following manner:

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(2)  For non-special education students, the charter school

shall receive for each student enrolled no less than the

budgeted total expenditure per average daily membership of the

prior school year, as defined in section 2501(20), minus the

budgeted expenditures of the district of residence for nonpublic

school programs; adult education programs; community/junior

college programs; student transportation services; for special

education programs; facilities acquisition, construction and

improvement services; the full employer's share of retirement

contributions paid to the Public School Employees' Retirement

System; and other financing uses, including debt service and

fund transfers as provided in the Manual of Accounting and

Related Financial Procedures for Pennsylvania School Systems

established by the department. This amount shall be paid by the

district of residence of each student.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.