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A00158
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
250
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY TURZAI, McCLINTON, BAKER, BARRAR, BLOOM, V. BROWN,
BULLOCK, CAUSER, CORBIN, D. COSTA, COX, CUTLER, DEASY,
DIAMOND, DRISCOLL, DUNBAR, ELLIS, EMRICK, ENGLISH, FARRY,
FEE, FRITZ, GABLER, GILLEN, GREINER, GROVE, HARPER,
A. HARRIS, J. HARRIS, HEFFLEY, HENNESSEY, HICKERNELL,
PHILLIPS-HILL, KAUFFMAN, M. K. KELLER, W. KELLER, KNOWLES,
KORTZ, LAWRENCE, MACKENZIE, MALONEY, MARSICO, MASSER,
McGINNIS, MENTZER, MILLARD, B. MILLER, MUSTIO, NELSON,
NESBIT, OBERLANDER, ORTITAY, PICKETT, PYLE, QUIGLEY, RAPP,
READSHAW, REESE, ROE, ROZZI, SACCONE, SANKEY, SAYLOR,
SCHEMEL, SIMMONS, SONNEY, STAATS, TALLMAN, TAYLOR, TOBASH,
TOEPEL, TOPPER, WARD, WARNER, WATSON, WHEELAND, ZIMMERMAN,
EVERETT, GODSHALL, M. QUINN AND RYAN, JANUARY 31, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JANUARY 31, 2017
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 educational tax credits, further
providing for limitations and providing for oversight of
opportunity scholarship tax credit.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2006-B(a) of the act of March 10, 1949
(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, added
July 13, 2016 (P.L.716, No.86), is amended to read:
Section 2006-B. Limitations.
(a) Amount.--
(1) The total aggregate amount of all tax credits
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approved for contributions from business firms to scholarship
organizations, educational improvement organizations and pre-
kindergarten scholarship organizations shall not exceed
[$125,000,000] $175,000,000 in a fiscal year.
(i) No less than [$75,000,000] $105,000,000 of the
total aggregate amount shall be used to provide tax
credits for contributions from business firms to
scholarship organizations.
(ii) No less than [$37,500,000] $52,500,000 of the
total aggregate amount shall be used to provide tax
credits for contributions from business firms to
educational improvement organizations.
(iii) The total aggregate amount of all tax credits
approved for contributions from business firms to pre-
kindergarten scholarship organizations shall not exceed
[$12,500,000] $17,500,000 in a fiscal year.
(2) The total aggregate amount of all tax credits
approved for contributions from business firms to opportunity
scholarship organizations shall not exceed [$50,000,000]
$75,000,000 in a fiscal year.
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Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 2008.1-B. Oversight of opportunity scholarship tax
credit.
(a) Organizations.--An opportunity scholarship organization
that has received contributions from business firms granted a
tax credit under this article shall report the following to the
Education Committee of the Senate and the Education Committee
and Commerce Committee of the House of Representatives by
September 1 of each year:
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(1) Out of the funds contributed to an opportunity
scholarship organization by a business firm for a tax credit
under this article, the number of scholarships and amount of
funds expended by an opportunity scholarship organization
during the immediately preceding school year.
(2) The name of each participating public school or
participating nonpublic school that received funds described
in paragraph (1) from an opportunity scholarship organization
during the immediately preceding school year, along with the
amount received.
(3) Assurance that the opportunity scholarship
organization complies with applicable Federal and State
antidiscrimination laws.
(b) Participating schools.--A participating public school or
participating nonpublic school that received a scholarship or
funds from an opportunity scholarship organization under this
article shall report the following to the Education Committee of
the Senate and the Education Committee and Commerce Committee of
the House of Representatives by September 1 of each year:
(1) The number of scholarships or amount of funds
received during the immediately preceding school year.
(2) The name of each opportunity scholarship
organization that contributed a scholarship or funds to the
school during the immediately preceding school year.
(3) Annual growth as measured by the Pennsylvania Value
Added Assessment System for the school year in which the
participating school received a scholarship or funds.
(4) Incidents of violence at the school during the
school year in which the participating school received a
scholarship or funding.
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Section 2 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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