PRINTER'S NO. 1227
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1056
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY STURLA, BULLOCK, MURT, LONGIETTI, DRISCOLL,
CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, KINSEY, V. BROWN, PASHINSKI, READSHAW,
DONATUCCI, FREEMAN, DEASY AND ROZZI, APRIL 3, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, APRIL 3, 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 reimbursements by Commonwealth and
between school districts, further providing for payments on
account of pupil transportation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2541(a) 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 2541. Payments on Account of Pupil Transportation.--
(a) School districts shall be paid by the Commonwealth for
every school year on account of pupil transportation, including
school crossing guard services, which, and the means and
contracts providing for which, have been approved by the
Department of Education, in the cases hereinafter enumerated, an
amount to be determined by multiplying the cost of approved
reimbursable pupil transportation incurred by the district by
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the district's aid ratio. In determining the formula for the
cost of approved reimbursable transportation, the Secretary of
Education may prescribe the methods of determining approved
mileages and the utilized passenger capacity of vehicles for
reimbursement purposes. For the school year 1998-1999 and each
school year thereafter, any school entity which contracts with
one or more school entities to provide pupil transportation
services shall be reimbursed in accordance with the formula
specified by the Department of Education for district-owned
vehicles. In addition thereto, the Commonwealth shall pay to
each district qualifying a payment for excessive cost of
transportation, said amount to be determined by subtracting from
the cost of the approved reimbursable transportation the sum of
the Commonwealth transportation payment immediately above, plus
the product of one-half mill (0.0005) times the latest market
value of the district as determined by the State Tax
Equalization Board, provided such amount is not negative. In
addition thereto, the Commonwealth shall pay to school districts
which own their own vehicles, an annual depreciation charge of
ten per centum (10%), to be calculated on the basis of the
approved cost at which the district acquired the vehicle for
which depreciation is claimed. With respect to vehicles
purchased prior to January 1, 1956, the number of depreciation
payments shall be limited to ten such payments. With respect to
vehicles purchased on or after January 1, 1956, the annual
depreciation charge shall not exceed seven hundred dollars
($700) for such vehicles. The number of annual depreciation
charges shall be limited, so that the total amount of such
payments shall not exceed the cost of the vehicle as approved by
the Department of Education at the time of the purchase. In no
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case shall the Commonwealth pay, in depreciation charges, more
than ten thousand five hundred dollars ($10,500) for any one
vehicle.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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