PRINTER'S NO. 3907
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2595
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY QUIGLEY, BARRAR, R. BROWN, CORR, COX, DALEY,
DRISCOLL, GODSHALL, HENNESSEY, HILL-EVANS, KAMPF, KAUFFMAN,
KEEFER, LEWIS, MADDEN, MOUL, B. O'NEILL, PASHINSKI, M. QUINN,
SANTORA, SCHLOSSBERG, STEPHENS, STURLA, WATSON AND ZIMMERMAN,
AUGUST 10, 2018
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, AUGUST 10, 2018
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 reimbursements by Commonwealth and
between school districts, further providing for student-
weighted basic education funding.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2502.53(b) of the act of March 10, 1949
(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is
amended to read:
Section 2502.53. Student-Weighted Basic Education Funding.--
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(b) For the [2015-2016] 2017-2018 school year [and each
school year thereafter], the Commonwealth shall pay to each
school district a basic education funding allocation which shall
consist of the following:
(1) An amount equal to the school district's basic education
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funding allocation for the 2013-2014 school year.
(2) A student-based allocation to be calculated as follows:
(i) Multiply the school district's student-weighted average
daily membership by the median household income index and local
effort capacity index.
(ii) Multiply the product in subparagraph (i) by the
[difference between the amount appropriated for the allocation
of basic education funding to school districts and the amount
appropriated for the allocation in paragraph (1).] total amount
distributed to all school districts for basic education funding
for the 2016-2017 school year.
(iii) Divide the product in subparagraph (ii) by the sum of
the products in subparagraph (i) for all school districts.
(iv) Subtract the amount allocated to each school district
for basic education funding for the 2016-2017 s chool year from
the amount for each school district as calculated according to
subparagraph (iii).
(v) For each school district in which the difference as
calculated in subparagraph (iv) is greater than zero, the school
district shall receive an amount distributed as follows:
(A) Subtract the amount allocated for basic education
funding in the 2016-2017 school ye ar from the amount
appropriated for the 2017-2018 school year.
(B) Multiply the difference from clause (A) by seventy-five
percent (75%).
(C) Multiply the product from clause (B) by the positive
difference from subparagraph (iv) for each qualifying school
district.
(D) Divide the product from clause (C) by the sum of the
positive amounts as calculated under subparagraph (iv) for all
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qualifying school districts.
(vi) Each school district shall also receive an additional
amount as follows:
(A) Multiply the school district's student-weighted average
daily membership by the median household income index and local
effort capacity index.
(B) Subtract the amount allocated for basic education
funding for the 2016-2017 school year from the amount
appropriated for the 2017-2018 school year.
(C) Multiply the difference from clause (B) by twenty-five
percent (25%).
(D) Subtract the total amount distributed under paragraph
(1) from the total amount allocated to all school districts for
the 2016-2017 school year.
(E) Add the product from clause (C) and the difference from
clause (D).
(F) Multiply the amount for each school district from clause
(A) by the sum from clause (E).
(G) Divide the product from clause (F) by the sum of the
products in clause (A) for all school districts.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018, or
immediately, whichever is later.
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