PRINTER'S NO. 2198

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No.

1643

Session of

2017

INTRODUCED BY O'NEILL, D. COSTA, DAVIS, DiGIROLAMO, EMRICK,

MILLARD, D. MILLER, MURT, ROEBUCK, SCHLOSSBERG AND WHEELAND,

JUNE 30, 2017

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)(3) of the act of March 10, 1949

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

amended and the subsection is amended by adding clauses 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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of multiplying the combined percentage of section 2509.5(k)

times the district of residence's total average daily membership

for the prior school year. This amount shall be paid by the

district of residence of each student.

(3.1) (i) For the 2017-2018 school year and each school

year thereafter, subject to the provisions in clause (3.2) ,

which provides for the transition to the new student-based

funding methodology established in this clause, for special

education students, the charter school shall receive for each

student enrolled an amount which shall be paid by the district

hundredths (1.51).

(B) For each special education student enrolled in the

charter school for which the annual expenditure is equal to or

greater than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) and less

than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), which shall be known as

Category 2, multiply the same funding as for each non-special

education student as provided in clause (2) by three and

seventy-seven hundredths (3.77).

(C) For each special education student enrolled in the

charter school for which the annual expenditure is equal to or

(ii) Pursuant to guidelines developed by the department, to

be eligible to receive funding for special education students

under subclause (i)(B) and (C), the charter school must document

the cost of providing an education to the student and provide

the documentation to the department.

(iii) For each weight provided in subclause (i)(A), (B) and

(C) for each school district, the department shall annually make

the following adjustment:

(A) Divide the school district's total expenditure for

special education programs and services, excluding gifted

(C) Divide the quotient in unit (A) by the quotient in unit

(B).

(D) If the quotient in unit (C) is greater than one (1),

multiply the quotient by the weight to determine the school

district adjustment.

(E) In no case shall the adjustment made in subclause (i)(A)

and (B) result in a payment that exceeds the maximum amount

within the designated category's dollar range and in no case

shall the adjustment in subclause (i)(C) result in a payment

that exceeds the actual cost of providing an education to the

and Maryland area.

(v) The annual expenditure amounts used to calculate funding

under subclause (i)(A), (B) and (C) shall be based on the

amounts used in making reports to the department under section

1372(8).

(3.2) To transition to the new student-based funding

methodology for special education students under clause (3.1), a

charter school shall receive for each student enrolled an amount

to be paid by the district of residence and determined as

follows:

Law 91-230, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.) as of May 31, 2017.

(B) Divide the number determined in unit (A) by the total

number of students enrolled in a charter school from the school

district under clause (3.1)(i)(A) as of October 1.

(C) Multiply the lesser of the quotient in unit (B) or one

(1) by the amount for the same special education student

determined in clause (3) for the 2016-2017 school year.

(D) Subtract the lesser of the quotient in unit (B) or one

(1) from one (1) and multiply the difference by the amount for

the same special education student in clause (3.1)(i)(A).

(A) Determine the number of special education students under

clause (3.1)(i)(B) from the school district who were enrolled in

a charter school with individualized education plans as of May

31, 2017.

(B) Divide the number determined in unit (A) by the total

number of students enrolled in a charter school from the school

district under clause (3.1)(i)(B) as of October 1.

(C) Multiply the lesser of the quotient in unit (B) or one

(1) by the amount for the same special education student

determined in clause (3) for the 2016-2017 school year.

(i)(C) in Category 3, the following shall apply:

(A) Determine the number of special education students under

clause (3.1)(i)(C) from the school district who were enrolled in

a charter school with individualized education plans as of May

31, 2017.

(B) Divide the number determined in unit (A) by the total

number of students enrolled in a charter school from the school

district under clause (3.1)(i)(C) as of October 1.

(C) Multiply the lesser of the quotient in unit (B) or one

(1) by the amount for the same special education student

(E) Add the amounts in units (C) and (D) to determine the

amount paid by the school district.

(iv) In no case shall a payment made under subclause (iii)

exceed the amount allowed for the same student under clause

(3.1).

(v) At such time that the amount determined under subclause

(i) for a student in Category 1 is greater than the amount

determined for a student under clause (3) for the 2016-2017

school year, payment made by the school district of residence

shall be based on the provisions under clause (3.1), and the