PRINTER'S NO. 3859
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2553
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY B. O'NEILL, McCARTER, DALEY, DeLUCA, EVERETT,
KORTZ, LONGIETTI, NEILSON, OBERLANDER, SCHLOSSBERG, STURLA,
TOOHIL AND WATSON, JULY 10, 2018
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JULY 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 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) 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 1725-A. Funding for Charter Schools.--(a) Funding
for a charter school shall be provided in the following manner:
(1) There shall be no tuition charge for a resident or
nonresident student attending a charter school.
(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
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